The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-21
LEO HARTNETT
 ASSUMES POST
 AS CUBS BOSS
Grimm Ousted By Wrigley
 Yesterday = Salary Adjustments Secret
By STEVE SNYDER (UI:ited Press Staff Correspondent

(Urited Press Staff Correspondent)
 Chicago, July 21-(UP)-A big, red-faced Irishman, delighted with his own good fortune but sad for the man he replaced, took over the job of managing the Chicago Cubs today after IT years service as the clubs catcher.
 Charles Leo Hartnett, 37, and Gabby, a man everybody likes, was made manager by Owner Phil K. Wrigley, who, dissatisfied with the teams fourth place position in the National league standings, fired Charlie Grimm.
 Hartnett, Grimm and several neWspapermen were ushered into Wrigley's office.
 Gentlemen" Wrigley said, "I've decided to make Hartnett the man. ager."
 The Cubs were five and half games out of first, had lost their last game, which ended a seven game winning streak. Grimm, 8 E smile creeping slowly over his face, might have been thinking of an al | most identical conference in 1892, when Wrigley announced that he l was replacing Rogers Hornsby. The team then was six full games behind the league leader.
 Gabby Wished We'll
 "Well, Leo," he said, T sure hope you can win the pennant."
 With that club of 1892, Grimm produced a 14-game streak that1 landed it in the world series with the New York Yankees. Wrigley felt that Hartnett's appointment would give the Cubs the same stim1 ulation.
 Grimm and Hartnett were expect ed to confer today and the meeting likely will be Grimm's last activity yE as a Cub. Although his contrac runs until the end of 1888, his re lease was effective today. He vii be paid for the full term of hi contract.
 Wrigley and Hartnett claimed t have made no arrangement as t Hartnett's salary as manager
 Leo vii not be fired if the tear fails to win the pennant," Wrigley said. That's too short notice."
 Gabby went to the Cubs in 1924 from the Worcester (Mass.) club of the Eastern league and was a hts almost at once.
 As a handler of pitchers, he hac no peer. His throwing arm is dead8 ly. His knowledge of opposing Nd tional league batsmen probably unequaled. His popularity is ur limited in Chicago and he stand almost as well with fans of even other city.
 One New York packer once sai( "He shoulda been a Giant"-an that's tribute.
 Hartnett has caught 100 or mol games for 12 years, last year tyir the iron man" record of Ra Schalk, former Chicago White Sd star. His lifetime batting averad is 300.
 In 1885, he was voted the M tional leagues most valuable playe
 The managerial change did n affect Tony LaZzeri, member of tE world champion New York Yanke for 12 years, who is candidate fl front office job though still player and coach.
 No Immediate Changes
 Hartnett said he would make Il immediate changes.
 Grimm broke into the majd leagues in 1916 as an outfielder wit the Philadelphia Athletics. He wer to Durham the next season, had brief trial with the St. Louis Car dinals, then went to Little Rock i the Southern association for tw years before he was picked up D the Pittsburgh Pirates and becam star.
 The Cubs bought him in 1925. H remained at first base until "miS cries" in his back forced him to rd tire as a player in 1885. Despiq physical pain, however, he returne to the lineup briefly in 1886 whe his find, Phil Cavaretta, slumpe suddenly and failed to recover.