El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-29
MANY DEALS MAY BE
MADE AT MEETING OF
BASEBALL MAGMA TES
BY JACK vEIOCK.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s.-Basebau fans
/ " are looking FOR some live Off
/ season news 70 break when the majOl
Ieaguers get together at Chicago.
l February II.
I a new chairman for the national com
+ mission and the adopting Of playing
. schedules, the moguls are expected
TO do quite a bit OF trading In play
The annual winter meetings held
here in December were about as in
teresting as last years calendar even
though the lawyers did manage TO
raise such q rumpus in the American
league. The only deal announced
of Rowdy Elliott from Oakland By the
Lookout for Big Deals.
But there are some big deals in
tbs making II We are 70 credit re-
ports from a majority OF the major
league cities. The Yankees evidently
started something akin TO an epidemic
IN the way OF spreading g desire
among the magnates TO make deals
BY their purchase Of Babe Ruth from
Boston That was some deal But the
little birds are chipping Of some more
big ones.
dead ones all winter, with Nc
Graw IN Cuba. are going to do
quite a bit Of trading In the
PIayer market. SLIP Mac Is ex-
pected 10 make switch In his
ouffieId. reFamp his infield and,
II possible. hook another good
pitcher. This means that the
Giants may have four or five deals
President Baker. OF the Phulies,
promises some action at the Febru-
airy meeting. This ought to be in
teresting to Philadelphia fans. for
the action in question VIII be pro-
ersssive. according 10 the PhnIy
owner. Manager Cravath VIII be at
the CHICAGO meeting with an eye open
for practically all kinds Of talent
Clark Griffith is another magnate
who is expected TO go after several
players Of the winning variety with
whom to bolster the Senator'S Hughie
Jennings viii be looking for pitch
ing talent as usual, and Harry Fra
zee and Ed Barrow keen TO appease
the ire Of Boston fans over the dis
posal OF Ruth, may be expected a.
the windy city powwow ready TO
TAX turkey
some New Pilots.
George Gibson, the new manager OF
the Pirates, VIII also be on the JOB az
Chicago. and there VIII be any num-
Der Of minor league managers looking
for talent. The balky player who re-
fuses 70 intimate what he Is going 10
do about the 1920 contract that was
mailed TO him prior to January 1
viii probably feel his ears burning
when the maEHates get together
The purchase Of a block OF stock
in the Milwaukee club OF the Ameri-
can association by Secretary Joe
O'Brien. OF the Giants, nay serve as
a tipoff 10 any Giant players who
feel themselves slipping regarding
where they may expect 70 land II
they 20 back 10 the minors
O'Brieu. who became a Milwaukee
stoclzholder on his own initiative and
NOT as a representative Of the Giants
has been trying 10 purchase into the
club in his home town for several
wears His close connection with
Tie New York club viii be a big help
to the Brewers. however, for McGraw
is great fellow to have as an ally
and even though Milwaukee may be
dubbed the Giant farm" It is prac-
teal certainty that the club VIII lose
nothing by carrying the kind Of play
ers 1fcGraw viii have to let out Tor
more seasoning.
johnson to Stay.
Clark Griffith was somewhat peeTeo
when a number OF New York news
papers printed a rumor that the