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Show "THAT SHRIMP," SAID .V9HN M'GRAW : J When John McGraw was manager of the Orioles some twenty years ago his friend, Duck Ewtng, nonpareil of catchers, recommended to him three piny-ere piny-ere from the Shamrocks of Cincinnati. The three were (leorge Robe, the third baseman ; Jack PDester. the pitcher, and Miller Hugglns. Let McOraw tell the rest: "I looked them over and took Rolic and Dflesrter. 'That shrimp,' I said to myself as I sized up Hugglns, 'he's too little ever to bo any uso as a big leairuer.' So I passed hlra up, and he turned out to be the best of the three." |