Evening star., 1944-01-28
New Group in Control
AT Boston Accepts
Vets Resignation
By the Associated Press.

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BOSTON, Jan. 28.-Freed from
possible embarrassment by the un-
solicited resignation of the droll
Charles Dillon Casey Stengel as
their manager, the serious-minded
directors of the recently reorgan-
lied Boston Braves today were de-
liberating about his successor.
President Bob Quinn said that Joe
Nancy, one of the new directors of
the club and now its treasurer, had
provided him with list of man.
agerial possibilities, but that the di-
rectors had agreed to delay appoint
ing new manager until after the
National League meeting in New
York on February 8.
Quinn refused to comment about
the names on the Nancy list, but
speculation already has centered
about such well-known baseball
figures as Bucky Harris, former Nat
manager now Buffalo pilot in the
International League; Charley
Grimm, Gabby Hartnett, Del Baker
and Muddy Ruel.
Stengel Stock Bought In.
whenever new group purchases
control of a corporation, it has the
right to dictate the policy" Stengel,
now en- route East from his Glen
dale (Calif) home, wrote President
Quinn yesterday, adding, "And in
order that there be no embarrass-
ment, hereby tender my resigna-
ton"
1t was accepted Immediately by
Quinn and the three directors who
recently acquired enough additional
shares to control the club, Nancy,
Guido Rugo and Louis Perini, all
wealthy Boston contractors.
Quinn said that those three have
agreed to increase their already
heavy investments in the club by
taking over Stengel's stock, said to
be valued from s35, 900 to $4,000.
Under the Stengel management,
from l938-1943, the Braves finished
fifth, then seventh four times and
sixth last season while getting very
little financial aid. Now ample
funds are available and Quinn has
been instructed to get compentent
players at almost any cost.
Casey Kept Baseball Amused.
Steigel, who gained a sizable for.
tune in oil and real estate, has
kept his baseball associates chuck
ling for more than 20 years. Many
of his pranks and witticisms have
become legends, such as, while man.
aging the Worcester Eastern League
club in 1925, first selling himself
to the higher Toledo American As
sociation club as player and then
reslgning as an executive.
A player for the Brooklyn, Pitts
burgh, New York and Boston Ma
tlonal League clubs, Stengel also
managed the Toledo club before
succeeding Max Carey as Brooklyn
pilot in 1884. The inimitable Casey
was ousted from the latter berth a
year before his contract expired and
one of the most hilarious of his
many amusing baseball reminis.
censes centers about him being paid
more for not managing the Dodgers
. in 1887 than Burleigh Grimes. his
successor, received for doing it.
i No Offer Made to Harris,
| Bucky Harris, former manager Of
the Mats and other major league
clubs and now at the helm of the
Buffalo Bisons in the International
League, has had no word from the
Boston Braves directorate that his
name is on list of likely candidates
for the post vacated by Casey STEM
gel, he said this morning. He could
make no other statement, he added,
unless approached by representa-
tive of the Boston club.
However, 1t is known that Harris
would relish another major league
tie-up and that he ranks high
among managerial possibilities
whenever vacahcy occurs in big
. league ranks