The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-05
FINISH TRADE
upon HIS ARRIVAL
HOME FROM TEXAS
,Griff and Frazee Confer
In N. Y, But Decide
- Nothing Definite.
BY RAY HELGESEN.

| QUESTION of Roger Peckinpaugh to
play shortstop and manage the Ma
tionals next season are still in q
ence with Harry Frazee. owner OF
the Red Sox. yesterday in New
York On Grirrs return here last
night he stated that nothing def
mite was decided but that something
definite might break" before the
end OF the week.
Reports from Philadelphia state
that Connie Mack. who has been
in Texas for the last two or three
days looking over sites for a spring
training camp for the Athletics, is
expected back in the City of Slum-
Der ''in two or three days" There
fore it is not too much to suppose
that the completion of the deal
which Frazee and Griff argued yes
terday probably hangs on the figure
(players or cash or both) at which
the resourceful Connie holds his
jumping hot-corner guardian.
what's n Unreasonable Price.-
The three-cornered deal which
Frazee and Griffith are believed to
I%have talked over yesterday is sup
posed to transfer Peckinpaugh and
Mike Menoskey to the Nationals
for Joe Dugan and a pitcher, said
TO be Eric ''Swede' Erickson. This
deal of course hinges on whether or
not Connie Mack will let go Of
Dugan for what Griffith considers
a reasonable price,"
There, according to those who
know, claim to know. OF don't
know, you have the fly in an other
wise beautiful lotion
New York reports state that Con-
ME Mack wants Joe Judge and Ed
ward Bling Miller in exchange for
his temperamental third sacker.
Some New York reports 60 SO far
as to say that Mack will demand"
Judge and Miller if the deal is to
be contaminated.
All Of which may be quite true.
But it's hard to see how New York
scribes figure Peck is worth to
Griffith the services of Judge. one
Of the three best first basemen in
the two big leagues. and Miller. one
of the most promising young out
fielders who has broken into the
American League in the past five
years. Particularly in view Of the
fact that il Griff lets go of Judge
he will be forced to use Frank
Brewer at the initial sack. Judge
and Brewer at first are like day
Tight and darkness, the former rep
resenting daylight.
From a Washington angle it's
safe to say that if Mack demands"
Judge be included in the deal Griff
will call the whole thing off. As
to letting go of Bling" Miller. Grif-
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just Another Rumor.
EumoFs of this deal having been
flying thick and fast throughout
the East fo- the past ten days. We
hasten. before we are TOO late, to
drop on the unsuspecting public
one of our own. In fact, our only
one, insofar as this particular trade
is concerned. 1t follows in detail
Connie Mack hasn't had COM
petcnt first sacker since the days
when. in his own inimitabIe wreck
ing mood. he sent Mclnnis to Bos-
ton. This fact seems to have palied
on the Lean One and he is now
stepping into the market in an at
tempt to grab off something that at
least acts like first sacker. Mack
seems to be fed up on the actions
of Frank BRAZIL and Johnny
Walker, and as yet knows nothing
definite as to the ability of his new
est recruit for that spot-one Joe
Hauser, a minor Lacquer from the
American Association
Furthermore sIack has always
tIiked the work Of Frank Brewer.
He's convinced that Brewer is n
much better ball player than he is
given credit for and believes that
he can be eeveloped into a first
sacker. who will at least put BRAZIL
and Walker in the shade
Nearly Had Brewer Once.
Brewer, IN fact. was very nearly
grabbed off by Mack. When 'Tur-
key was busting fences for the
Reading club in the International
League the Lean One offered the
Reading management $1,000 cash
for him. The dope has it that the
papers were being made out when
Griffith wired his offer for the slug
ger. Griff, it appears, considerably
Outbid Mack, and therefore Brewer
was sent here.
Now. however. Mack has another
chance to get the minor league
fence-buSter.
Those on the inside of the three
cornered deal, il such there are,
Claim tndI II Is brewer VINO is to
90 to the Mackmen in the deal for
Dugan. Griff will have to give 9TH
CT players also but it is considered
almost a certainty that il the deal
is consumated Brewer is one young
ster who will wear a Philadelphia
uniform this season.
a Frank "Blackie" O'Rourke is an
other on whom Mack has frequent
ly cast longing orbs. After one of
ORourke's particularly brilliant
stops in a game last summer Mack
opened up long enough to state that
that boy covers as much ground
and as well as any short fielder
in the game. And" he added, ''its
a shame the boys whip is so bad.
I'D like to have him."
Therefore, If one must guess, and
that's more or less of a necessity
under the circumstances as both
Grin and Frazee refuse to talk, Il
may be that Miller. Brewer and
O'Rourke are at least three (there
may be more) of the Washington
players who are concerned in the
deal.
Manhattan A. &. StODs