Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-05
|CR|FF|TH EXPECTS
| INCOMPLETE DEAL
|says He Has Made Arrange
ments With Connie Mack
to Trade Dugan
|eRoH SIGNS HIS CONTRACT

Nev York, Jan. 5.-Before this day
done II is very likely that Roger
pockjnnauph. erstwhile shortstop of the
Yankees. and recently traded to the Red
EoY will become the playing manr GER
n The Senator's. If the deal goes
tbrough, Joe Dugan, star infielder. will
~ from the Athletics to the Red Sox
n nlay the short field vacated by Ever
.tt Scott and a bevy and galaxy OF
Eenators, among them Bing Miller. out
Aelder and Slim McGraw, seven feet
N pltcher, from Galveston, will go to
Connie Mack.
Clark Griffith, president OF the Wash .
lnston club. came here yesterday and
Had a long conference with Harry f ra =
Cee, owner of the Red Sox. At the close
Griffith said to Harry What do you
Want. my grandstand?" Frazee de-
rincd to state just why the deal was
hot completed at once. He declared
kbat he was awaiting word from Hughey
|nfy. manager Of the Red Sox, who is
In Boston and may come here today.
Griffith broachcd the deal with the
information that he wanted Peckin =
naugh TO manage the Senators and play
ebortstop. Would you trade Peck II
4 rot Dugan for you?' asked Griffith.
"You interest me STRANGELY, Grlf.
r.plied Frazcc. "But are you sure that
you can get Dugan?
Can Get Dugan
81 am absolutely certain of that. |
have made an arrangement with Connie
Nack I can offer Dugan to you, and
4 nropose TO make the trade on an even
kasis-Dugan for Peckinpaugh-al-
Though I ought to ask player or two
IN addition" added the canny Old
Fox.
III don't think that we would trade
rou even" came back Harry. "You
inow how great shortstop Peck is.
Non know what we had to give up to
.st him. Dugan alone will not do,
WAS the Frazee rejoinder.
In speaking of the negotiations Fra
L,e said: II tried to get Griffith to tell
me how he was landing Dugan from
Mack but he said that part OF the al =
fsir was a private one between Connie
8snd himself. I do not think Judge is
Involved. Griffith cannot afford to give
up first baseman Of that type.
81 hear that Dugan Is natural
Shortstop-and I know that he is a
6rst class player. 1t may 60 through.
peek certainly would make n fine play =
Ir manager for Griffith. Dugan, Holy
Gross College man, with many friends
In Boston, may be the right shortston
for us.
leinie Groh Signed
Heinie Groh is now full -fedged
member Of the New York National
League Baseball Club. The former Gin =
iunati club star, secured from the Reds
IN exchange for George Burns and Mike
Gonzales and cash bonus reported ia
have been between S50, 1000 and 500,
boo. signed two-year contract at the
office Of the Giants yesterday.
John J. McGraw, vice president and
manager OF the club. refused to state
the amount Of salary involved or
whether Groh received bonus for sign
ing lie said the terms of the contract
were between player and club, adding
that agreement upon details of the con
tract required only few minutes dis
cussion.
"Groh expressed keen pleasure Mt the
opportunity to play with the Giants.
aid McGraw, "and can say that the
club Is equally pleased to have a player
/ of Groh's ability and character on our
roster. expect him to be big ac-
Quisition to the team"