New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
TRADES feature
| DIAMOND Meeting
Buying and Selling Of Players
FaVorite Indoor Sport

less quiescent during the playing
season, the baseball market where
ivory" Is bought and sold with
reckless abandon. is booming along
at Its peak right now. The ticker"
has been able to keep up with all
sales SO far but it's been taxed to
the limit.
Whenever baseball men gather in
large numbers as they have at Tor
onto. buying and selling of players
becomes a favorite indoor sport.
Many a minor league sensation has
4 hotel lobby conversation to thank
for his promotion to the ma jors.
Many fading veteran definitely was
shunted to the minors as two man.
ayers stood with their backs to the
lobby wall of some hostelry and
talked over the situation.
A more or less complete count
shows that no fewer than G. play
ers have been changed hands in the
past three days. Most of these deals
Of course, were completed at Tor
onto, where the annual meeting of
the National Association of Profess
sional Basel ball clubs now is in ses-
sion.
While the convention itself is di-
rectly concerned only with minor
league matters. the boys from the
American and National circuits have
been out in force, buying and selling
in their eternal efforts to do better
next year"
So far few outstanding major
league players have been affected by
the transactions. But there are ru-
mors of trades to come that may ef-
feet a wholesale shifting in the ma
jor league lineups next season.
The Detroit Tigers completed the
most sensational deal. buying First
Baseman Dale Alexander and Pitch
err Johnny Prudhomme from Tor
onto Of the International league. for
about 100000 in cash and three
players. Toronto gets First Baseman
Sweeney and two pitchers not yet
selected.
The Boston Red Sox wanted
Catcher Alex CASTOR and Outfielder
Russell Scarritt from st. Paul and
swung the deal by giving the Saints
Bryan Harriss, tall risht-hander:
Third Baseman Bill Rogeil and an
unnamed catcher.
-Four former major league stars
took on managerial Worries. Allan
Sothoron. a good pitcher in his day,
will handle Louisville's team in the
American association. Gabby Street.
Walter Johnson's old catcher, was
hired by the st. Louis Cardinals TO
handle one of their farms" Jack
Bentley signed to manage York of
the New York Pennsylvania league.
and Heinie Groh. who didn't have
much luck at Charlotte in the South
Atlantic circuit last season, will take
another managerial whirl. at Hart
ford Of the Eastern league.
Evar Swanson. San Francisco
Missions outfielder. was sold to the
Cincinnati Reds, who also bought
Bernie Neis from Seattle. probably
for use at Columbus, which is con-
trolled by the Reds.
The Browns did no buying but
they sold Pitcher Walter Beck and
First Baseman Guy Sturdy. the
former to Buffalo and the latter TO
Birmingham. The pills sent Pitch
ers Walsh and Miller to Los Ange-
les, and Outtielder Art jain TO
Portland. The San Francisco Mis-
sions took Eddie Mulligan, intielder,
Oft Pittsburgh's hands.
Cleveland parted with cash ana
two players for Jim linn, Kansas
City pitcher. Ray Blades got word
that the Cardinals we're sending HIM
to Rochester, in part payment Tor
Charley Colbert. star shortstop.
The Boston Braves sold Howard
Freigau. infielder. to Toledo. while
the Red Sox were disposing of
Pitcher Carl Holling to Los Angeles,
That about completed the deals
as they affected the major league.
Right now most Of the interest
seems TO revolve about Buddy Myer.
Red SoX third baseman: Ossle
BIuege, who guards the hot corner
at Washington. and Pete Donohr"
and Adolf I.uque Of Cincinnatis
mound staff.
Rumors had Myer going TO the
New York Yankees: Donohur or
J,uaue or both to the New York
Giants. and it was understood that
Bluege was on the market for the
highest bidder. Officially, the club
concerned knew nothing whatever
about these rumors.