The Washington times., 1922-11-28
Open. MARKET IN
BA[LP[AYERS
Il ON DEG. 5
Many Deals Slated for Minor
League Meeting at
Louisville.
by DAVIS j. WALSH.

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NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-The pitt.
xul, though interesting. business Of
buying. selling. trading and other
wise dealing in the human chattels
Of professional baseball. will be
transacted right merrily> when the
annual meeting of the minor leagues
is held In Louisville, KY, December
D.. Every major league manager,
owner and scout will be on the
ground early and often, and quite
q few prominent young professional
men are due to go on a long
There is our Mr.. Huggins.
worthy manager of the Yanks, for
example. He is just in receipt of
the good tidings that the Vernon
Club Of. the Pacific Coast League
VIII accept $4,000. and not a cent
more, for Mr.. Jake May, its left
handed property. The payment IL
To be represented by ball players
on the hoof and the Yanks have
plenty. --
II 10 limited that Al Devormer.
the young nm who won SIS and .
horse 10 \ by diving into Lake
Michigan ,-dlly clothed, on q bet,
b ticketed for Vernon. Al. how.
ever, doesn't represent $4,000
sents good health. He must, Of
hecessity, have plenty of COM
pany. .'
It Is also believed that iris Speak
er will make another attempt to re-
gain title to Elmer Smith, outfielder.
from whom he willingly parted just
+, year ago. The Yanks have Elmer
+ now but; seemingly. they are not
highly gratified thereby. A trade
between the Indians and Yanks
would be, something new. If the
thing Is possible at all. ..,
Then there is Zachariah Wheat.
with whom the good Squire Ebbets
has agreed to disagree. Zach has
threatened to retire from the pro
fessiop, altogether unless the squire
sends him hence. He is still a good
hitter. and that type of individual
II always acceptable. :
II ~ ,rumOred that the Pittsburgh
Pirates might do business for Zach
this idea being largely influenced
by the fact that the Dodgers need
q catcher. and Walter Schmidt Is
not long for Pittsburgh. Just what
the Dodgers may have to offer for
Schmidt in case Wheat Is deemed
, insufficient payment is not made
clear. s
The chances are that Bill Nc
aKechnie will take Schmidt by the
ffgurative hand and lead him right
into the open market in the expecta.
tion that the highest bidder will be
o generous soul. Schmidt is really
worth quite bit to any club that
, needs him. Most of them are well
fixed for catchere, however, the ex.
ceptions being the Dodgers and Car.
dinals. 81
The latter. by the. way, are al-
leked 70 have soured . BIZ on Jack
Smith, and would not be ut all
/, ayerse TO taking over Wheat ON an
equitable basis, the same being
Smith and the noble jacques Four
nler. !,
II II weren't for the fact that Harry
Red Sox, the possibility of another
New. York Boston trade would be
considered Imminent. Frazee will
trade at the drop of the hat and will
sell anything about the hall park, in.
Guiding the backs Of the chairs. How.
ever. he can do no business with the
Paying Coionels now unless the lat.
ter wish to buy their own discards.
They may make another attempt
70 get Eddie Collins from the White
Sox before the end of the meeting.
In the original draft Of the propoei.
Ytion Eddie was to be accompanied
by Dick Kerr, but the latter idea has
fo1loy1 fiat. s-I