The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
DUNN TOMORROW RECORD BEST OF D.
international Magnates
In Annual Winter Session
More Fireworks Expected National League
g Convenes Tuesday and American
League on Wednesday.

/. NfN 1ORhs Dec. w.
heavier than light talk issued here
TO-DAY from the informal gather
ings of baseball .magnates, large
and small
Even the ever ready rumors OF
trades and deals were missing from
The clans gathered for the big
meetings next week.
Frank Navin. boss OF the De-
troit Tigers. said his club was do
ing a lot Of trading in the news
papers. but that he did not know
thing about a deal started by
the New York Yankees for Bobby
vcach and Howard Ehmke.
Bill Kinifer was around telling
everyone that he was still the
leader Of the Chicago Cubs and was
willing to he even II It did look as
II he was not going to have much
Of a team.
Garry Hermann also was around
beaminE with the news that the
Reds slipped one over on the Giants
when they disposed OF Heinie Groh
and got George Burns. Mike Con
zaIes and some cash" Hermann
said he would sell Eddie Roush II
any purchaser came along with a
good proposition.
Branch Hickey. manager OF the
Cardinals. said Garry's propositions
did not mean much 10 him.
Bobby Quinn. general represent
tative Of the st. Louis Browns.
tented with his left and crossed
with his right when presented with
manufactured rumor that the
Yanks had bought Urban Shocker.
their famous jinx.
Although no one is expecting
anything else. II was breezed
around that Miller Higgins is al
ready down on a new contract to
continue at the head OF the champ
ion Yanks.
The efforts To get" Higgins ap-
parently have been fruitless as the
mite manager was in all the Buff
falo conferences with the club own
ers and is slipping around New
York with promises of a deal next
week.
The Yanks. il is learned. could
have secured First Baseman O'Con-
neil. of the san Francisco Club, for
whom the Giants paid $4,000. Col.
Rupert was already to sign a check
for $4,000 when one of his former
PLAYERS. now in the Pacific Coast
League. told him he wasn't worth II.
The gas barrage" starts again
Monday morning when the annual
meeting Of the international
League will be held. There are
rumors Of fireworks. but the mag
mates won't substantiate them.
The National League convenes
Tuesday. and the American League
goes into its session Wednesday. y
joint session with a committee of
the MAJORS may follow on Thursday.
Ihen the hrcs will he built in the
Stove League until the blasts Of
March start the baseball caravans
Sc nth.
BUFFALO, Dec 10. - Although
nall celebrities have almost de-
serted Buffalo. announcements still
filter out Of deals completed at the
recent minor league meeting.
Dick Hoblitzell. who managed the
Reading International League Club,
has resi- En|d. anu VIII IdNe 'ildi x
Of the Charlotte South Atlantic
League club next year
John HummelI. formerly with the
Brooklyn Robins. will manage the
Springfield Eastern League club.
Bert Nichof. of the Los Angeles
Pacific Coast League team. will
manacc the Mobile Club OF the
.-.-,thern Association.
Thomas former PhIlglPln6I9
6uIf~!dcr. and FIJI Donovan. late
I,-.ua-cr Of the same club. are seek
inc UDbIitzcI'S place with Reading.
joplin has bought Third Rascmau
Ir7Eiha from Cedar Rapids. and
Nashville has purchased Shortstcp
Mike FuhTcy from Louisville