The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-19
Stove League
BY EDDIE ASH =

TONY LAZZERI is tagged to do
4 his baseballing elsewhere than
in the Yankee stadium next season,
and represents the bait offered to
land a new pitcher for Joe McCar-
tvs club. Cleveland is willing to
trade Willis Hudlin or Mel Harder
for the Italian infielder, and the
White Sox seem eager to give Ted
Lyons for Poosh En- Up. Both
Cleveland and Chicago want Lazzeri
for employment at shortstop. Al
Thomas of the Sox also has been
mentioned in Lazzeri deal.
Manager Mccarthy thinks his Yankees
will be cinch for the pennant if he OBJ
tains another starting pitcher. He will
be gambling on young Jack Saltzgaver of
st. Paul to make in his first year in the
m a jors If Lazzeri is sent away and for
that reason wants to be sure the hurler
received in exchange will be one of quality
and endurance. Sore arms handicapped
Lyons and Thomas this year but the
veterans are reported in good health this
winter.
Willis Hudlin was sought by the Yankees
Teague ne and T1 the New York schout missed
the purchase by half an hour. Hudlin
was a shining light at Waco and his
club owners placed a price OF S15,OO0 an
him Ed Barrow. business manager of the
Yankees, instructed a scout, then at New
Orleans; to hurry to Waco and pay the
sum. asked for, Hudlin; The scout was
thirty minutes late and mutted the deal
GAM JONES, veteran hurler in
- the American League, is run
ming race with Burleigh Grimes,
in the National, for the major
league Circuit riding" champion
ship. Jones was included in the
Chicago Washington swap recently
and the Sox will make the sixth
club in the junior league that has
the name of Sad Sam on its books.
Detroit and Philadelphia have yet
to include Jones on their pay rolls.
Grimes has been with six National
League teams, one in the American
and was with one National club
twice.
Jones started with GAINESVILLE in 1913,
and switched to Portsmouth in 1914. Cleve-
land bought him in 1915, and he was
transferred to the Boston Red Sox in
1916, as part payment for Iris Speaker.
In 1921 Sam landed with the YANKEES
and in 1927 was sent to the Browns. He
was obtained by Washington in the same
year on waivers.
Sam is 40 years old and has seen serv-
ice in 539 big league games His record
reads 1872 victories and ITO defeats. A
BAD arm has slowed him up frequently.
The en0 White sox obtained Jones. Hadley,
change for Carl Reynolds. outfelder, and
Johnny Kerr, infelder. If his salary arm
IS weakened weak. by stiff breezes Sam will have
FOURTEEN members of the party
Il of baseball stars who barn
stormed in Japan, playing seventeen
games, arrived in San Francisco
late Friday. The Yanks won all
games and estimated total attend
ance was half million. The larg-
est crowds were in Toxic. Most
popular FASTENERS with Japanese
fans were Al Simmons, Rabbit Ma
ranville, Ralph SINNERS and Long
George Kelly. Mickey Cochrane
said the japanese players are f1ashy
in the field, but lack power at the
plate.
Columbus of the American Association.
Rochester of the International League and
Houston of the Texas League will train in
round robin style next spring in Houston.
The three teams are controlled by the st.
Louis Cardinals and will play spring
series to decide the "chain store champion
shin" The three-in-one camp scheme is
expected TO cut down expenses In a big
way. The Cardinals will train at Braden-
ton. Fla.