Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-22
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS STANN
Even GriH Admitted Rocks

ONE THING ABOUT FRANK LANE-When he pulls
goof he admits it. Reports that he is trying to reclaim South
paw Harvey Haddx by trade the doesn't think
he is infallble.
While the fans of ST. Louis groaned in dismay General
Manager Lane snapped the 1.-the lehander to the Phes
last June 1t was mistake. True, HaddX won only 10
games, but the Phlies weren't much ball club The Cards
could have used him to better advantage.
In his early days boss of the Washington ball club
the late Clark Griffith vowed that when he ridded himself of
balplayer he never back But Grif like Lane
too big to stick to such selfimposed limitation. For in
stance early in 1927 he traded young Buddy Myer to the
Red Sox.
Myer, standou athlete at Mississippi AIM had been
only second and third baseman at college But with the
Senators he being to replace the aging Roger
Peckinpaugh at shortstop 1t wasn't his position, Griffith
soon judged, and of to Boston went Myer
THIS WAS Boo-BOo, Griff discovered With the owly
Red Sox the young tnfelder stuck out like thumb
He could hit and and he scrappy player just the
way Grif liked EN- Besides, Gr was being disappointed
during that with such Stuy Stewart Bobby Reeves
Grant Gi Jackie Hayes and the slowed-up Bucky Harris
In the spring of 1925 he could have signed Myer
$1,000 bonus. He refused Later that paid
Orleans the magnificent of $4,000 for Myer Now he
had sent Myer to Boston and wanted him back.
The Red Sox were agreeable but they drove a hard
bargain In the end Griff traded Reeves Gil Pitcher
Horace Msenbee (wnner of 10 games 1920 Pitcher Mt
CASTOR and Outeder Elliot Bigeow Boston, appraised
this vesome being worth 100000 This atop $4,000
he originally paid for Myer, drew groan sefreproach
from the Old Fox. ITO think spent $25OOO could
have bought him for 81, OOO" he said
Grif relaxed after the Myer DEAL In 1890 he traded
Goose GoSn local favorite but front Office problem to
the old ST. Louis Browns In 1888 he got back-n time
Tor WaShingtonS last pennant later
again. But he was back in 38, if only briefly.
ONCE GRIFF'S STANDARDS we're modified he felt no
qualms about calling back socaled acquired
Bobo Newsom fewer than five times He hired Bucky
Harris to manage three times.
John McGraw, too dislked rehiring players he sent
away Usually McGraw and his dcards departed on bitter
terms This particularly true in the Herzog
They hated each other. Yet Herzog reacquired by
McGraw twice.
In his second term Mcraw the nimitable Herzog
helped to win three straight pennant-191l-13 he
was sent again, becoming manager Cincinnati
brought back in l6 and IT. the latter another flag winning
McGraw did the same with Edd Roush disposing Of him
in 1915 and reacqurng him in 1927 Henie Gro
another pennant-bulder, much the same way.
RoUSH CONFIDED ONLY couple of springs ago:
"McGraw was such good - that refuse to come
back to play for him. McGraw promised virtually on
Bonded knee that he would try to behavenot insult
every time didn't get Inland throw extra
money into my contract in case he forgot himself"
This is not original story Some of McGraws other
stars repeatedly claimed Muggsy" offered an extra
$1,000 "in of abuse" John tough customer
the evidence that he fair too Until Gil Hodges of
the Dodgers went for the collar in 81 times at bat in 1852
there had been only regular World Series
hitless
This John Joseph Csed) Murray. In New York the
sportswriters descended McGraw demanding ready dis
posal of such bum. John US reply was to offer
contract and raise to Red Murray and him make
10 hits in the next years World Series.
All Of which is intended to lead back to Frank Lane
the Cards He let the guy Harvey Haddx, Now
he wants him back