The Washington times., 1935-11-14
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By FRANK BUCK ONEnE

According to sources which are
believed to be most authentic,
Earl McNeely and the Washing.
ton Baseball Club have come to
terms, and the Pacific Coast
banker will serve as Bucky Har.
riS' first lieutenant next season,
Friends of McNeely in California
are quoted in a letter that came
overhead from the Pacific Coast
to the effect that the deal is
already closed.
McNeely will be remembered as
the player whose single drove in
the winning run in the 1924 world
series and sent Walter johnson
off the field victor over the Giants
while the city went wild in a de.
lrium of joy.
For the past several years Nc.
Neely has been active on the Pa.
clfic Coast. He has been in the
banking business and dabbled in
Hollywood baseball. Maybe he was
active in baseball and dabbled in
banking, but, in any event, it is
easy to see that he is thoroughly
acquainted with the current per.
sonnel of the American League
and eminently fitted to render
yeoman service to the club.
Will McNeeIy Help?
In the anguish of his heart,
Harris says, perhaps, How can
McNeely help me?"
That is the thought of many
fans who sit back and watch the
developments out in the highly
concentrated wigwam at Georgia
Avenue. There may be something
beside just baseball in making
friends with banker, although
they do say that three or four
more lean years would get the
Washington club down to its last
warehouse full of sugar, do-re-mj
or whatever you call money.
Speaking of warehouses full Of
money, some may have to go to
Capt. Buddy Myer if he isn't
traded; to Buck Newsom, who
gave valiant service despite
broken leg, and to Earl White.
hill, who pitched well ahead Of
the average of the team.
Oh, whoa is a club owner!
A Battle of Dollars
There's a fine battle of dol.
lars to be waged this winter as
the Yankees and Red Sox battle
for the prizes of the Philadelphia
Athletics. Tom Yawkey, with his
millions, is in the market for any
of the stars of the Athletics. Jake
Rupert, with even more money
than Yawkey controls, is looking
over the field. And if they take
the rubber band off the bankrol,
you're going to see some fun.
This duel with fountain pen
and check book will end the de-
preston, temporarily at least, for
the aged and kindly Connie Mack.
Mack has felt the buffeting Of
time and change in conditions for
the past couple of years. He can
get enough money TO Jimmy
Foxx, Roger Cramer and frankie
Higgins to pull him out of the red
ink, temporarily at least. Just
what he will do next year. when
the crowds remain away in mil
lions, is another matter.
This baseball business has some
funny angles. The Newark Bears
have released Bob Shawkey as
manager because Bob was
thoughtful enough to provide for
the future. You see, the World
War sailor boy has an interest
controlling interest-in a gold
mine in Canada. He has to spend
some time and thought on the
matter of tearing a living out
of the quartz.
Ha! A Baseball Pension?
This is conduct most repre-
henSible in the eyes of a club
owner. You are supposed to give
and give and give until you've
nothing left but a worn out glove
and a tired dream. And then
do they put you on pension?
Don't be silly. They kick you
right down as far as you're will
ing to be kicked.
It seems to be pretty well
agreed among baseball men that
Roger Cramer, of the Philadel-
phia Athletics, is the best center
| fielder in baseball. Rogers Horns.
by so rated him, and that's good
enough for most of us. If you
want further support of that con-
tention ask Eddie Collins. of the
Boston Red Sox, who is trying
to buy Cramer.
Joe Cronin would like to have
Ben Chapman with the Boston
Red Sox. Said so himself just be-
fore the end of the baseball sea-