Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-21
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The Lady in the Case

THERE WAS MAN who measuring the kitchen,
preparatory to job of renovang The lady of the house
watched carefully and made notes, just like any other
housewife who plans to live there for long time. Thelma
Robertson Griffith Haynes obviously not ready to
to Minneapolis or any place else.
IT still think Calvin could have moved the Washington
baseball club If he really wanted to do it, Mrs Joe Haynes
sighed. "But Calls heart wasn't in it."
Thelma Haynes owns just as much stock in the Sena-
tors her brother Calvin The blond attractive wife
the onetime Senators and White Sox pitcher is listed
the assistant treasurer of the Washington
band Is executive vice president Thelma is Just about the
only important figure who hasn't been quoted extensively
in connection with the latest abortve by the Senator'S
"But I'm willing to speak my piece" Mrs. Haynes
saying why don't they live here in peace? We
have kids to raise If Calvin had wanted to he could
have done it, I'm sure"
SOME YEARS AGO, after her elder sister Mildred had
married Joe Cronin, now president of the American
League Thema became the late Clark Griths secretary
The inside of baseball therefore, is not precisely strange
to the lady.
"We-the Washington Senators-are considered the
poor relations of the American League" Mrs Haynes
charges "As for leaving town. the newspapers trying
to force us out.
1--WE keep hearing that the orf1ths are draining the
city of Washington have my version say the city
OF Washington is draining the Griff1ths'
II mean it, too We had chance at moving to Los
Angeles well ahead of Mr. OMaley Some people say
to move.
Zone newspaperman wrote that Calvin lives in a man
sion and drives Chryer Imperia Well I've got news for
that fellow-were not rich he thinks don't have
full-time maid and don't automatic dish
washer. I'm still driving the old Packard that INK CLARK
Grifith) left me-"
AS FAR AS MINNEAPOLIS is concerned, Thelma says
her next trip to the Minnesota metropolis will be her first
I've never seen the city, Mrs. Haynes reports Believe
franchise On the other hand drew only $4,000 people
We can't afford to spend money like the OMaleys and
Yawkeys.
Last year baseball spent Sc million on untried talent
The Dodgers alone paid $85OOO for players How
the Washington club which draws little more than
6OOOO IN good year. hope to compete along those lines?
"Yet, the other hand why can't people be little
patient? We've had three straight losers but the
the street talks of the Continental League moving into
Washington, and that it will be minor league baseball
This is the same fellow who says that we're giving the city
minor league ball. It's battling. Maybe don't make too
much sense but I'll say this muchwhatever Calvin decides
is good enough for me-"
THERE ARE STRONG FAMILY ties among the Crit
thRobertSons, adopted legally by Clark Griffith and
some not, although he brought all of them up Thema
and Calvin were left identical shares of stock, which
amounts to So per cent of the total not including the small
shares allocated to brothers Sherry, Jimmy and Billy
I'm 100 per cent for Calvin whatever he does Thema
says i was Mr. GritthS secretary and know all about
people who snpe at the of ball club The man on
the street used to say of Unk why doesn't he take the
rubber band off that bankrol?
What bankroll? Do you know how much salary Mr.
Griffith drew president of the Senators ball club?
Twenty five thousand dollarS
Junk didn't even have expense account. Once-I
forget the exact tmehe drew $4,000 for year But this
do knowat the time of his death he owed interest on
the stock he held in his club"
$50
THE LADY OF THE HOUSE at 1907 Brennon lane,
Chevy Chase indeed, the lady who could have had
much in the Senator'S operations here elsewhere
referred to muddy waters"
We've been in muddy, waters and we now, I
guess Ihema said. Apparently not very many people
IKE U.s. But this is our ball club and we're doing the best
we can So much hurrah has raised about the White
Sox Have they had athletes like Walter johnson and
Vernon and Cronn and sievers and few others can
mention?
What about Klebrew and Allison? Didn't this poor
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