Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-17

contracts out YET, Sdiu CluD DtliS the
OF the fairly we'll known New York
only few days ago; so the plight OF
Aaearly so bad as it might seem at mr.
That Griff will have his trouble.
before he succeeds in getting his Ell.
tire crew lined up is foregone COZ
clusion. The business Office OF ever,
pennant winner always has mu-,
tougher time talking turkey with IT.
performers than an outfit that failed
TO attain top honors, but that every
player in the aggregation Will be on
deck-and we'll satisfied, to boot
when reporting time arrives, is the
prediction that confidently Is made
here.
Includes Harris, Too.
This goes for Goslin, Judge,
Euether and Tate, to mention quar-
tet of local favorites who have art
lessly permitted their salary differ
ences with the big chief to slip into
the public prints, and applies equally
'as we'll to S. Raymond Harris. the
versatile young financier. who com
bines realizing and base ball with all
the facility of Houdini.
Harris demand as regards 1925, for
a 100 per cent increase over the
stipend he drew last season tthis Is
not authentic, but pretty straiSht no
doubt has preyed so heavily on the
mind of Griff that he has missed
putt or two in sunny Florida, where
he has been rusticating these past
TWO weeks.
Griff is in Tampa and Harris in
Miami, but both probably will he here
for the American League schedule
meeting early next month and with
Old Man Compromise impressed into
service as arbiter the announcement
that Bucky is all set to step out and
lead his gang to a third straight title
will be forthcoming.
Tame Stove League Season.
The comparatively few trades made
this Winter IS not the only notable
feature of base balls current Hot
stove League season. In place OF the
flock of rumors usually cropping up
following the world series in regard
to changes in leadership of clubs In
the big show. the identity of every
one Of the 16 pilots always mas been |
definitely known, and but a single |
shift has been effected since the cham |
pionship seasons ended. This was the |
graduation of Joe Mccarthy, for a |
long period chief of the Louisville club
of the American Association, to the
Cirectorship of Owner Wr,gleyS chi
cago Cubs in the National League.
The single report of a new deal
eEInOIlR CDS pllOlS' " Ilop VIZ "e~o ti'AN
wild one to the effect that Roger
Peckinpaugh would sever his connec-
ton with the Nationals and trek to
Boston to grab the managerial relns
there But at no time was there ever
the slightest basis in fact for that
one.
Not only are Clark Griffith and Stan
ley Harris expecting Peck to again
p,-ove the keystone of the Nationals
Do iah inpynliC2 HE
flop in the late lamented world series
but the Boston ownership is so thor
oughly sold on Lee Foil as pilot that
the former Cleveland and st. Louis |
tutor could not be pried away from |
the Hub.
How Quinn Figures It.
Proof of that is found in the state
inent recently made by President Bob
Quinn, who is struggling with the I'M
enviable task Of trying to give Bos-
ton a winner, TO the effect that Fohi
is one of the best handlers of young
base ball talent in the business and
is q fixture as manager Of his Amer
lean League entry. despite the poor
results attained by Lee in the past
two seasons.
1T stands to reason that my one
ambition is to make the Red Sox a
winner" says Quinn, land 1t is
equally reasonable that l would not
allow anything within my power to
block that object. Perhaps it would
be an easy matter for me to unload
our failure on Fohls shoulders. but
IL would be just as much of an injus
tice as it would be easy.
NO manager could have done bet
ter than Foil did with the material
tle had to work with last season"
Quinn continues, illustrating his point
by referring to the case of Frank
Chance, known as the peerless lead
err" while with the Chicago Cubs. "Of
course, he was peerless then, but who
would not have been with the collec-
ton of stars he had around him?/
Chance Also Failed.
Consider what happened to Chance
when he went to the New York
Yankees and later to the Red SoX.
He simply did not have the tools to
work with. and saw his clubs wind
up at the tail end of the league. But
that should not necessarily have made
Chance any the less peerless than
formerly.
What the Red SoX need is not a
change in management. 1t is rather
a team in the field that can carry out
1oohls orders and play intelligent base
ball. 1t is not Fohls fault that a
pitcher. with instructions to throw a
low ball inside to a certain batter,
puts one over the heart of the plate
and sees It hit for a home run. Foil
cannot play the outfield and infield
positions. 1t is the players that count
first and foremost, before the man |
aSement can even be considered"
Thus does Quinn place himself on
Cecord in the time-worn debate as to |
W neither the manager makes the play |
ers or the players make the manager. |
He is to be ad. ;red for having the |
courage of his convictions. and if |
sticktoitiveness can bring it about he |
VIII yet have q contender in Boston, |
for many years now a weak link in |
Ban JohnsGas circuit.
New G>f.fman Has Promise.
In Willard Morrell, the right hand |
hurler shared via the waiver route |
from the New Haven club of the |
Eastern League, the Nationals have |
obtained for an inspection at Tamap |
next month a promising college grad |
uate, who, in addition, has an abso- |
lutely perfect game to his credit.
To our old friend, Ernie Lanigan, |
flne of the most Economical of figger |
fiIberts, we are indebted for the info |
that MorTell on May II, 1921, scaled |
the highest height of hurting. In q
Turfts Varsity uniform Morrell re-
tired the Massachusetts Aggies with |
out single ons Of them reaching FIRST