The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-18
Stove League
by EDDIE ASH

WTHEN Max Carey, new mana
' ger at Brooklyn, made his first
visit 10 Flatbush following his ap-
pointment, he found letters piled
nigh from job seekers filing appli-
SdCons Tor coaching and scouting
Derths' Many we're received from
men whom Carey played with or
against in years gone by. Included
on the list we're remember me. old
BOY. notes from Carson BiRbee
wiiour Cooper, Casey Stengel, Zach
wheat, Ray Schalk, George Sisler
ana CHIC Frasier. 1t is said StengeI
ana Wheat will land assignments
II the club bosses go through with
Carey's recommendations.
Ivan Olsen and Jimmy Johnston are
slated TO be dropped as BROOKLYN
eoaches. Otto Dutch Miller. WIN
learned his baseball on Indianapolis
ssndiots and at Manual Training high
school, will be retained as bull men
os'cher and instructor Of pitchers, ac-
oordinE to reports from the Dodger
stronghold. Dutch tried to come back
as regular backstop with Indianapolis
several years ago, but weak back
was too much to overcome. Miller was
hrst class receiver In his day.
~ Carey, wants to buy or swing a trade
IoI a flght-handed hitting outnelder He
saws there IS to omuch left-handed batting
On yne CLUB 70 beat southpaw pitching
bh afs ,A is giving thought to purchasing
nan interest in the Jersey City team of
the international League for a class "A
farm. The situation at Toledo in the
and found TO be involved beyond the point
Nnere the Dodger officials cared to in
ysst their money. Brooklyn controls the
and it is. money maker and a select
Spot Ior the development Of talent.
n
CLEVELAND still is striving to
~ fill its weak shortstop position
and is willing to take Joe BoIey off
the hands of Connie Mack. It also
is rumored that the Indians of the
American League have made an Of
Ter to Washington for pitcher Had
ley and infelder Hayes. There
seems to be some foundation TO gos-
sip that says Cleveland is willing to
trade the smuggling Morgan. The
st. Louis Cardinals, world cham
pions, are shopping around trying
to bolster third base and it is re-
ported that Gabby Street would like
to land Dick Bartell, Philly short
stop, and convert him into guar
dian Of the hot corner.
Connie Mack has placed the dismissal
tax on Waite Hoyt to create room for a
younger hurler. Fact of the matter, it
Is said, Mack desires to start building
new staff to protect the club when
Grove, Earnshaw and Walberg lose
their effectiveness. Ed RommeI will be
dropped to coaching berth under
Comics new plans.
OWNER NORMAN PERRY and
" Jack Hendricks of the Indian
apolis club are arranging an at
tractive exhibition schedule for the
Tribesmen next spring both for
Florida dates and when the Hoo
sierS return north. The st. Louis
Cardinals, new worlds champs, will
be met at the Tribes Sarasota
training camp and at Bradenton,
where the Cardinals go through
their workouts. Connie Mack'S
Philadelphia Athletics also will be
met twice in Florida, at Sarasota
and TT. Myers.
Only big league teams will be nIaved
by the Indians at Perry stadium after
the Tribesmen come up from the south
and before the league races start. Babe
Ruth will be here with Joe McCarthv's
and strive TO lift the sphere over. the
distant right field wall at the Indians
Babe and Lou Gehrig will "bear down"
as they strive to be first to clear the
left field wall at Perry stadium this year,
hut none of the American Association
sluggerS was able TO clear the right field
bricks.
Tom DAILY well-known veteran catcher
in the International League, has succeeded
Steve O'Neill as manager of the Toronto
Leafs. He was assistant under O'Neill for
short time during the 1881 season. DAILY
played with three International loop clubs,
Montreal, Jersey City and Toronto. Bad
health handicapped O'Neill during the
past campaign
Lefty Leif1eld, efficient pilot of the
champion st. Paul Saints, comes
out with boost for Jack Saltz-
gaver and Bill Herman, the two
keystone sack youngsters sold out
of the A. A. to big league teams.
The Yankees bought Saltzgaver
from the Apostles and the Chicago
Cubs paid a big price to Louisville
for Herman. Leifleld says the lads
will make the major grade in big
way in the field and will prove SEN
sations if they solve big league
pitching.