Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-14
100000 WATCHED
SENIOR LOOP PLAY
Use of 81 1896 Base Balls in
Contests Also Set Mark
for Old Circuit.

by the Associated Press.
N YEW YORK, December IA
N With the David Harums of
VI base ball slightly stopped from
4 day of almost constant hud-
ding, moguls of the major
leagues bent today to the second SEES
sion of their annual conclaves while
the hot stove league sat back and
took apart initial trades to see what
made them go.
National League club owners, clear
ing their own slate before going into
joint meeting with the American
League Thursday, learned that the
circuit smashed all previous attend
ance records when the turnstiles click
ed 100000 times in 1927, and that
base balls that gounded around in the
centerfield bleachers on many an after
noon were only part of 81 1896 pellets
umpires tossed out for batters to maui
in another new record.
With President John A. Heydlers
message of prosperity out of the way,
pilots of the senior circuit put their
heads together and out of the decker
ing came one of the foremost trades
of the off-season to couple with a sim
liar general barter in the American
League.
ST. Louis clubs led the way in both
deals, the Browns trading Harry Rice,
outfielder, and Elan Van Glider, pitch
err, to Detroit in exchange for first
baseman Lu Blue and Harry Manush,
smuggling outfielder. The Cardinals
shipped Pitcher Jimmy Ring back to
Philadelphia along with a battery
mate. John Schultz. in a swap for
Shortstop Jimmy Cooney, Outfielder
Johnny Mokan and Catcher Clarence
Jonnard. Neither deal involved cash
consideration.
More Deals Expected.
The bullish tendency of the ivory
market brought rumors of bigger and
better trades impending. and four
clubs were reported bidding for the
services of George Sisler, first base
man of the Browns, and definitely
tabled for expectation by the experts
with Blue, now in the st. Louis fold,
Almost every club has something to
offer the Chicago White Sox for any
one of four star pitchers-LyOns
Blankenship Connally and Thomas.
The Yankees want Pitcher Ruffing of
the Red Sox, but not in exchange for
either Gehrig, Lazzeri, COMBS or
Meusel.
Wise men of base ball considered
that George Moriarty, manager of the
Detroit Tigers, had paid stiff price
for Rice, star of the st. Louis outfield.
While the Phillies expect to use Ring
and Schultz next season. Cardinal adj
vices said Cooney, Jonnard and Prob
ably Mokan would be used in further
deals with the minors.
Other morsels tossed for stove-league
consumption came principally from
the National League meeting, where
Manager Wilbert Robinson signed four
youngsters for tryouts next Spring.
They are Hugh Wise, former captain
and catcher of the Purdue University
nine; C. b. Danforth and ]. Robinson,
both pitchers from Dallas, Tex, semi
pro ranks, and Glenn Ropp, who
pitched independent ball in Pennsyl-
vania last Summer.
After half century of base ball,
the National League retired Umpire
Hank O'Day, now approaching 70. and
appointed him general player and
umpire scout" without definitely de-
filming his duties. O'Day, who man
aged Cincinnati in 1912, Chicago Cubs
in 1914, pitched way back in the SOS,
and has been umpiring in all about
80 years, Is scheduled to prowl about
In a general search for talent.
American Meeting Quiet.
Although the National League
meeting overshadowed that of the
American circuit, the junior organiza-
ton was in session several hours to
welcome Alva Bradley, new Cleveland
president, to the fold, and approve
his purchase of the club. Proposed
amendments to the major and major
minor agreement, UP for action at
the joint session Thursday, were dis
cussed.
The National League club owners
approved continuance of the three-um-
pire system for 1928, voted an hon
orary life membership to August
Hermann, former Cincinnati presi-
dent, and elected a new slate of di-
rectors consisting of Charles A.
fuss of Pittsburgh, William l.. Veeck
Of Chicago, and Emil E. Fuchs of
Boston Date for dedication of base
balls memorial to Christy Matthew.
son at Bucknell University was set
for either June or 4.
President Heydler's report showed
that the New York Giants played be.
fore nearly 100000 fans at home and
away. Chicago led in home.gam at
tendance with over 10000 Chi
cago. New York, st. Louis, Pittsburgh
and Philadelphia showed increases in
home popularity in that order, while
attendance dropped off slightly in Bos.
ton and Brooklyn and considerably in
Cincinnati