Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-21


coach years ago. after The Brat took
of the Redbirds something less than popular
far the fans concerned too Moore one OF the
great defensive center feeders had roots in ST. Louis stanky
had none.
TT WAS WIDELY SUSPECTED that Stanky by firing
Moore, eliminating potential The
suspicion four months when Sanky suddenly sold
another longtime Cardinal favorte Enos Slaughter the
Yankees
Moore normally quiet soft-spoken person. stepped out
of character when stanky him the heave-ho The
job too big for him. Terry charged "Stanky empera
mentally unuited for the job Of manager When he
ball game like syear-od boy manager"
Fletcher like Stanky, competitor the
field but unlike The Brat he didn't his beigerence to
the clubhouse and home He paradoxica Away from
the park he quiet gentlemany; regular
and high in Masonry But he had played shorop the
Giants under John Mcraw and in ball game hard
aggressive and difficult for umpires to control Pat Moran
catcher who managed the Phies and Reds special
target for Fletcher when he played for Mcraw In
repetition Art would chrp whisky
Moran sight When John Heydler president the
National League he told veteran Sportswrter Fred eb
Fletcher is No problem He has become far than
McGraw cannot understand how come into
my Office and speak politely and sincerely and then
as he does on the field.
THE FLETCHER HoRNsBY hare-up apparently was just
that dare-up. But the Stanky Moore AFFAIR
smolderng feud although there is at least manager
manager hatred to top for longevity This between
John Mcraw and Wbert Robinson Once the best Of friends
indeed partners in business they stopped speaking
from 1918 to 1882.
Their friendship started 1884, when they members
of the famed old Baltimore Orioles Robbie the
butcher big, who preferred catchers
mtt cleaver He and Mcraw refused to Brooklyn
in the winter of 1882 when most of the other good oole
players transferred.
They had bought homes in Baltimore and had opened
saloon called the Blue Diamond, which demanded all the
personal attention they could give it. they maintained When
Baltimore dropped from the National League both Nc
and Robinson refused to report to ST. Louis to which
franchise they had been sold.
EVENTUALLY, HOWEVER THEY changed their minds
1900 Mcraw and Robinson threw their
uniforms out the window of train crossing the bridge
Mississippi something the primitive idea Of sashng
wrists to exchange blood
McGraw went to the heights manager while
Robinson returned meat for the next six Then
in 1911 Mcraw offered his old pal job pitching coach
the Giants and for three like the good old
days Then mysterously their friendship broke after
season. when the Giants beaten in the World
Series the Athletics Neither discussed the break
did they speak again. and Robbie moved the river
manage the Dodgers
Only once, according to the noted historian, Frank
Graham did they refer another in the
papers, when Robinson watched the
trample the Pirates World thought they
How about the Orioes?" Robbie asked
Yankees would have beaten the brains out Of the
Orioes!" he roared.
McCsraw took due note of the utterance, then:
Robbie" he snorted, sis old fool"