The Washington times., 1933-09-23
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BY GARRETT WATERS

They've been praising Joe Gro
min. youthful manager, General
Alvin Crowder, Earl Whitehill,
Lefty Walter Stewart. Luke Sew.
ell, Heinie Manush, Buddy Myer,
Fred Schultz. Joe Kuhel and all
the rest for many hours now, but
there's still one guy that can't be
overlooked, even though he has
been "sort of" in the background
ever since the Griffs clinched the
old gonfalon day before yesterday.
And that certain party is Mr..
Clark Griffith, president, boss.
man and what-have-you of the
"Woiks." Understand now, every
dyed-in-the-wool baseball man real
ICES what Griff has really done for
the team this year, but even so
they've taken his work for granted
and whooped it up for the others
instead.
Down in Biloxi last spring when
the Griffs were in training, the
good people of that thriving little
city put on a celebration, lauding
Griff, saying he was the Grand
Old Man of Baseball" and prais.
ing him for gat' -ering together
such a 'ependable collection Of
performers.
Biloxi Folks Knew
Well, sir, you've got to admit
those Biloxi townspeople were half
right now that the Griffmen have
won the pennant and "thoSe de.
p endable performers" have
crashed through so successfully.
To go completely into the mat
ter, the first thing Griff did to
help bring this new pennant to
Washington was, of course, his
naming of Joe Cronin as man.
sger. Next, he pulled off several
trades at the baseball meetings
last winter which brought not
only one new performer here, but
several.
Griff's first trade was his big.
gest. It was with the st. Louis
Browns. 1t sent Outfielders
Sammy West and Carl Reynolds
and Pitcher Lloyd Brown to that
club in exchange for OutfielderS
Goose Goslin and Fred Schultz
and Pitcher C"Lefty'') Walter
Stewart.
Obtains WhitehiII
The very next day a deal was
pulled off with the Detroit Tigers
in which Earl Whitehill, veteran
southpaW, was corralled in ex-
change for Pitcher Fred Mar
berry. Later, two more trades
completed his business for the
winter as Pitcher Jack Russell
and Catcher Luke Sewell were
brought to Washington in ex.
change for First Baseman Harley
Boss and Catcher Roy Spencer.
Now what these new men have
done to help bring the pennant
TO the shores of the Potomac this
season is one for the books. All
nave played the best baseball of
heir careers under Joe Cronin
Is their leader; they've kept up
! hustle and hustle about their
work that's seldom been matched
n the past.
Grlff was a mighty pleased per-
on after he made those trades
asst winter. And it's easy to say
les even more pleased today due
o the fact that everyone of his
lew men has worked so hard and
ndlessly to cop what to them is
he biggest event in their lives
he pennant.
There were many skeptics who
lidn't think Griff had done so
veil with his winter maneuvers.
They didn't feel that Cronin
would make the grade as mana
,er. for one thing, while they
hought that big mistakes had
'een made in letting such per-
ormers as West and Marberry go.
However, all this feeling has
'een buried by now-at least it
hould be if it hasn't been-and
5riff should be complimented for
he strength Of his convictions
hat the changes he effected
would see the realization of his
ina third pennant for Wash.
ngton.