Evening star., 1952-08-29

year." Griffith said knew sports editors and went
to them they couldn't convinced
we were worth covering.
THERE WAS AN OLD boxing writer Jim Bagey, around
town. the Mats president continued "and asked somebody
could find him. told look for him in certain
Bowery bar enough found him there back in
pretty well nkkered up.
"I asked him if he wanted job He said know
told him wanted him go South with the Hghlandes and
send back stories to the He reluctant but
sad You need money don't you He nodded and asked him
promise stay sober while training He got
to feet unsteay his hand sad You have it.
"Wen he never drank drop South. wrote won
derul stuff and sent it back to the in New York He
aroused curiosity about club Pretty all the papers
asking for copy Without him might not have
made the grade He put the but after we got back
to New York he vanished. never saw him again"
GRIFF SAYS JOHN McGRAW figured in building up the
Hghlanders merely by showing contempt for them I'VE
finished fourth 1908 but in 1904 lost the pennant the
last day of Chesbos wild pitch They called
wild pitch but actually it splitter that got away from
Chesbro Al for incidentally
Anyway, after the 1904 challenged the Giants to
city said wouldn't dignity hoe bushers
by playing papers played the challenge and Nc
Graws reply Public sentiment swung to We were in
That refusal to play the Highanders after Owner
John and McGraw also had refused to permit their
National League champions to meet Bosons repeating
American League in World Series Fans and writer's
criticized severely that the World Series resumed
in 1905.
GRIFFITH RECALLS that the Highlanders leased field
the site of the current Yankee Stadium
end of $OOO the 82yearold veteran went on
Gosh knows that would be worth now but before the
lease expired moved along and other officials had died.
Anyway option wasn't any good and at the end OF the
10-year lease that land sold for $21 million" as...z
Griffith regrets missing another making opportunity
too Farrell gambler and hgurehead owner OF the team
as front man for Devery New York police commissioner
named horse after Griffith.
Clark Griffith, the man, bet $1OO Clark Griffith the
horse) who won returned the 5000 profit Il told
the booke keep and bet Clark Grth in the
Toboggan Handicap at Belmont The morning OF the race
got message and he said they weren't betting
on the horse-tey like his chances Cancelled my pet
Well Clark Griffith at Is to Farrells message cost
me $4,000"
DOES GRIFFITH, long regarded Yankee haer still
hate the Yankees? did hate the Yankees the old
timer REPLIED unbluShingy Jake Rupert who owned the
Yankees started all that had showed through rule na
affected the Yankees-I think that championship team
couldn't acquire player from its own league as long as IL
remained chapon-and Rupert made speech calling me
q Yankee hater' It stuck" -
Was baseball better century ago NO. Grih replied
1--WE had two three sandouts each club hen JUST you're
likely to find on club The difference is that the
player present better than the average player
of the past" - =. nm .. -,
Griffith recalled that Chesbros salary was $4,000 wnen ne
on Al games and lost pitcher who could win Al games
todav could name salary Grif added bu that WASN'T
had salary then those days got room IN hote
and three meals day $2and it was better 1000 tnan
And toda at anv Drice"