Evening star., 1955-06-10
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Last Add Jim Busby

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THIS is THE heard from here on the subject
OF trading Jim Busby In the sports departments and
the press box 1t was not popular DEAL but the Griths-
Clark and calvinthink they did all right and is their
ball club.
The odd part is that Washington fans seem Indifferent
as far as letters to the clubs management
haven't received piece of mail from dssenter Calvin
says. "Al got phone calls from young fans
boy and GIRL both from Silver Spring, called up
off,"
Were you surprised by such small show of indigna-
ton?" Calvin was asked
Frankly, yes The fellow traded back to the White
Sox is great center fielder wonderful person.
thought the fans would pour it to We prepared for
a reaction we didn't get"
Maybe" it suggested "the fans don't care"
II doubt it," Calvin laughed Maybe they're just waiting
to see how things go in the future"
GRIFF-CLARK THAT Is-took the rap for the trade
which off Busby brings to the Senators three
notable gypsies in Bob Chakae Johnny Groh and Clint
Courtney. Now Calvin was saying it amt
Il" it's bad trade did it," Cal explained today Back
in March drove from Orlando to Tampa to attend rules
meeting Frank Lane colared me and began pitch to get
Busby back from U.s. .s-a--~.
Frank Lane is the general manager of the White sox
and persuasive individual He frankly and openly
rued the day he traded Busby Washington that
he would regain the speedy young It is doubtful how
Lane figured he would get him back for little
First he offered two players Calvin sad land neither
OF those is in the majors today Lane kept sweetenng the
pot he stays the TRAIL I'll say him finally
it up Chakaes Groth and Courtney phoned Chuck
Dresser out West and asked If 1t okay to DEAL"
And -. ?"
"He said Go ahead. need relief pitcher and left
handed batting catcher"
THERE is NO TRUTH to the rumor Cal insists that
Busby was in the Griffith doghouse
Jm is of the incest guys I've known in base
ball. he countered Il read where somebody thought that
because Busby had dinner with Bucky Harrsaer Bucky
let out here-that at him. That's bunk
81 eat lot of meals with George Weiss of the Yankees
Does that make dsoya to the Washington Club?
that PnS INV nniOh hovo honn IN %hn
house because he asked for $4,000 contract shucks
ball player coming off good year who doesn't for
money is no kind of a competitor in my book
"We traded BuSby because felt we got good deal.
Jim everything could ask for in the way of ball
player and person and personally sorry go
You don't have to like the trade but Calvin spokes
for the hs entitled to his say Busbys departure
doesn't shore up the shortsop post and it dprves Wash
ington fans of almost nightly fielding treat but
Maybe if chakaes chokes off couple of rallies you'll
think more kindly of the DEAL" Cal suggests.
BUSBYS TRADE is NO part of forerunner Calvin
maintains. If make another deal before midnight
June 49, he was saying W won't be hooked up with this
We've got three players we wanted and intend to
keep them"
Then, of the strangest statements the year.
Cal submitted that is not hortstop the Senators
badly but "a hitting outhelder" This only hours
after trading away the best hitting oueder the
Busby just about the last Senator who figured be
dealt off. Because of his 81 years. Mickey Vernon be-
leved to be available because the time hold up
of the top clubs Cleveland especially Busby
He's got years ahead of him by Clark Grifths own
admission that good longrange center fielder the key to
any club playing in the big Washington park.
Calvin was asked if he rated Groth in the class
Busby
mo, he won't get the balls that Busby catches" Cal
forthrghtly replied "On the other hand else will?
But got catcher and relief pitcher don't forget
IT WOULD NOT SURPRISE Cal Grih1th if the White sox
win the American League pennant now although person.
ally likes the Yankees chances.
"But the Sox could take it all and for Busbys sake
hope they do it," he says. Maybe gave Chicago the
player they need. wouldn't know We have think Of
own situation
"The games winning ow-scoring affairs,
chiefly because Portered and McDermott pitching
we'll We couldn't deal off pitcher under the conditions
yet we needed to make move of some kind
"And it had to be Busby?"
"Wel that's how it works in baseball sometimes Vernon
is wanted, but the bidding isn't to liking And
can't give up Eddie Yost Maybe the public doesn't know
this fact but Delis who is playing third base while Yost
aing doesn't like the nfield He hates 1t. Those
things that have to be taken into consideration"
Doubtlessy STILL I find it hard to believe that only
two bothered to call up and complain about the
departure Of Jim Busby.