The sun., 1919-03-16
FOUR CLUBS BLOCK
ROBERTSON DEAL
Pirates Not Alone in Refusing
to Grant Waivers on For
mer Giant Star.
RAY FISHER RELEASED

Three other National League clubs in
addition to the Pittsburg Pirates, have
refused to grant waivers on Davey Rob-
ertson. the Giant outfielder. whom John
McGraw is anxious to send to the WASH
ington Americans to close the three cor
nered deal McGraw eeeks to acquire
Mike Gonzales. the Cardinal catcher and
as a result send Doc Lavan. the WASH
ington shortstop, to the st. Louis Ma
tionals.
"Mr. Dreyfuss Is not alone In declin-
Ing to waive on Davey Robertson" said
John Heydler. president of the National
League yesterday. -Four of our clubs
have refused TO waive on this valuable
player For obvious reasons / cannot
give the names of the other clubs as
matters relating to waivers always are
treated with the greatest secrecy"
While Heydler would not name the
four clubs who are holding up the Giant
Washington-Cardinal deal they are
Pittsburg. Boston. Chicago and Phila-
delphia
Facing Two Difficulties.
'Tt will be a difficult thing to waive
Robertson out OF the National League,
and I suppose equally difficult to waive
Lavan out Of the American League"
continued Heydler. ut only could be
done on fifty-fifty bass--the National
League to agree to let one star go in ex-
change for another star from the rival
league. That is the only way such
waivers could be procured"
Heydler says that Hickey would con-
slider the acquisition OF Lavan as a sub
stantial aid in bolstering UP his club.
Tn the event that he could get Lavan
Branch would move Hornsby to third
base, and with Miller on second base
and Paulette on first he would have
quite an infield." added the National
League executive.
Barney Dreyfuss, president of the Pr
rates. called on Heydler yesterday. and
the proposed deal was freely discussed
Dreyfuss believes he will have n real
club this year and is unwilling to pass
on Robertson SO long as there Is a posi-
Dility Of him playing in the National
League.
Roger Bresnahan, the Duke of Toledo
and owner OF the American Association
club in that city, called on the Yankees
yesterday to try to obtain some players.
The Toledo club has served as a farm
for the Yankees for several years, and
two years ago Roger had an all-Yankee
team. including Boone. Mullen, Sweeney.
Hartzell. Aragon. Heating. Piercey, &c.
but 1t finished last.
Under the new conditions governing
the minor leagues they no longer are
supposed to take any players under OPP
tional agreements.
The Giants announced yesterday that
pitchers Lester Lyons OF Washington
and Frank Ronunel OF Baltimore, both
semi-professionsls, will BE- taken on the
training trtr to Gainesville this week.
They are not under contract, but have
been recommended to McGraw, who will
look them over and place them II they
show signs of developing any promise.
Other pitching youngsters McGraw
will look over are Godfrey Lyons of the
Bronx, who Is under contract to the
Rochester club. and Frank Noel. a West
Virginian, who formerly played with
West Virginia University and once was
q cadet at West Point.
John McGraw. manager of the Giants,
said yesterday that the team had ac-
copied the offer Of the Curtiss Aeroplane
Company to fly to the opening game in
Philadelphia, and that he was looking
forward to the flight with much pleasure.