The Washington times., 1932-09-19
CUBS LEADER
EASY GOING
FELLOW
By FRANK G. MENKE

NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-It sur
priSeS some folks no little to note
that a fellow named Charlie
Grimm is manager of a club that
is going to do something or other
In the World Series of 1882.
The popular idea concerning a
World Series pilot is that he is a
solemn-viSaged guy, bedecked with
q great number Of years, possessed
of severity and the ways of a
major general, and Mr.. Grimm
does not fit into any such picture
at all.
In the yonder seasons, Mr..
Grimm, together with Mr.. Walter
Maranville, was a member of the
Pittsburgh Pirates, which skipped
into New York in the fading days
of summer with a Seven-game lead
and, before the party escaped
town, it had, via visits to Gotham
and Brooklyn, blown such lead
so effectively that some other
club won the pennant.
Often Whispered
None can place the thumb upon
the exact blokeS who we're respon-
Sible for this collapse of the Pi-
rates, but it often has been whis-
pered, and then yelled right out
loud, that the acrobatic Mr.. Ma
ranville, who loves to play leap
frog in the middle of the night
and who once was very fond of
kAYe0NRy hAVNN @n NfhnOeyTyicn
Joined up with Mr.. Grimm in eS-
capading.
In those days Mr.. Grimm wore
q trick hat, with which he did
many tricks for The onlookers;
be played a banjo with great
oclat, as we'll as his finger tips
or something, and when Mr..
Maranville could find no other
hoydeniSh playmate, Mr.. Grimm
gladly assumed this role and
joined with Mr.. Maranville in
doing anything that Mr.. Maran-
vile thought the occasion war
Tanted.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Maranville,
In victory or defeat, thought that
some sort of celebration should
take place, whether it was the
time or the place and regardless
whether any girls were present,
Mr.. Maranville often teamed up
with Mr.. Grimm in hop-Scotch,
button, button, who's got the
button, pillow fights and other
old-fashioned games which were
quite harmless and never landed
the boys in Jail. but did succeed
in landing Mr.. Maranville and
Mr.. Grimm on the ball field in
giggling condition.
After prolonged study, scien-
lists have come to conclude that
giggling ball players never can do
their best, and being vital cogs
in the Buccaneering crew, the
consequences of their hilarious
conduct did not aid and abet the
Pirates in furthering their pen
nant interests.
Drops Bucs' Regalia
In the years since then Mr..
Grimm. having divested himself
of his Pirate regalia, and feeling
it no longer incumbent upon him
to be a reincarnated Captain
Kidd, or Lieutenant Kiddo, has
Shod his SalloW ways, chuckles
only in refined fashion. instead
of exuding giggleS, and has other
wise gone dignified. But he still
retains his hat, or cousin
thereof, and never could be in
fluenced to part with his banjo,
which he twangs when the lights
are low.
All in all, Mr.. Grimm has gone
and got himself quite a bit of
baseball religion. But this still
does not make those who knew
him in the sprightly years believe
that he could become anything
quite so serious and Sedate as a
baseball manager. Therefore,
great many people refuse to be-
lieve that Charlie Grimm of the
Cubs is good old Cholly of the
Pirates, and they will not be jolt
ed from the thought that Mr..
Charley Grimm, manager of the
Chicago Cubs, must be a cousin of
Cholly the banjo artist Of those
glad, glad years when life was
young and joy was rampant.
Anyway" they maintain, "it
amt dear ole ChOlly. 1t couldn't
be-"
Mr.. Grimm is reported to be
Stringing along with that group. |
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