European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Pc Bob succeeded As general manager of the braves by son goes Over paper work with sports by Cpl Tom Shehan Bob Quinn looks Back on his 54 rugged years in baseball when the late Phil Ball offered Bob Quinn a Job As business manager of the Louis Browns Back in he wrote him theres really nothing to the All you need is bunk and it was typical of who recently celebrated his 75th birthday by resigning As president and general manager of the Boston that he wrote Back i am very but i dont qualify for your i have never practice bunk or Bluff in my Bali liked the letter and hired Quinn away from the Columbus club of the american were together until when Bob formed a Syndicate and purchased the red that was the biggest mistake of my Quinn told the sportswriters who attended his birthday i should have stayed in his connection with the red sox was the unhappiest period of his 54 years in organized rain washed out the sunday the bleachers his financial Backer and de one of his Star was killed in a Brawl while Bob was considering a offer for him from the before he sold the club to Tom Yawkey on april Quinn hockey his life insurance so he could take the team South for Spring he spent the 1933 season with the Reading club of the new Yor Penn league before he got a Chance to return to the big leagues to reorganize the Brooklyn who is a rather conservative Felt out of place in the Daffy atmosphere of ebbets he jumped at a Chance in 1936 to go Back to Boston As president and general Man Ager of the braves when owner of the Suffolk Downs race took Over the club from judge Emil Fuchs in repayment for some the late judge Landis want very Happy about letting a Racetrack owner like Adams into but there want anything he could do about it except Del and that an honest and respected baseball Man be hired to run the Quinn was the logical Choice because he fitted those requirements perfectly and was held in High esteem by the Boston baseball eventually he was Able to organize a Syndicate which bought the braves from Bob halt less trouble with than any executive in he insisted on paying players what he thought they were in some cases that want and sometimes he traded them rather than ask them to take when Urban then a Rookie became a 20game win Ner with the Quinn walked into Phil balls office and i want your approval for a Bonus for a Bonus said what Are you trying to be generous not growled just if Bob has any vanity it is about his although he was a manager and Anderson in the old Indiana state league when it was fashion Able for catchers to have twisted his digits Are still nearly after Anderson got kicked out of the he got the Chance to do the same chores for the Columbus Ohio he helped Organ ize the american association and attracted the attention of Ball by developing Young players and Selling them to the big retiring now to develop a farm system for the Quinn takes nothing with him except most of the Money Ive made in baseball Ive put Back into the he and if somebody has benefited it is All right with closest he Ever came to having a club in the world series was in 1922 when the Browns led the Ameri can league race for 69 consecutive Days and then lost out by one game to the Bob gets a great Deal of satisfaction out of the careers chosen by his two after serving his apprenticeship with the red sox and succeeds his father As general manager of Bostons entry in he National Bob entered the Priesthood As a member of the dominican order and at one time was athletic director of Providence College in Rhode Quinn has so Many friends among the clergy that he takes a Good Deal of kidding about for once lefty Gomez was asked by a sportswriter Why he win for the he said that the Sun in Boston dazzled dont be said the you dont pitch into the Sun at braves i lefty but it was reflected off the roman collars Back of Home sports service record Richard Dick former Northwestern has signed to coach the Chicago club of the ail american football conference after the Ernie will assist Steven Steve former Penn state Star who is now As signed to Mitchel my after a year of overseas duty in says that tuft an airman who fought an exhibition with Freddie the English so Overr shadowed the englishman that it was Max exd Odger and braves outfielder and first and Aaron promising Washington Are at fort Clark Engreen Bay packers is the damage control officer aboard a newly commissioned vessel manned by the coast Barney Ross of the marines is publishing a in a Lucky describing his ring career and his experiences in the Henry Estrip Lebrown and Kenny Eucla Are going overseas for the rejected Harry new York giants Pitcher Allie Cleveland indians pitch and Bobby Tennessee Star Back of inducted Lamar Skeeter red sox infielder Billy new York giants Back who led the National pro football league in ground gaining last and Tony Phillies first promoted Earl red sox to lieutenant via Battlefield commission after being awarded Bronze Star for meritorious service on the Western missing ii action Al former Georgetown and new York giants in Enos Slaughter and Howie Louis cardinals to Kearns decorated Laverne former Marquette with Bronze Star for his outstanding leadership during the Battles of Saipan and James a Purdue Silver Star for bravery in action on european wounded Albert Skippy a braves second in
