The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-16
/ ALKING
IT OVER
BY JOE WILLIAMS

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Mr. Larry
~ Sutton was reading the after
noon sports pages.
so Babe Ruth doesn't think S70.-
600 is enough money for him." Mr..
Sutton remarked. We'll, maybe it
Isn't, but 1t certainly does sound like
lot of money to me-"
II would. Mr.. Sutton never did believe
n spending money on ball players. any
how. Back in his earlier days he used
Y go out into the bushes and the bram-
ment Of ivory you'd ever want to see. and
quarter. cash in hand. for them.
Maybe you don't know Mr. Sutton very
we'll He's the oldest baseball scout in
me business. and / guess he's still just
about the best. Though he's 70 years old.
MIN away from the Brooklyns last month.
=. But there's something about Brooklyn
Lnat makes fellow contented and happy.
old 0owanus canal. AZ any rate, Mr. SUIT
ton isn't going 10 leave Brooklyn. IN
stay for a couple OF more years and then
- gan II quits. >. fellow ought to quit
And a funny. thing. about Mr.. Sutton;
ne never played ball himself; Il used to
umpire once IN a while. and a couple of
Time l managed semi-pro teams. but that
was about all" Mr. Sutton used to set
type IN the ancient hand type days. and
later ne read proof on some Of the bigger
papers.
A PARTIAL list of Sutton dis
1 n coveries would include George
Wiltse, Bill Bradley, Nick Altrock,
Jake Daubert, Zach Wheat, Dazzy
Vance, Howard Ehmke, Dots Miller,
Casey Stengel, George Browne, Leon
Cadore, Sherry Smith, jeff Pfeffer,
Rube Bressler, Jimmy Ring, Dutch
Reuther, Hi Meyers, Red Smith and
George Cutshaw.
ny was news to me that Mr.. Sutton
fhad discovered Altrock Say Nick was
Inc III, cheapest buy / ever made. You know
Oswego and l bought him for Syracuse.
thha don't think Nick wasn't smart even
b ~ ehose Gays. When he heard about the
what's u mo opaT IS 9 ne demanded half and
:, Mr. Sutton thinks one Of the best deals
ss ever made was when he bought Casey
2SgeEgel-the same Casey who returns to
Triiatousn THIS year as assistant manager.
me great Casey cost exactly $500, but
matS only part of the story.
- guess you'd call 1t luck" saws Mr.
Sd quo II dropped into Aurora. III, one
Madden Made r., and somers I think their names
EN- for $500, the two of them
~ meanwhile. got look at Casey. He
was wa. one OF those guys that wanted to
Eet into every play on the field. / tried
20 MAKE deal for him but 1 found he
nad been optioned out by Kansas CITY,
Which which meant 4 they. wanted to they could
Driin ing him back at the end of the season
But sure enough they let Casey stay
and I got the boss Cthe late Charles
Eooetsl to put in a draft for him, which
was IGNORED. and that's how we got him
lot $500. Those two pitchers never did
geI 10 brooklyn; l learned one of 'em was
sickly." VIZ ''4''i ""S
:, But what's the rest of the stengel
Oh, 1t has to do with money. Charlie
Mlttrtpny OF the Cubs wanted those two
pltchers. He must have wanted 'em
eighty S bad too. He offered $4,000 for
Charlie have EN-. So when YOU figure If
all up, we got Casey for nothing and a
Mr.. Sutton chuckled. II claim that
was was pretty good deal. At that I can't
us1nndeerstand why ball player doesn't think
$4,000 is a lot of dough-" ''-'''