The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-22
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WITH JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Frank
IN Navin, owner of the Detroit
Tigers, came up from the ranks.
He worked as a laborer, got a
stake, liked horses, bought in on a
small stable, fortune smiled on him,
and wealth rolled in.
Presently he became owner Of the
Detroit franchise which, due to it's
easy accessibility from the down
town district and the fact there are
more night workers there land
hence more people with the after
noon to themselves) than in any
other city in the country, size con-
sidered, is the gold mine of the
American League.
But Navin with all his growing
wealth has remained unchanged.
He is still the simple, retired, re-
ticent citizen Of his less Opulent
days. He seldom dips a timid
toOtsie in the local social current.
No one ever sees him at public
functions.
The longest public speech he ever
made was Gentlemen, I am happy
to be with you today" This is his
favorite public speech. He has made
it two or three times.
VXTHEN it became evident last
w season that he would have to
do something about his ball club he
resolved to get new manager.
Having made the decision to re-
place George Moriarty, finishing
his second season as manager, three
names came up for consideration
Stanley Harris, who was known to
be through at Washington as early
as last July; Ownie Bush, Pittsburgh
manager, and Art Fletcher, assistant
to Miller Higgins of the Yankees.
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Navin, true to type, said he didn't
think he'd want Harris to lead his
team. "They tell me he travels with
the sweIIS and all that and I don't
think that would go very well in our
park and with our clientele"
But somebody changed Navin'S
mind. Maybe it was Harris him.
self, who is not like that at all. At
any rate the black haired int1elder
who performed one of the surgical
miracles Of the age when he ex-
tracted 100000 out of Clark Griffith
of washington for three years work
is to be the new manager.
PERSONALLY, I THINK NAVIN
WILL LIKE HIM IN SPITE OF
THE FACT HE is HANDICAPPED
BY SUCH MORONIC DEPRAVI-
TIES AS BEING ABLE TO DIS
TINGUISH A SALAD FORK
FROM A PAIR OF skis, AND A
FINGER BOWL FROM A HOT
WATER BOTTLE.
NEORIARTY may return to UNI
lVl piring next season. This may
or may not be pleasant news to Leo
Durocher, a Yankee plank warmer.
Durocher is one of those smart
cracking young gents and Moriarty
was okra soup for him most of the
year.
Here are two episodes. No. /
The Yankees, arriving in one of
the western cities, found a sports
sheet Iyina on the rubbing table.
A headline read: Fans demand
MOriarty'S scalp" DurOcher took
the sheet, wrote across the top,
"ThiS goes for me, tOO," and
mailed it to the Detroit manager.
No. "a tight ball game be-
tween the Tigers and Yankees.
Durocher happened to be in it.
Tommy Connolly, spoke his three
cents worth and returned to his
position. Then he looked over to
the third base coaching line where
Moriarty was functiOning and
shouted, 81 just asked Tommy #
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season" DurOcher two up going
to the third hole.
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STILL I'D HATE TO BE THE
YOUNG MAN IN A TOUGH SPOT
NEXT SUMMER WHERE A LIT
TIE EMPIRICAL LENIENCY
MIGHT HELP.