Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 19 | Lefty O'doul, Harper Are Latest Mcgraw Castoffs to Make Good

Lefty O ODoul Doul Harper Are latest McGraw Castoffs to Make Good Smart Manager Continues to Make Mistakes es esin in Trading Ball Players NEW YORK April 27 United Press Press Ont One of ot the smartest men in baseball John J. J McGraw perhaps has made more m re costly mistakes In trading ball players than any other successful mana manager er One of his discards George discards George Harper Har liar per per knocked knocked the Giants out of first place in itt the National l league ague Friday by hitting a home run with two to men menon menon menon on bases and lead leading Ins Ins- the Boston Doston Braves to toa to-a a 4 to 2 triumph over McGraw's McGraws McGraws McGraw's Mc- Mc Graw's team McGraw traded Harper Harpel to the Cardinals last May 1 for Bob OFarrell OFarrell OFarrell rell who has never been of much value to the Giants but Harper has been poison polson to the Giants ever since It was Harper who vho hit lilt three home runs in a crucial battle at the Polo grounds in the heat of the pennant race last September and enabled the Cardinals to win a vital victory from the Giants Sent on to the Braves Bra by the Cards during durin the winter Harper still retains his jinx over the Giants McGraw's McGraws leG raws raw's most l' l recent cent ou outcast teas ti I Frank rank Lefty ODoul ODoul is is pounding the cover off the tho ball for the Phillies Phillies Phil Phil- lies lies while Fred Leach Leach the player playe for whom whom he was traded Is riding ridin the Giants' Giants bench Harper and ODoul are among among the five leading litters hitters in the National National National Na Na- league McGraws McGraw's greatest mistake perhaps perhaps per per- haps Imps was made mad on Hack Wilson who was with the Giants in 19 1924 4 McGraw knew Wilson was a grea great ball bail player but sent him to Toledo Toledo Toledo To To- ledo for tor more seasoning and forgot forgo to recall him The Cubs grabbed grabbe Wilson before the Giants dIscovered discovered discovered ered their mistake and another star sta drifted away from the Polo grounds One of McGraws McGraw's most recen recent blunders was the trade which sen sent Burleigh Grimes to the Pirates i in exchange for lor Vie Vic Aldridge Grimes Grime won 25 games and lost 14 last season season sea sea- son while Aldridge who was a holdout holdout holdout hold hold- out and reported out of ot c condition won 4 and lost 7 If McGraw had hac kept Grimes the Giants would have hav won the pennant last year in a walk I