Evening star., 1930-12-10
OWNERS mot ABLE
|. TO BALANCE DEALS
Ask So Much Tor What They
Offer That No Bargains
Can Be Struck.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press spofss writer.

~~~@@~~N ~A~ee @t~AND WE1vNEs
n TEw YORK, December TO-
M Major league club owners
4 Y and managers have get
some sort Of q record for
the first two days Of the an
nual Midwinter meetings-they've
failed to complete q single player
deal Of any Importance.
It's not because they haven,t tried,
Hour after hour In the hotel iobbies
budding deal has been nipped by the
frost Of excessive demands before II
reached fun bloom.
The New York Yankees, for instance,
have been talking things over with the
st. Louis Browns, the CHICAGO White
Sox and the Boston Red Sox without
getting anywhere. From the Browns
the Yalks would like to get q pitcher.
particularly George Blaeholder, but the
Browns are interested only In q pitcher
the Yankees do not want 10 lose, young
Thfrd Basenan willie Kamm and
Catcher Moe. Berg are the players the
Yankees would be glad 10 take m the
White Sox hands and they still have A
hankering for either Danny MacFaydefl
or Ed Morris, Red Sox pitching aces.
Outnelder Harry Rice u the Yankee
most likely to figure In q trade.
Can't Get Players.
Rogers Hornsby Of the Chicago cubs
has about given up hope OF gettlnR
First BaseInan Jim Bottofniey from the
S Ssruinais and Will string along with
Cnarlle Grimm and George Kelly. The
Giants could use Wallie Berger. siuegins
every time John McGraw titles 10 "a
business some one asks for Third Base.
man Freddie Lindstroni ana the whole
A contemplated deal between 1rookiyn
and the Boston Braves has fal1en
through, Brooklyn wanted 10 aef,a
Harvey Hendfick and Gordon 9lAde "a
the Braves in exchange for I'd Brandt.
9 good pitcher. The Braves were wiiiin9
TO buy Hendrick outright, but refused
to part with Brandt.
There are more veterans around the
meetings looking for jobs than In some
Athletic catcher, would like 10 hook IN,
With Portland OF the Pacific C6ast
League, while Jack Quinn thinks he
still could be Of assistance to q major
league pitching staif. He taiksTi t n
Hornsby, but the Cubs already have Al
pitchers. Bob Shawkey, who was mem
toned as Portland,s next MANAGER he
fore Spencer Abbott beat him "a it. is
here scouting around, and SO are wal
lie schang. Joe Dugan ana Oscar Witt.
slsleF After JOB.
It Is understood that George eisIef
has come to the end Of his nlaviii9 davS
with the Boston Braves and NAV he
come q coach with that club II ne can't
find anything better. .tI1e club has
promised not to stand In his WaV,
There's only one sure thing ab5iit sis
the minors.
Neither the American nor the Ma
slonal Leagues accomplished much a.
other than routine nature at yestef-
days tnestings. Today the fhuch-lief.
aided conference over the draft sitilax
ton is to be held between the Commit
tee OF nine from the American Associa-
ton, International and Pacific Coast
Leagues and D committee representing
the majors. The American Iseakue's
Representatives ere Ernest T. Barnard
president 0f the league; Ffaf1K Navin 6f
Detroit, jacob Rupert Of the Yankees
and L. @. McAvoy OF the st. Louis
Browns. Confefees for the National
League are Barney Dreyftiss Of Pitts
burgh, William L. Veeck Of the Chicago
Cubs and Emil Fuchs Of the Boston
The American League passed 4 rule
the Numbering Of players both
at home and on the road. II