Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-10
Wanted Hoyt and Ward.

Harris and company coveted Waite
Hoyt, the accomplished sturdy and
still youthful hurler of the Yankees
who admittedly is Oh the block, and
that they We're not aVerSe to having
second baseman Aaron Ward included
Miller Higgins, mite manager OF
the GankS. was closeted with Gritf
and Harris for quite a spell, but ap-
parently nothing was accomplished
All hands declined TO intimate what
players had been offered the New
York club as bait or what performers
Huggins had demanded.
From the tactics of the Capital dele
gates in rounding up George Sister,
Bobby Quinn and Frank Navin 1t was
deduCed that Joe Bush of the Browns,
Toward Ehmke of the Red SoX and
ither Bob Fothergill or Heinie Ma
ush of the Tigers were the athletes
ought for the Champions. but none of
hese conferences lasted long.
1t is q we'll known fact that Bush
) as eager to get away from st. Louis
Hoyt is to escape from. the bOSSing
t Miller Higgins. and it is conceded
hat there lis a good chance for Ma
lush TO be lured from Detroit but the
lducements presented by Washington
Violently We're insufficient, or the
wners of these specimens were fear
III OIL belnC 1oAeu
Harris Winters Well.
behaved by slow trains. Harris ar
iyed here behind schedule. but look
nC fine despite the 40 hours spent on
he rails en- route from Miami. AL
nuugh he went TO Florida originally
get into the real estate game as
B" salesman, Stan switched his plans
nd took the management of the
Coral Gables team in the Winter
league there. having been guaranteed
salary for three months service that
) far in excess of the average major
eague emolument for half a years
oil.
Harris reported that Walter john
on is having a restful. easy time in
is realty berth at Daytona and that
joe Judge, Al SChacht and Joe Engel
re making out we'll in the land racket
I Del Verde. seems that in the
concern with which they We're con-
ected Engel delivers the lectures TO
he prospective purchasers. SchaclIt
implements his instructive efforts
18th persuasive boosting and Judge
ttends to the business Of turning
Yer titles to lots in exchange for sig
atures on the dotted lines and the
roper amount of cash,
DuChS > niger u. ~
Harris asserts that there is no ques-
ion now but that the finger Glenn
hyatt 50 inconsiderately trampled on
Lust September. and which rendered
? i'm practically useless a an offensive
trtur in the world series Will cause
i'm no further trouble. He also was
lcliucd to be philosophical about the
respect of having to enter another
championship campaign with only the
Material now on hand.
Nv" would like to strengthen in a
ouple of spots, OF course" said
lucky. But we were plenty good
n0ugh 10 cop the pennant last season
18th this array, and there is no real
God reason why we can't do it again.
1T is not illogical to expect John
IN, Coveleskie and Ruether to expert
nee another profitable Summer, and
achary will be due again if that
Iery-other-year stuff holds good
18th him. I'm sure there is nothing
ideally wrong with Marberry's arm,
hiCh gave him some trouble toward
&c close of the season.
Likes Present Roster.
n look for ogden to furnish the
ms with a pleasant surprise by the
nm he displays, and enough has
AXE it certain they will help, while
lung Thomas appears to have the
akings of real star, and Kelly is
,ely TO arrive, overnight. The kid
Is we'll tagged out by strenuous
orl down South when he returned
% us last Fall.
I'm addition to our regular lineup
ST. will have in Shirley a much i'm
owed player by reason of the expert
&c he gained on the farm up North,
ID players of much promise in First
lseman MCGEE and Outtielder Jones.
ollie Buddy Myer already has proved
worth.
Il won't complain if no deals ma
~ialize. We can make EN- all hustle
tn just what we've got now"