Evening star., 1962-08-30

MurphyWorms Up
For Another Pitch
By MORRIS SIEGEL

BETWEEN H. GABRIEL MURPHY and the Teamsters
Union lawyers have seldom had it good Murphy, in
his fitting with Calvin Griffith and the
Teamsters contesting the Justice Department in small
gangs are keeping attorneys from coaSt-to-coaSt
24-hour alert
At last count H Gabriel had been bat times
against Griffith He is still looking for his first hit He
also is still convinced he solve Calvns pitching He
has eighth legal action pending against the detecting
head of the Minnesota Twins.
1t now appears H. Gabriel is warming up to furnish
additional business for his lawyers Unreconcied he is
Grffiths Jump to Minnesota, H Gabriel himself could
be preparing to jump-to Cincinnati
HE is Discomfort at being 40 per cent sockholder
In the Twins and apparently willing to improve his posi-
ton by so per cent which he could do by acquiring 100
per the Cincinnati Reds Their sale to Bill Dewitt
last spring under fire in Ohio waiting court decision
which could require Dewitt to dvest himself Of the team
II. Gabriel laughed off the suggestion he might be
serious about moving into the Cincinnati situation It's
the furhest thing from his mind he contends Yet the
fact remains he ordered transcript Of the proceedings
in the State of Ohios the Cincinnati Reds
Il thought it would make interesting reading explained
H. Gabriel, a graduate lawyer himself
- 1t WILL If you're H Gabriel Murphy with seemingly
unquenchabe desire to big league team free Of
Calvin Griffith. Dewitt purchased the Reds for more
than "a million. The price won't frighten Murphy. He
sell his Twins holdings for half that amount Griffith
tomened by Murphy for years. would himself cheer
fully give Murphy at least that much and maybe more
just to shake him off the trail.
MURPHY FOUGHT GRIFFITH with every legal ma
In his attorneys repertoire to keep Calvin from
moving to TwinSvle Now that Griffith is gone Murphy
has 1t temporarily arranged whereby Calvin can't come
back Washington except under pain Of another day in
court with Murphy The moment Griffith steps foot into
the District Of Columbia he will be met by process server
Griffith looks forward this with the enthusiasm
e he does to a December Minnesota snowfall.
Il still can't understand why Calvin moved" Murphy
said yesterday Obviously Gabe hasn't been reading the
papers, at least the lines in the major league box scores
which report attendance at games Nothing nothing at
all" Murphy countered. I'VE would have drawn more
here with the team he has out there"
Murphy has asked for everything except act Of
Congress to the Twins back here where he feels they
games the Minnesota Twins since their detection
almost two years ago. oabe still hasn't given up hope
he'll get em back here somehow.
MURPHY WAS IN CHATTANOOGA several years ago
when he first heard the Senators were thinking about
moving Los Angeles was to be the stop at that time
LOS Angeles?" he asked I'VE can't win under the sun
shine under the lights Of Griffith Stadium. What will
do in the smog of California;"
Every time he asked Griffith about the increasing
rumors of move Gabe was saying Calvin was evasve
kept wondering what going on Things looked fshy
to I determined to see that he wouldn't move
our team. II he moved it would have been all right
lust so long as he left the team here"
H. Gabriel, who finds the court documents OF the
Cincinnati Reds interesting reading, Is still seeking
ways to bring the team back to Washington. If he sue
cees project will undoubtedly be to locate Judge
Crater. Meanwhile II he's really serious about wanting
the Reds he may rest assured he count on all the
help he needs-from Calvin Griffith.