Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-17
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Grinm.s Foiry Tales

THE WAY THE MILWAUKEE, BRAVES are charging
toward the National League pennant must bring a wry
smile to jolly Choy Grimm who resigned" their leader
when the club playing very uly. He must be think
ing, Here go again!"
This the third time In his Grimm has managed
part of and the Braves do ouast the Reds
Dodgers it will be the third time the team bosed part
way a pennant Once in the past he the reever
the relieved Choy knows how it feels both ways
Back in 1882 it that Grimm the first baseman
for the Cubs who managed by Rogers Hornsby Be-
he fine husting player and man of
temperament Grimm got along far better with Hornsby
than did of the other Cubs These resented Hornsby
who perfectioniSt and that was the that
Rogers uttered quote that lived in baseball
Appraised that some of his players dked him. Hornsby
said: Im trying to ball club not win popularity
contest"
NEVERTHELESS, HE TOUGH-TAIKED himself right out
Of his job during the season. William c. Week. father of
Bill and at the time president of the Cubs HornSby
the hook appointed the easygong Grimm manager
The Cubs the S2 pennant. They also the 1885
pennant, but this time Grimm went all the way
Choy first learned how it is to be relieved during the
1898 The Cubs had finished second to the Giants
in 1886 and tied for second in 1887 but in that Chicago
fans hard to please They wanted pennant else
The cor else" Grimms scalp
They got it when William Wrigley, jr, owner OF the
Cubs and father of Phil who them now, fired Grimm
Perhaps fired" too harsh word Grimm resigned"
he did recently from the Braves amidst lot of nice words
from his employees Wrgey is supposed to have found him
Job broadcasng the Cubs and White games just Lou
Perrin of the Braves offered him job rejected far
director OF farm personnel.
GRINdNG'S REPLACEMENT in '38 was Gabby Hartnett,
the catcher who duplicated Choys 49, He also
the pennant although it may be recalled that Gabby had
to perform physical heroics well as mental Ones
That the year the Pirates thought they had the
pennant clinched built World Series box and
of the tickets. the came along in August
and September and finally Hartne personally beat the
BUGS in Chicago with clutch home darkness fell
If the Braves win it this year, it will be almost
duplicate, for Grimm, of that 38 campaign Under jolly
Choly the had finished twice third
this spring but they must have wrong. AS
Grimm fired himself they became the hottest club in the
National League, if not both circuits
Apparently there is pattern to be found here The
his players liked Grimm in 49, yet for Hartnett And
when the Braves front Office nudged Cholly few
ago. his COACH Fred Haney and his players publicly sang
his praises STILL Milwaukee winning Successor Haney
the club couldn't do under Grimm. You know Haney,
don't you? The fellow who fred at Pittsburgh for
finishing last too often, that's who he is.
YOU HAVE GOT TO LIKE the Braves chances at this
point because they getting the best pitching the
National League. Burdete, Spahn Bull and Conley are
among the top 10 in earned average Crone isn't
far back They're getting real good hitting from Aaron
and Adcock
Milwaukee can't match the Reds for power but the
Braves pitching makes up for the difference The Dodgers
thin when it comes to pitching and not far
have they closely resembed the outfit that away
the field last year by 1872 games. The rest you can
almost forget.
MwaukeeS turn in fortune stems his leadership
but from GrimmS last decision before abdicatng He
still the manager when he told coaches Adcock is the
first baseman from now on " Haney relates.
Next day Grimm wasn't the manager but Adcock was
the first baseman. He's been helping to make Haney look
great