The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-11
STOVE
LEAGUE
BY EDDIE ASH .

'I1EfIE Is yarn going CIle
Il rounds in the big leagues say
ing John McGraw recently propo-
sitioned the Chicago Cubs with an
offer of Billy Terry, New York
Giants famous first sacker, for
ouf1elder ri XII Cuyler, star of the
Bruins fly chasing brigade. 1t is
said Manager Hornsby was burning
up to make the trade, but was
compelled to turn it down owing
to the fact he already has an I'M
certain outfield. Terry proved a
difficult customer to sign last
spring, and is expected to give the
Giant bosses more trouble this
year.
NTGRAW has Sam Leslie in re-
1V1 serve for first base duty at
New York, and was willing, appar-
emily to sacrifice Terry to bolster his
outfield with the swift and hard
swatting Cuyler. Moreover, Terry
always will be hard to handle on
the salary question. He saved his
money, has sound investments and
has the batting power and fielding
skill to back up his demands. He
led the National League in hitting
in 1880 and barely lost the title by
fraction last year.
MAX CAREY, new pilot of the
1V1 Brooklyn Nationals, has told
friends he intends to keep old Jack
Quinn on the mound roster at |
Flatbush. Spit is a nasty word, but |
spit on the ball comes in handy |
some times, especially in a pinch, |
and old Jack is saved again. He is
said to have been pitching ball as
a young soldier in camp around |
Tampa when the American battle
ships were making the Spanish |
fleet say uncle" 1t is presumed |
his throwing arm developed rub
ber-like tendencies knocking off
mosquitoes in 1898. The rest of the
moist-ball four in the majors are
Grimes of the Cubs, Faber Of the
White Sox and Mitchell of the
Giants.
q
TINE Chicago White SoX are 60
Il ing to return to the old-fash-
Toned methods of spring training
this year by sending the athletes
to a resort for health before begin
ming regular practice. The pastim-
ers have been ordered to report at
Mineral Wells, Tex, on Feb. "a and
take the water cure for about ten
days before proceeding to the San
Antonio camp. The athletes will be
ordered to boil out, consume gallons
of water daily and spend hours in
hiking. If any of the boys are not
ready for work after the health
treatment they'll be in danger of
drawing a ticket back home.
FRENCH LICK, Dawson Springs
Il and Hot Springs were health
spots visited by big league clubs in
the old days previous to going to
training camp. That was before
prohibition, when it was the prac-
tice of the average Lacquer to idle
away the winter blowing foam and
taking on weight by other indoor
pursuits" They do say, however,
that blowing foam was mere play
and of no consequence compared
with the damage inflicted on the
modern and tender athletes who
party" now and then and punish
themselves with grog of Black Tom
voltage.
DIN the midwinter publicity
L medal on Tom Angley, affable
and oftentimes lackadaisical dead
to YOU'D Indianapolis catcher of the
rotund physique. Tom was able to
convince a scrivener that he's at
training camp early in January
conditioning himself for the next
! baseball campaign"
When Hack Wilson batted only
200 last year compared with 1856
in 1890. he thought that was low,
but hit a new low when the Car
dinals reduced his salary to the
tune of $25,500 In other words,
Hacks wages went down like Ger
man bond.
Well, WI see where Bourbon high
school notched up another basket
ball victory Saturday Good old