Evening star., 1924-07-27


Griffith has notified Muehlebach to
send back Immediately Catcher Har-
grave and the cash. Kansas City may
keep Bert Griffith and Gagnon If it
cares to pay the price the Washing
ton owner has set upon them.
When the deal was arranged it was
understood that the players were to
lose no time in getting to their new
posts. Griffith and Gagnon got out
OF Washington quickly for Kansas
City and Hargrave left a couple of
days after them, being compelled to
take a bit of time to arrange for the
transportation of his family and
household goods.
Scott breaks Up Deal.
But Scott, on the other hand, got
on his high horse and demanded $4,000
before reporting to the Bucks. He
did not care whether the money came
from President Muehlbach or Presi-
dent Griffith as long as he got it.
The Washington boss AYERS there was
guarantees the granting Of such a
bonus by him. nor had he been told
by the Kansas City head that Scott
had a contract calling for a part Of
any purchase price.
Scott did not get the $2,5o0 from
the deal was arranged, according to
reports. This holding-out business
has finished him, so far as the Bucks
are concerned. President Griffith felt
star of the Blues n sending three
players and bundl of coin to Kan
sas City. Even should Scott decide to
cast his lot with the Bucks without
getting bonus he. would be spurned.
Lands Backs Grin.
1t certainly seems that President
! Griffith is morally right in this Scott
| case. and Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands. high commissioner of organ
| ized base ball, has assured the Ma
| tfonals' prexy that he is legally right
in the matter, too. Lands while in
Washington a few days ago perused
the correspondence relating to the
deal and told Griffith that Kansas
City's failure to deliver the player to
Washington Immediately as provided
| in the transfer papers really consti-
tuted a breach of contract.
President Griffith. though. decided
| to give Kansas City and Scott little
| more time to decide upon what course
to take. Orders were sent to Scott
to report to the Bucks In Cleveland,
although he should have arrived in
Washington last Monday or Tuesday.
But when Griffith reached here late
| last, night and got into communica-
tion with Kansas City by telegraph
and telephone he discovered that
little had been done by either the
association club or the player.
More communication followed this
morning before Griffith finally told
every one concerned in the other end
of the deal that it was off altogether.
So the Bucks will have to get along
without the services of Scott and he
will have to look elsewhere than
Washington for a major league
afiliation.
Manager Bucky Harris is more thar
anxious that Red Hargrave rejoin his
club within a day or so. The pilot
feels that the team is in for a hard
drive until the end of the season and
does not want to take a chance with
only two catchers- Muddy Ruel has
been bruised and battered consider
ably by the vast amount of extra
work he has been called upon to per-
form lately, and while Benny Tate
is very capable performer more
than him is needed for reserve
strength. Harris wants at least three
catchers on the local roster, and now
that Scott, who was reputed to be a
fair receiver as well as a good out
fielder, Is not to be had, Red must
hustle back.
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