Evening star., 1932-11-13

LAfCh Gt1ffI1h Dig DOSS
4 of the Washington Base
~ Ball Club, knows plenty
about the national pastime
probably more than any other
major league owner does-but
he'll be listening to Joe Cronin,
his outfits new and young man.
ager, should any deals be made
this Winter.
Griffith admits as much, so it
must be true.
Although the Washington prexy al-
ready is casting about for likely battery
talent, no proposition will be put
through without Cronin's OK. For that
reason, the youthful manager will be at
hand when Griffith attends the base
ball meetings to be held next month.
Joe IS to leave his San Francisco
nome to be with his boss at the gather
ing of the minor clans in Columbus,
Ohio, on December 6, and 8, then
Will visit this city for a few days before
accompanying Griffith to New York for
the major sessions on December Is
and a. =
These meetings, which promise to be
rich trade marts this Winter, very likely
Will find the Washington club quite ac-
tive. Griffith and Cronin agree the
Nationals need a bolstering in the
pitching and catching stats and
nothing that might reasonably be re-
garced worth while along these lines
will be overlooked by them.
PEFORE leaving for his Pacific Coast
- home shortly after he was appoint
ed manager Of the Nationals, Cronin in
conference with Griffith suggested
several players that might benefit the
club considerably. And those Joe sug-
gested perhaps might be weaned away
from their present club Affiliations.
This Cronin is base bali wise and q
cagey bird. He isn't asking Griffith to
acquire for the Nationals talent that
might take about half the Washington
club to get. Joe figures the club can
spare only a few on the roster right
nov. But he has been in the American
League long enCdgh to realize that some
of the other clubs have pitchers or
catchers they could give up that per-
haps would help the Nationals to q
great extent.
Those are the kind Grifith-at Cro-
nin's suggestion-wiE be cunning for
next month.
GRONIN is to have Grifhth's fullest
~ cooperation in building up the
Washington ball club this Win
ter. That's direct from the Nationals
front Office. If Joe has his eye on a
player, one that might be Of great
aid to the Washington club. ana lets
his boss know about it, Griffith intends
to do all he can to get the desired one.
Therell be no picking up of mate
rial here and there and turning it over
to C-onin with a heres something
for you-try to make something of it."
Instead, it is to be hand-picked mate
rial material that Cronin wants and
not what any other connected with
the club might figure would do The
talent must be acceptable to Cronin,
or it will not be sought.
After the players are rounded UP,
though, it will be up to the young man
ager to paddle his own canoe What's
done with the ball club, once the train
ing period gets under way will be in
Cronin's hands. That's from the Ma
tionals' front ofice, too
Should Cronin desire any advice from
Teach" as Griflth is known to the
older ball players of his club who were
with him in his managerial days, it
will be given, of course But Cronin
will get no instructions when his club
takes the field.
The 26-year-old will be manager In
fact as well as name.