The Washington times., 1927-12-02
WANTS GAL
At FIRST
CLASH
By Louis A. Dougher

President Griffith, Of the Wash.
ington Club, wrote today to Presi.
dent Barnard, of the American
League, protesting against the fail.
ure of the schedule committee TO
have the Griffs open the season
here.
I'm the first place. I believe that
whenever possible the President of
the United States should be present
at the opening game of the season.
he explained today. THAT lends
a certain dignity to the game.
"SecondariIy, with Boston and
Philadelphia barred from Sun
day baseball, we'll have to lay
off entirely on the first Sunday
in April or come home to open
on Saturday, April Is. Nobody
wants to open the season on
Saturday.
II explained all this at the meet.
ing a year ago and it was verbally
agreed that we should open each
season at home. 1t is possible that
was forgotten this year and so l
am writing to call President Bar.
nard's attention to it.
"Of course, If a. change can't be
made, we'H go to Boston and then
lay off on the following Sunday"
President Griffith denied that
Billy Evans. general manager Of
the Cleveland Club, even mentioned
Bucky Harris name during his
half.hour visit yesterday afternoon,
That's foolish. = said the
Washington magnate. eve
knew a long time ago that
Harris Is going to remain here
and manage the team. He also
knew we had no players avail
able for the Cleveland club. He
merely stopped in to pay his
respects"
President Griffith has about COM
pleted his spring exhibition schedule
and expects5to make it public in d
few days. There will be fewer
games played than was the case a
year ago. Games with National
League teams training in Florida
will be met, the first one coming
on March g, and then the Griffs
will barnstorm with the New York
Giants. finishing with two games at
New York on the eve of the cam.
paign.
Wee Miller Higgins, half-pint
manager of the world champion
New York Yankees, has the smart
boys all turned around these days.
Hardly had his initial announce
20 AeE
he would stand pat on his outfit
for 1928. than he dropped uncon,
ditionally Bob the Cob Shawkey
and Dutch Ruether. Before the
boys could catch their breaths he
was out with a suggestion that
Urban Shocker might not be with
the Yanks next year. Now it is
said that Jumping Joe Dugan, vet
eran third-sacker, will not start at
the hot corner next April but will
give way to Mike Gazella, former
Lafayette College star on the grid
iron and diamond.
I'VE intend building a pitching
staff around Hoyt, Moore, Pennock
and Pipgras," says Higgins. This
Shocker will be found somewhere
on Broadway have him going 10
Cleveland in some sort of a deal
bringing George Uhle to the world
champions.
The appointment Of Billy
Evans TO the executive leader.
ship of the Indians seems to.
fOreshadow considerable action
in Cleveland before another
year rolls around. Evans,
popular figure on and off the
diamond, has walked up Cleve-
land fans q whole l0k and what
ever he may do toward
strengthening his team win find
support among the fans.
Evans first work is to find
capable manager. Jack McCallister
has been Internationally released
and is headed for Detroit as an
assistant to George Moriarty. His
successor is not in sight. Until
he is named it is unlikely that
Evans win do any trading. The
new manager is entitled to have
a say in such matters.