The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-08
STOVE
LEAGUE
BY EDDIE ASH

OBTAINING a lease on the de-
~ funct Toledo Hens with an
option to buy the franchise within
one year paves the way for the
Cleveland Americans to regain a
foothold IN Class AA. The Ameri-
can Association naturally opposes
big league ownership within its
ranks, but the Toledo club, in re-
ceivership, was in such state of
financial distress that the Cleveland
move is believed To be the best way
out Of the muddle. Anyway Co
lumbus is owned by the st. Louis
Cardinals, Milwaukee is controlled
by the st. Louis Browns. and the
New York Yankees have a working
agreement with st. Paul.
Moreover. the Hen team is shy Of play
ing talent and Cleveland will be in a posi-
ton to supply athletes to start rebuild
ing process in the Maumee city. For the
past two years Cleveland has been looking
around TO locate farm in class "A. be-
lieving the Jump from New Orleans. class
A. to the ma iors is too much for most CT
the talent developed down there. Years
ago Cleveland was in control at Toledo and
one year moved the Hen team to C1eve-
land as an experiment in every day base
ball. the A. A. nine playing when the big
lcaguers we're on the road. II was a
short-lived venture and the Hens returned
TO Toledo.
Alya Bradley, Cleveland president, made
the following statement to bring cheer
to Toledo fans. Toledo will give us the
class IA connection we desire. We have
title TO enough capable youngsters 10 put
a winning team in the American Assscia-
ton race" Bradley also said the Cleve-
land club win pay SIS, 600 year as rental
on SWayne field, the Hen ball park The
lease price on the club proper was not
on WIS Toedo IN 1914 and 1875 enabed
Cleveland to get Ray Chapman, the
famous shortstop. who was killed. in a
game with the New I York Yankees when U n
Mays. officials at Cleveland planned 20
confer today on the naming OF new
manager for the Hens
TOLEDO will get first call on
IL surplus players rated as of Glass
AA caliber by Manager Roger
Peckinpaugh of Cleveland and his
coaches. Cleveland year ago pulled
out as financial hacker of the Terre
Haute and Frederick (Md) clubs,
but retained a working agreement
with New Orleans, Class A. 1t is
said the agreement with the Peli-
cans only entitled Cleveland to meet
the bid of another club before New
Orleans sold a player. Hence To-
ledo will be first in line when Peck
inpaugh begins to reduce the Cleve-
land roster this spring:
n
According to information received from
the east. the Brooklyn club is dckering
with the st. Louis Cardinals for the serv-
ices of Hack Wilson, the pudgv fly chaser
sent down the river by the Chicago Cubs.
II is said Brooklyn will give in exchange
a riEhthanded pitcher or a Iefthanded hit
ting outhelder. Carey. new Brooklyn pilot.
was reported visiting Wilson this week at
Hacks home in Martinsburg. w. Va. Will
son described Carev's visit as a social call
but the guess is that Max stopped there
to sound out Hack on salary if he be-
comes a DOdger.
HINDER baseball law, Carey would
~ be required to obtain the con-
sent of the st. Louis club to talk
business with Wilson, and this angle
leads to the belief a deal has been
arranged providing Brooklyn is able
to sign the former National League
homerun king. HACK drew $4,000
last year, but the Dodgers hardly
would go above $4,000.