The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-15

LEAGUE
; BY EDDIE ASH :

FdCllc coast League Dy the Attn
letics, was gift to the Beavers and
developed into star. President
Tom Turner went on a scouting trip
and at Pueblo, Colo, saw a talented
outfielder, Bob johnson. The Pueblo
officials asked $4,000 for johnson
and Turner paid it after much
dickering and beefng about the
high price for class A player. To
ease Turner's mind, Pueblo tossed
in Bowman for good measure and
Turner returned home, thinking
Bowman was an outflelder.
Johnson made good and was sold TO the
Athletics and Turner assigned Bowman TO
the pasture despite the fact the player
insisted he was a pitcher. Turner was
looking for hitters and not hurlers. When
Spencer Abbott took over the managerial
reins at Portland last spring he realized
mistake had been made on Bowman and
placed him on the mound stan. 1t took
some time for the Young sIabster to re-
gain control, but constant practice brought
1t back and he also mastered screwy
screw ball that mystiied Coast batters.
It is rumored in Philadelphia that Lefty
Grove IS going TO cause Counie Mack TO
1882 contract calling for s35 600 Mack
evidently got wind Of Lefty's threat for he
Ieis tof florida For. the other day and an
sent out until next week. Grove drew
sls;oOQ last wear and bonus arrange
600 exclusive Of worlds series profits The
southpaw ace Is said to be yearning for
Innairntty-hyye grand and no bonus agree
Hncnr ne won thirty-one games and lost
Tour last season.
A L FINNEY, young catcher, is
4 A. expected to win his spurs with
the Pittsburgh Pirates sooner or
later. He caught six games for the
BUGS in 1881 and convinced OBJ
servers he has the ability to handle
the difficult assignment back of the
plate. Finney came up from the
Hazelton Pa.) team of the NYP
League. He is righthanded swing
er and hit 1903 in the few games in
which he saw service at Pittsburgh.
Jack Ward, a .348 swatter with New
Orleans last season, will buck up against
big odds trying TO land berth with the
Cleveland Indians this year. Vosmik
Averill and Porter form a star trio and
hardly will be pushed aside by a rookie
Ward may do well enough to serve as extra
fly chaser; otherwise 1t looks like Toledo
for the former Pelican. He is a tourist,
having played with ten clubs in five years.
New Orleans tried Ward at first base.
second a ana third before placing him in
He &c
not classed as fiashy ball hawk An
other promising slugger slated for major
from Portland by the Athletics The fans
in the web foot country think Ed will
S snine in the big show. He is a distance
DILL TERRY'S salary clash with
- the Giants has brought to light
the fact he has been at odds with
Manager McGraw for three years.
1t Is said they have not spoken eX-
cept whenever it was absolutely
necessary. The first sacker has
baked every year and in 1926 held
out and failed to join the team un-
til after the season got under way.
Bill started out as pitcher and
was owned by the Giants when
playing with Toledo. 1t was at
McGraw's suggestion that Terry
gave up the mound for first basing.
Bill protested the change, but it
was a break for the southerner.
Charles Stoneham, Giants president.
doubtless is straining his soup before eat
ing nowadays. Terry, Mel OFT and Fred
FitzsimmOns are lined up against him in
salary controversies and It wasn't so long
ago that Stoneham was mixed up in a
court fight with Francis McQuade, former
club treasurer, in which testimony was
given to the effect that McQuade men
broth.
Ownie Bush has promised Minneapolis
to discuss again the proposition of ac-
cepting the Miller managerial job on a
basis OF part ownership of the franchise
and will leave indianapolis for the Flour
City Sunday. If Bush becomes part owner
1t will mean he will be tied up there in
definitely as pilot. He is not sure of ac-
cepting the offer with part ownership
included, he said today, but indicated it's
manager ownie will hold a long con-
ference on Monday with Mike Kelley. who
is part owner manager and 4 secretary
Kelley is slated to become Miller president
and desires to give up managerial duties
He spent very little time in the dugout
last season.
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