Evening star., 1932-12-13
Criff Battling Against Player
Limit That Would Deprive Mats
OF AltrOck-Schacht Comedy Duo

but there was plenty of interest to the
Washington club and Car!tal fans. Old
timers down in the lobby knew what
the shooting was all about. managers
were aware OF what their bosses were
fitting over, and here and there bit OF
information was dropped to show that
this whole base ball show feels some
dynamite Is going to be set of. and
when the dust settles there may be
lot of ill-feeling between some OF the
high hats Of the game.
a BASE BALL man. who knows his
II way around in these committee
meetings asserts that Uncle Clark
Griffith was doing some tall arguing
with q National League club owner be-
cause the latter wants the coaches to
be listed as players in the 23-player
limit scheme.
Uncle, they tell me, arose with the
question Of what he was going to do
with Nick Altrock, the comedy count
Of base ball. He could not play Nick,
but he did not expect much coaching
work from him. Yet he was expected
to place him on the list as q player.
And in the meanwhile. Grid argued. 1t
is said, that base ball in general was
getting the benefit Of Altrock's clowning.
What Griff wants, should the plan
for coaches to be listed as players go
through as sponsored by the St. Louis
Cards, is to have Nick listed as base
ball comedian and not included in the
list of player-coaches. as would be
Fletcher and Burke, for instance. Of
the Yankees.
But Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees
tells me he is not for the scheme to
have the tutors listed as players. Both
he, Jake Rupert and Ed Barrow are
up in arms against the move and be
hind them, says Tom Shibe Of the
Athletics, is his club.
DUT from all that can be gathered
ID from milling around with the wise
men Of base ball, the plan is going
to have enough supporters to make 1t
one which will produce lot Of SQUAD
bling before it finally is killed or adopted.
It Is a depression idea-one which
might work to the advantage Of some
clubs, but work hardships upon others.
Henry P. Edwards OF the American
Leagues Publicity Bureau tells me that
the player-coach plan may develop as
the biggest fighting proposition at the
meeting, transcending even a lot Of
schemes to cut expenses.
It is evident that if the tall hats of
the game train their guns on this prob
lem, many worthwhile ideas will be
shunted of the calendar. with the ex-
plaration that lack of time permitted
their being handled. But the matter Is
a serious one, and even young Joe Gro
min stuck out his chin to battle for .
special place for Nick.
Everybody in the league gets the
benefit of Nick's clowning," says Joe.
why should he be listed as player
ccach?"
4 L SCHACHT, who adorns the third
II base line for Uncle Clark during
the haymaking season, was walk
ing around the lobby of the Commodore
Hotel last night making motions like q
pitcher Years ago, In the International
League, as well as with the Nationals,
the other half of Griff's comedy team
was q fairly good peashooter. but
whether Mr.. Schacht now can get his
Tipping wing up as high as his chin Is
a question. He was trying last night,
however, when he heard the news that
he might be listed as Q player. He mo-
toned to Bill Killifer Of the Browns to