Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-09
BASEBALL DEALS IN THE WORKS
st. Louis, Detroit and Boston Said to
Be Ready to Swap With Others.

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1t is a we'll known fact that most
every club owner in the American
league has something up his sleeve in
the way of trades, says the Cleveland
Plain-Dealer. All are willing to dig
pose of several of their men, but the
difnculty lies in the other club being
able to satisfy the demands made i'll
return. Perhaps no club in the Amer
lean league is worse off than ST. Lou
IS just at present the team is with
out a leader. No one seems to be
hankering after the club, either, for
the material to work on is indeed linn
tied. OF the outfielders Hartzell is
really the only player of much value.
Stone can hit fairly WE'LL but he is only
an ordinary fielder while his arm is
so weak that base runners advance al
most at will on any ball hit into his
territory. Northern, the youngster Sc
cured from the Texas league. appears
to have promise, but he sadly lacks
experience. Schweitzer. who looked
like a good man a few years ago, has
fallen off badly in his work.
New lnfieid for ST. Louis.
In the infield Bobby Wallace is the
only player of class. Truesdale is a
fair second basenan but just a trif1e
below major league form. GriggS will
never do at first, his place being the
outfield. While Corridor, who has been
playing third. is a good fielder. he will
never be able to hit enough to ensure
a major league Job. His average for
the games played last fall was some
thing like .099. In the other depart
mentS of the game the team is only
fairly well fortified. so it's a, cinch that
Owner Hedges of the st. Louis club will
try to do some bartering this fall. 1t
is said on good authority that Hedges
is open to offers for Pitcher Bailey,
Outfelder Griggs and the once great
George Stone. 1t is claimed that he
believes these three players have out
lived their usefulness as members of
the Browns, although, it must be adj
m1tted that the first two named, Bal
ley and Griggs, are just about two of
the very best bets in the St Louis
camp.
TwirIers for Sale.
American league players say that no
southpaw in the American league has
as much stuff as Bailey Despite the
alleged stuff which he is said to DOS
SEES. Bailey was able to land but three
games during the campaign of 1909.
1t is rumored that Bailey is a hard
man to handle. is none too careful
about his condition, and that Hedges
has just about lost faith in him There
are several managers quite sweet on
Bailey, particularly Hughie Jennings
Of the Tigers, and it would not be at
all surprising If the Texas HEAVIER
wore some uniform other than that of
a Brownie next year. Art Griggs,pro-
nounced by competent critics to be the
freest right hand hitter that has brok-
en- into the ranks of the American
league since the days of Lajoie, is also
to be placed on the baseball market.
Griggs and st. Louis do not seem to
agree. and he is of but little value to
the Browns although there is hardly
a question that he would add consid-
cradle siren 9Th to several other Amer
lean clubs who are long on left-hand-
ers. Stone is also possibility, but
his bad throwing arm may cause all
the other major league managers to
steer shy of him.
Jennings Must Reconstruct Tigers.
Failure to again land the American
league pennant has evidently impress
ed upon Hughey Jennings the fact that
his club must be reconstructed. Jen-
nings has practically admitted that he
feels satisfied with the form shown
by Jay Kirk, the youngster tried out
at second near the close of the season,
and feels confident that he will be
able to fill the shoes of Jim Delehanty
just as soon as the latter begins to
slip. The Tiger leader is also after
a new first sacker. which means that
Tom Jones will probably be drawing
his salary check elsewhere IN 1911
Charley O'Leary and Mcintyre are two
other men who may be secured if rival
managers can offer Jennings anything
in return.
Changes in White Sox.
Corniskey wants new blood at Chi
cago, and Lee Tannehill, Pat Dough-
erty and Freddie Parent may be miss
ing from the White Sox roster next
year Connie Mack has plenty of
pitchers. and would no doubt turn over
Jimmy Dygert for some one equally
good in return. Doc Gessler, Bob ING
laub and Groome are a. trio of-NVaSh-
ingtOnites who are sure to be on the
market, while John ]. Taylor has hint
ed that he is open for offers for Bill
Carrigan. Pitcher Wood and First
Baseman Bradley. IF the Maps have
any trade possibilities it's likely that
some of the above may wear Cleve-
land across their breats in 1911.
HE GOT KINGS GOAT.