The Washington times., 1928-12-04
Ed MORRIS
S(NDBH BY
CHAMPS

TORONTO, Ont. Dec. 4
Everybody had done approx.
mately nothing with great
perseverance, for the last q
hours, % they retired to the
lounge this morning for q
much needed rest while await
ing the arrival Of the early
morning train, bearing the
mail, the milk and Miller Hug
gins.
= The latter, sole proprietor OF the
only fountain pen in baseball that
starts writing spontaneously ana
without reluctance. was expected 10
inject the spice OF life into the
impending convention OF the Ma
4innal Associai Of Baseball Leagues.
If ii men like Mr.. Huggtns who
make life worth the tremendous
effort involved in living it. He
isn't satisfied with worlds cham
pionship ball club that won It's
title in the minimum number q
four games with maximum mum.
Der OF base hits. He is all Tor
tearing that club up and bl0WlnS
some Of the pieces hence.
The Greeters Club will not ~
found wanting in this emergency
Among the greeters on duty are
I Walter Johnson. Clark Griffith. Of
the washington club: Billy Evans
and Roger Peckinpaugll. OF the
Cleveland club: Bob Quinn, OF Bos-
ton: Dan HoWley, Of st. Louis, and
lot of other guys who are sure
they can do Mr.. Higgins no good
An q biE broad way.
It Is understood the Cieye-
land outfit means to blandIsh
him with fair words about
George EllIe. the pitcher who
f0rgefs to win ball games every
other year. In the course Of
events the 1929 season would
be one in which Georges mem
cry WINS due to function again.
But, Cleveland Is not committed
70 philanthropy. It wants
something. even for . memory.
The meeting will afford Huggins
hts first chance to talk to Quinn
about the proposed New York BOs-
ton trade The Yankee manager
once said that he was willing to
sacrifice Bob sMeusel to get the man
he wanted. At that time, ii was
suspected that he was referring to
Charley Ruffing, but now the
understanding is that Ed Morris Is
the young man In question.
Dugan, Robertson, Pat Collins,
Grabowski and GazeiIa are believed
to be employees who are definitely
on the block. MShsel merely was
mentioned by way OF showing the
extent OF Higgins concern for the
! future welfare of the ball club.
Anyhow guy who announces
welcome as the old pay check itself.
Usually the boys spend four days
Z in stealthily slipping around each
, other and then go off home, wond-,
/ ehing rather plaintively why they
ever come to these things in the
first place.
Another optimistic note was
sounded with the expected
arrival OF Stanley Harris, the
new Detroit manager. MIR. Har-
ris Is a very avid trader when
ever he is convinced that he is
about to get no worse than the
better of It.
However, managers with new ball
clubs are notorious for their re-
Iuctance TO rush into matters of
business with rival outfits. They
want TO be sure they aren't trad.
ing a home run for a nsatioual
foul TO the third baseman and thew
can't tell until they see il with their
own eyes the following season: 1t
Isn't likely that Howley, having per.
formed his miracle with the Browns,
will want to take a chance ON trad
ing himself out of the first division
either.
Deals with the minor leagues are
much more readily and effectively
consummated. as a matter OF fact,
and with full representations from
the international. American Asso.
citation and Western League on hand
and a scattering of others from the
Coast League, Texas League and
Southern Association, 'ot of things
may happen.
Meantime Mike Kelly, Minneapolis
magnate, had declared himself back
in as manager OF the club, thereby
reversing himself on the decision
he made early in the fall Kelly
originally had intended to appoint
Bill Meyer as manager as soon as
the latter got his release from the
Louisville club. Meyer is under
stood to be considering several
other offers from American Asso-
citation clubs.
The association declared fo. it's
draft regulations to- remain as is
and appointed the veteran Joe Can
tillon as umpire in chief at q
salary of $1,000 year.