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Show tried and fired several managers, Griffith pulled a surprise when he announced that he had appointed Harris as manager of the Vam. Previous to that time Harris has been regarded only as a second baseman and not a great one at that. It was (lie general opinion that Griffith wanted some one to hold the title as manager but it was not until un-til baseball men saw that Bucky was not willing to be a figure bead. Late in the senson of his first year at the head of the chili, the Senators began to clnmb and when they started on their last western trip, they were standing for the pennant. pen-nant. Griffith went along with the club and occupied a box next to the Washington bench. He bad suggestions sugges-tions to offer until one day, according accord-ing to the story told by a prominent American League umpire, Harris got up and told him Hint bis presence I WOOld hn liwf- o ,1. .1.1.. .... 'BUCKY' HARRIS SHREWDEST BIG LEAGUE PILOT . i By HENRY L. FARRELL (United Press Sports Editor) NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UP) In addition to being an astute young baseball manager, Bucky Harris, pilot of (he Washington Senators is one of the shrewdest business men in (lie major leagues. After a threat to give up baseball base-ball for the real eslato business if lie didn't get the salary he wanted Harris recently signed a three-year contract for what is said to be worth an aggregate sum of SKKI.dOO. There may be some managers and a player or (wo who are making dough like that out of baseball hul anyone who works Clarke Griffith for such a salary rates some kind of a decoration. As a manager, Han-is has an average ave-rage of .11100 per cent. In two years, with teams that have been almost outsiders, 10 1ms won two American League penanls and one world's championship and has produced -10 per cent in dividends for the Washington Wash-ington stock holders. Three years ago, after he had hotel and from that time on Bucky was the manager and boss of (lie dull. Last winter Harris held out for more nione. He had lo counter the argument that his first victory might have been the result of luck but. he succeeded in getting him- . self a kick in pay. Again this winter, along with most of his players, Harris held out for an other salary boost and Griffith Grif-fith was bonified. "I'll start (he season with a hunch of bush leaguers before I'll give in to llicm,". (Jiifiih threatened. 'As far as a manager is concerned, it's easy to get one." |