Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1914 — MAKES GOOD WITH DISCARDS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MAKES GOOD WITH DISCARDS

Washington Team Made Up Almost Wholly of Players Not Up to Standard of Other Managers. Clarke Griffith's team furnishes the most striking example offered by any' major league club on the possibility of the "come back” in baseball A runner-up in the last two pennant races, Griff is convinced that his team will be the first to the wire in October; The remainder of the program consists of Walter Johnson making the National league pennant winners say “uncle” in the world’s series. If Gris is able to realize what he now believes to be next to a certainty—a pennant in the fall —he undoubtedly will be grateful to a considerable extent to Fred Clarke, Hal Chase and Hughey Duffy. These three notables, acting in the capacity of managers, turned loose a great part of the valuable talent which Gris now sends against the enemy 1 every afternoon. No less than four of Griffith’s regulars were tried and found 1 wanting by other managers, but the Washington pilot did not let the say-so of another deter him from getting these players. He went to Washington at the beginning of the 1912 season, after Washington in 11 years as a member of the American league had finished sixth place, seventh five times and eighth four times. It was with discard players that Gris built up the machine which beat

out the Athletics, and trailed the Boston Red Sox in 1912, following up with another second-place team last season. Danny Moeller, who had been turned adrift by Fred Clarke; Chgp Gandil, who had been sent to the minors by the Chicago White Sox, and Eddie Foster, sent on his way when Hal Chase led the Yankees, were the players to round out a winner at Washington. George Mcßride, who was in Washington for some time before Grit's arrival, was also turned loose by Fred Clarke. Jake Doubert of Brooklyn, the king of present day first basemen, is a notable case of a ball player once turned back as of no promise. Cleveland had Jake once and did not think it worth while to exercise an optional agreement when he was turned back. Joe Jackson was under Connie Mack's wing at one time, and Connie let him go in a trade while he was still a minor leaguer. Jean Dubue and Oscar Stanger were both cut loose byi Cincinnati, only to bob up later and show to great advantage.

Danny Moeller.