Evening star., 1951-01-10


out of the game anyway for fouls Irish didn't like
he's threatening professional basketball
Only the young will not have heard of this type
trading in sports Not only in basketball but baseball
football, well. good trade often points
basketball, couple of in baseball and touchdown
football.
IN THE EARLY YEARS of the American League for in
stance rival clubowners and just ate
1rish accusing Clark Griffith among Others of trading
1t was during Grfths last bitter manager of the
New York Hghlandes-now Yankees-that Uncle Clark
became less than popular figure particularly when the High
landers were hooked with the Detroit Tigers featuring
hot-headed young outhelder named Ty Cobb.
Almost from the Cobb up to the majors it
was evident that he destined for greatness hitter and
balplayer capable breaking any game
open 1t also evident that Cobb quick temper
not ost on the willy Griffith who also reasoned that far
easier to beat the Tigers if they minus Cobb.
Grlf had some pretty fair baplayers including the i'm
mortal Hal Chase He also had pugnacous rookie ineder
named George Moriary later to become umpire Morarty
was ever ready for fight froic and while third
position he found himself OCCASION starting games at first
base while the caike peerless Chase dugout
MoR1ARTY WAS ExPENDABLE He played first base
with all the grace of water buffalo, but he rarely
play for long His job to Cobb out of the ball game
and since Cobb high batting order fire
works usually started in the first inning.
Cobb almost certain to hit the ball and, since he
wasn't an out-ofhe park hitter Ty election
going down to first bae rounding the bag Morarty
chore to stick out his hip and possible rack Cobb
the field boxes. This assignment for which George
was both physically and temperamentally qualified.
The result invariably fight. Cobb being
stand still for such shenangans That Morarty
than his match in fistic encounter maered little the pride
full Cobb result was that both COM
batants were thrown out.
To Detroit 1t was catastrophe losing the great Cobb but
for the Hghlandrs wonderful They only
the potentay of the Tigers but they increased their
by substituting Hal Chase for the banished Moriarty
IT ALWAYS WILL BE SUSPECTED in some quarters that
In their final of the 1850 the Redskins attempted
to trade Guard Pepper for Fuback Marion Motley of the
Cleveland Browns with distinguished result
1t the end of disastrous for the Redskins
but they hoped for this they could upset
the Browns to whom they'd lost earlier it meant that the
champs of the former AAmerca Conference eliminated
for the title This calamity which George Preston
Marshall wished only to befa his worst which
happened to be the Cleveland organization at the time
The Redskins took quick lead Just before the end of
the half it 4-14 with the Redskins playing
heads and getting of the worst of it from the officials
Then, the final play of the opening half Motley wide
to his left bumped of bounds Pepper There
show of extracucular aggression against the
backdrop and first thing anybody knew, Motley elected
From distancelater to be confirmed by other parties
who watched the motion pcturest looked Pepper not
Motley had been the aggressr This added because Pepper
of Georgia had given the University of Maryland hard time
the Bowl game guy in the press box
repudiated, sized it this way:
There trade if ever saw one, except the Redskins
twice Not only Motley thrown out but Pepper
wasn't"