Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-18


neapolis indicate that officials
IL Of the Washington club may be
doing something 10 make Bis
league base ball more interest
ing hereabout next season, even though
there is nothing to be learned al the
Nationals headquarters these days con-
eerains the recruiting Of playing ma :
terial.
According 10 the report from the
Minnesota city there is In the making
or practically IL may be made-a deal
that at the end Of the American ASSo-
citation season will put Washington
uniforms on Adolph LiSka and Spencer
Harris, now pitcher and outtlelder. re-
spectively. for the Minneapolis MillerS,
Iisks. said 10 be little more than FL,
had won Is games and lost but up to
the middle of this month. He is a
richt-hanter bought by the MillerS last
Fall from Burlington Of the Mississippi
VALLEY League. Harris IL will be re-
called. is the PLAYER who WAS with the
White SoX several seasons back, They
sold him 10 Shreveport Of the Texas
League. and Minneapolis got him from
that club last Spring. He is left-hano
halter who hes been banging the ball
better than 500 all season, and has hit
around 30 homerS to lead the league IN
that respect
DeaI Started in NAV, Report.
It is said that the heavy shipment Of
nlaverS BY the Washington club 10 Mn
neapolis this season has 10 do with the
deal. In fact. the report states that the
deal actually got under way while the
Nationals we're en- route West for the
first time this year Then. ii will be re-
called. Infieider Grant ellis was sent
10 the Millers outright and Pitcher
CLAYTON Van Alstvne went to them ura-
Ger option, while Catcher Hugh Nc
Mullen went back To Louisville. the
American Association club from which
he had been drafted.
AS matter of fact McMullen ac-
taIsllv went to Minneapolis. his transfer
"a louisville being only formality TO
ror1ply with provisions OF the maj or-
minor agreement. According TO base
bail Law drafted player not kept by
major league club must be returned to
the club from which he was drawn.
Immediately after these three men
we're transferred to Minneapolis. Gather
Ed Kenns bobbed up as member OF
the Nationals He had been performing
brilliantly for the Millers. and was
eough. at the time By several big-league
outfits. When Kenns Joined the Ms
&icraiS IN ST. LOUIS on June MIME
apolis began repaying the Nationals. it's
said
Crit Interested in Others.
But President Clark Griffith also ex-
pressed an interest in I4iska and Harris.
II seems. and Manager Mike Kelley OF
the MiIlers indicated he might talk
business later, provided he could get
more helpful material from the big
league club Since. the Nationals have
Renf to Minneapolis Pitcher Horace
Lisenbee and Infielder Jack Hayes. I'm
der option. true. but they are there.
II seems that for one player and an
option on two others Minneapolis has
gotten Ave players from the Nationals
gathering enough strength to raise II
IN second place and make it pennant
contender Before the acquisition of
this material from the hig-league outfit
che Millers apparently were hopelessly
sunk in the second division of the
American Association.
II the deal is as reported from Min
neapolis. it certainly has been a good
ons for the Millers. and it may prove
quite helpful to the Nationals. Maybe
quite price TO pay for the players. but
even = big-league club can't get some
thing for nothing.