The Washington times., 1925-12-09
NEW YORK
BABbLES
n[NY
ITO Trade or Not to Trade, :
Is Order of Day Among
Major Leaguers
By DAVIS j. WALSH
International News Service Sports
Editor.

Editor
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-According
to information seeping out from
under the doorway at the head
quarters of the New York Giants,
aGabby" Hartnett, Chicago catcher,
win be traded to the Giants for
Frank Snyder, catcher, and Emil
Meusel, outfielder, upon the arrival
of John McGraw from Florida to-
day. According to Bill Veeck,
president Of the Chicago Cubs,
SGabby" Hartnett viii not pc
traded for anyone.
IN other words, you pay your
money and take your choice.
II was, however, the only rumoI
that seems to have the sllgntsse
foundation Of fact today as the
National League prepares 70 con.
Guide its annual meeting az lns
waldorf coincidently with the
start OF the American League SEES
sion at the Belmont.
The Cubs have been on hAeus 81. 2
tridh for upward OF q year: ne
eatcIler. than either Snyder or Hart
lay Therefore, the boys may get
4neethar on some kind of a PROPOSE
ffnr. particularly since McGraw IS
not the man to start a ball season
with : somewhat flat-footed club.
Trades between the Senators and
Yankees. Indians and Yankees
TfgeTH and Yankees, Red SOx and
YanIxees. Tigers and Indians, and
nfTaer selni-plausible combinations
were in the air and probably VIII
remain there.
nv Cobb was not around yrster-
day and Detroit men said it was
unlikely that he would appear to-
day. This made all stories OF Tiger
trades out like an ex-WlndoW.
Some of the unofficial boys We're
wfiIing to trade Harry Heilman TO
the Indians. and Rigney, Burke or
O,Rourke 10 the Yankees, but, as
usual they neglected to obtain
Cobbss sanction, q mere oversight.
The story that the Yankees
would short change the Browns out
Of Marty MeAEanus found some Of.
the ST. Louis delegation Cuietly
lifting the community sleeve the
better to laugh right forcefuIly ana
well. Some OF them were so over
come by their emotions that's IL
seemed ais though the symptoms
might become permanent and fear
was expressed that they would
have to be thrown away.
McManus is believed to be q dis
satisfied young man, at that. The
Only thing to do with gent Of this
kind Is to trade him to Miller Hug
gins and give him a real grievance.
Speaking OF dissatisfaction Zach
Wheat is said to have mastered his
share of it against the Brooklyn
Club and, perforce, he was one of
those whom runor placed on the
block. BuFfeigh Grimes was an
other. They would make an excel
lent trading pair and, IL the Cubs
had anything in particular to giye
IN exchange, something might hap
pen.
As q matter of fact, baseball
men agreed that something in the
way Of big trade would happen
before the close Of the Joint meet.
ing tomorrow. OF the sixteen
clubs, only three can afford to
stand pat.
The National League will wind up
Its ponderous business, following a
memorial service this afternoon for
Christy Mathewson, Charles III.
Ebbets. Edward McKeever, Sam
Crane and the rest of the organiza-
lions dead. Meanwhile, the first
peace1m session the American
League has known in recent years
VIII come to q peaceful conclusion
late in the. day.
There was nothing of moment to
come up for consideration. barring
Judge Landis' plan to start the
next world series on October L.