Evening star., 1929-12-08
HAS LONG OPPOSED
| GAME BROADCASTS
Mats Boss to Carry Fight
to League Meetings.
off Trades Now.


~ LARK GRIFFITH, president Of
the Washington Base Ball
Club, is going to New, York this
~ week with an open mind. but
little more, so far as trades of
ball players are concerned. Ever since
the Nationals hit the toboggan last
Spring after promising to do great
things in the American League race,
there has been falkland Grifhth did
some of the talking himself-of likely
trades involving some under contract
to the Washington club. Even during
the last few weeks the local preXy
limited he might attempt some barter
ing at the annual gathering of the
declares he isn't likely TO put any play
ers on the market.
When he leaves here tomorrow after
noon for the American League meeting
that will open in New York Tuesday
about the only matter Griff1th will be
rnulling over will have to do with the
banning Of radio broadcasts of games
from the parks Of the circuit of which
his club Is q member. Griflth always
the dissemination of the details of
games ~ they are played by radio from
the parks where they are being played.
He has said he never would permit the
installation Of q btoadcasting apparatus
IN the washington park and for some
time has been stirring up q fight
against the radio IN the American
League. This fight he intends to carry
into the meeting.
other owners in the junior loop over to
his cause. 'Tis understood The league
B prepared TO wage war upon the use
OF the radio In its parks this year and
that when the matter is put to a vote
In the meeting at New York this week
the broadcasters of home games will be
| ousted. Although Phil Ball, owner of
the st. Louis Browns, from the park of
which details Of games have been going
out over the air for several seasons, is
mentioned as the leader Of the move
inent to do away with the radio, that
Is thought to have cut down game at
tendances In several cities, Grifith is
the real father Of the plan and has been
ably seconded by Col Jake Rupert,
master of the New York Yankees.
Scarcity Of Trading Material
Asto the trading affair, perhaps it is
just as well Grifhth contemplates no
deals. AS a matter of fact, the Wash
ington club has little to offer other
clubs for players. The stars with the
NationalS-whAt few there are-really
can not be spared unless something
exceptionally good is procured in re-
turn.
Take Goose Goslin, for instance. The
boys of the press all around the country
have been trying to send the Goose
from the Washington club ever since
he slumped at bat Hast Spring. But
what club will give the Nationals what
would be given to get Goslin? Right
now 1T seems none. aa
Gr1filth still insists the Nationals are
IN the market for "a good right-hand
hitting outflelder, yet he declares he
VIII not put on the market the left
hand swinging fiyhawks. sam west
ana RED Barnes. This despite Vests
failure to make the grade as a big
league batter after several seasons of
trlal ana Barnes uninpreSsive show
ing afeld and ct bat. And it is oues-
tionAble whether either Of these young
/ players would be sought by other clubs
~ unlikely that Joe Judge will be
sent frorn the Nationals, even, though
several clubs would be happy to get
Lne veteran first sacker. At least, Grit
ntn says so. And he also saws he will
nolo 10 Harley Boss, Judges young un-
oerstuoy at the initial sack. And it
does not seem reasonable the Nationals
VIII part with Jack Hayes, for Ossie
th54uege YET has to prove that the opera
s~OA4 VA AAAS bI1Ck hI1CG VIII enable him
70 cavort around the hot corner in his
former brilliant manner,
IL Is known that some clubs in the
american League would be pleased to
geI noio OF Buddy Myer and Joe Cronir1
Detroit, for instance, would be pleased
% acquire Myer. Bucky Harris believes
5uuoy VIII develop into a corkine in
ileider .l ana ne always has thought the
young Misslssippiarl a fine hitter. THE
Browns hold Cronin in high esteem and
SO SO 40 the Athletics. But what would
washington do for an infield If IL LET
90 these promising young ban players?
= May Shift Some Batterymen.
Some of the batterymen now on the
clubs roster may be sent elsewhere be-
lore the Nationals start training at
5lioxi next Spring. For instance, Ed
Wlneapple, the big left-hander grabbed
rrom co1ege ranks last Summer, and
Don Savidge, blonde right-hander. who
STUCK with the club. mainly as a bat-
tmg-practtce hurler the greater part of
tne campaign, are wanted by Chatta-
nooea; And Grifnth seems inclined to
turn these boys over to Joe Engel,,
:, Inc washington scout, who is doub-
ing In the role of CHATTANOOGA nresi-
oent' also wants Charley Gooch, utility
cent Also wants Charley Gooch' utility
hnelder, and Cliff Bolton, Catcher Toe
nay nay get Bolton, probably viii, but Crit
ntn isn't 50 certain that Gooch viii be
transferred, If Charley does 60 it
might be in Winter trade instesd of
. farm-out to the Lookouts. Grif1th
mas two young outf1elders he will en-
oeaVor 10 place with minor clubs. They
are suck Freeman, product of the
Marines and the st. Mary's Celtics of
.s Aiexandria, ana AL Powell, youngster
who was with the Takoma Tigers last
Summer. And he may have trouble
placing them. -
1t does seem Grifhth has r1othino
much with which to tempt other owners
IN trading humor outside the, main
cogS OF MS machine. And giving up
main cogs OF a base ball mechanism al
ways Is dangerous business. The
washington machine needs a Thorough
overhauling of its essential parts and
readlustment rather than the scrannino
OF old material and the hasty assem-
bling OF parts gathered here and there
according to its operator Maybe a few
new parts for replacement, but certainly
no tossing awaV pf tha haea