Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-07
WIN, LOSE OR
GNAV By FRANCIS STANN
End of Honeymoon

IN THE FALL OF 1855 Cal Griffith chose his first
in my opinion he is the best in the business Cal
said of Chuck Dresser Today he relieved Dresser of his
command.
This the tme-tested dodge by front office to get
out from under bad situation But firing the manager
won't help. Firing the players won't help much either
because they better than what they They
hacks trying to do job.
Cal might look around the front office and fire
people.
Dresser perhaps put in more man-hours than any six
connected with the ball club That he competent
when he led the Brooklyn Dodgers to two pen
nants in three before coming to Washington via
Oakland
The man knows his baseball as we'll as any manager in
the business but is paying the price for trying to make
something very little As Kuhel put when he
was fired in ls4s You can't make chicken salad out of
chicken feathers"
THIS EARLIEST FIRING of an American League man.
in the leagues 81 real switch the part
Griffith who went all out for Dresser in the late
1854 Clark Griffith alive at the time placing
more and more responsibility the shoulders of CAL who
was executive vice president.
Cal suddenly took dim view of his boyhood idol Bucky
Harris who was managing the Senator's HE jaded" he
conded to inmaes whereupon he began to search for
successor
Dresser his man. but Cal had to do selling Job on
Uncle Clark who had a system of his for choosing
managers. The Old Man liked to hire Washington
stars-Milan, Bush Harris Johnson Bluege and Kuhel
Uncle Clark also wanted truck with ID National Leaguers
or (2) Yankees. Dresser had been both.
Cal finally prevailed the elder Griffith that Chuck
was the man for the job. Now the honeymoon over
PERHAPS THE FIRST PUBLIC nklng that Cal Griffith
and Dresser not hitting off we'll remark by
Chuck while the Senators beating their way north
from Florida.
Il wish had worked longer with Clark Griffith" Dresser
said during stop in North Carolina He and thought
alike. We might have developed good ball club together"
One thing Griffith wouldn't have fire Dresser
during the At least the Old Fox done
That was part Of his managerial policy Unhappy
have been with some of his pilots but he unangy allowed
them to last out season.
WHEN CAL MADE HIS sudden decision to pick up the
ball club In Detroit today he did admit purpose was
to relieve his manager I'VE hope to make trade said
yet 1t was obvious that he critical of Dresser
Cal used the recent filming Catcher Clint Courtney by
Dresser to make point I'VE ought to have catcher
Cal said Courtney wants to play every day and don't
blame him. We've got three catchers everybody gets
turn. don't see that reasoning"
Asked II that meant that Courtney was trade bait Cal
said he was We're in mood to trade almost anybody he
said I'VE can't 60 this way"
Pete Runne perhaps the Senator'S solid and YER
sate performer is not exempt In fact Cal still mffed
as he left town because the Cleveland Indians turned
at the last minute deal that would have Pitchers Hank
Agurre and Bud Daley and Ouelder Jim Busby to WASH
ngton for Runnels and Courtney
I can't understand that Hank Greenberg" he muttered