The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
BY RODNEY F. butcher
Leased Wire to The Age-HehaId

BY RODNEY F. butcher
Leased Wire to The Age-Hehald
CHICAGO. Dec 1O.-Major and
minor league magnates Monday went
into their annual bedlam of secret
sessions, trades. league politics and
welters of rumor. A few trades, a
number of definite offers, and con-
firmation of the suspicion that few,
if any, club owners are not anxious
to strengthen their teams, were the
net result of the days labors.
Most of the bigger trades were still
hanging fire when rival managers
and magnates went into late night
conferences.
Purchase by Connie Macks of Max
Bishop, second sacker of the Balti-
RE orioles, at a reported price of
$4,000, was one of the deals that
actually went through. This trade
is expected to pave the way for a
swap between Mack and Ty Cobb of
Jimmy Dykes, athletic second base
man, for BODY Veach and Fothergill
outfielders, and Ray Francis and Rip
Collins, pitchers.
aspirations for better things when he
Mack continued to demonstrate his
offered the Salt Lake City Coast
League club 100000 and five players
for outfielder Paul Strand, while
owner, Jack Dunn of Baltimore,
sought to continue his bear raid by
offering Joe Boley, his sensational
shortstop, to the Chicago White Sox
for 100000. Frank Chance, peerless
leader" of the Sox. who went into no
ecstacies, failed to comment. In
Bishop, Dunn sold the leading home
run hitter of the international cir
cult.
Eddie Collins is on the block,
Frank, Chance declared Monday
night. The new White Sox manager
failed to say what player or players
would be involved in deal which
would remove Collins from the Chi
cago lineup, however.
. Chance sent emissaries to call on
Miller Higgins Monday and later in
the day the two managers conferred,
supposedly with regard to a deal
which may involve Collins.
IF the deal is right, it suits me-
Higgins replied when questioned.
But I am satisfied with the team
have, just the same" he added.
Urban Shocker, who got into hot
water by questioning the dictatorial
powers of the Browns management
last summer may yet be traded off
by st. Louis, according to compare
lively authentic reports. despite de-
malls of such possibility by Of
ficials of the Browns early in the
lay. 1t is understood that the Browns
offered Shocker to the Yankees in
exchange for Sam jones' and that
the Yanks turned the proposition
1own. Subsequently. the Yankees Of
Tered Waite Hoyt for the ST. Louis
ace. This met with a similar recep
ton from st. Louis. 1t is now be-
lieved that Shocker will go to the
world champions in return for Hoyt
and some other player.
The Ratchet in the old American
league feud over President Ban John
son will be buried formally Tuesday
during the leagues annual meeting,
following the passing of Harry
Frazee as a major league magnate.
This will come when the league board
Of directors is chosen for next year.
Of the insurgent three" will be rep
resented on the directorate. The
probable lineup for the board is Bob
Quinn of Boston. Col. Jake Rupert
of New York, Frank Nevin of De-
troit, and Phile Ball of st: Louis.
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Hornsby Deal Quiet.
Deals, which would bring Rogers
Hornsby to the Chicago Cubs and
send Eddie Collins to Washington,
were not talked up much during the
day. but may materialze.
kid Gleason, veteran pilot of the
White Sox and the only real manager
in the majors now out of job, ras
into some tough luck when he took
sick in Philadelphia and was unable
to appear here Monday. The kid"
had an appointment with Ty Cobb.
which might have-and may still
result in his going to Detroit as an
assistant to Cobb. as Cobb is known
to want him. Clarke Griffith, it is
understood, is unable to pay Gleason
as much as the latter would want if
he We're to manage the Senators.
Jim Tierney is representing the
New York Giants in the European alb
sence of John McGraw, who is said
to be DESTROYS of getting rid of some
of the pitchers who fell down on him
in the 1928 worlds series. The
Giants, however, are not yet known
to have made or received any def
mite offers.
Lee Foil, new manager OF the Bos-
ton Red SoX, was on the job bright
and early, announcing that he had
signed Charles Dornkopp, Cleveland
sand lot star. Later Foil was trying
to trade Dick Reikle, generally known
as hard hitter, to San Antonio for
Outfielder Ike Moon and Shortstop
Fowler.
The International league, in an
cary session. announced schedule
of l6S games and a season running
from April 16 to September 2S, and
put its o. k. on the sale of the Newark
club by Billy Ashton and Bernard
Moon to Michael McTige and New
ark syndicate. At a meeting Tuesday
it will discuss its new constitution
and the question of transferring the
Syracuse franchise to Montreal. The
latter proposition is not expected to
go through. In the international trad
ing, Catcher Dewey Hill of Toronto
was bought by Buffalo.
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Separate Meetings.
Meeting of the American and Ma
tional leagues, held separately to
formulate policies for the joint session
Wednesday, were reported to have
discussed at length the powers
welded by baseball Commissioner
Lands. Club owners of both leagues
were secretive as to this phase. but
fireworks are likely to ensue Wednes-
day, as many of them, including
President Ban Johnson of the Amer
lean circuit and President John A.
Heydler of the National, are under
stood to be bitterly opposed to what
they call Landis' usurpation of pow
ers which they wish to reserve for
themselves.
Even if it comes to pass, however
this row may not become public, as
the joint session is also a secret af-
fair.
Christy Matthewson became a mem
her Of tho National Iaapna hoa rd nf