Evening star., 1932-12-15
TRIBE STILL AFTER
BOSS Of NATIONALS
Giants, Cubs, Dodgers Eager
to DeaI-Broadcast Ban
Not Anticipated.

MOI Anticipated.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
n yEW YORK, December IS
I'M The annual major league
/ \ meetings need only to ap-
proximate t d ~ the
frantic activity Of the David
Harums during the past 48 hours
in order to establish the conclaves
of 1882 as the greatest off-season
trading climax in base ball his
tory.
The falling arch brigade, some
crippled by the endless marching.
counter marching, plain and
fancy standing around in hotel
lobbies, reached wearily for chairs,
but still was full of the lust for
barter as the three-day conven-
ton came into the home stretch.
So far, counting in post-season deals,
every club in the National League and
five in the American not only have
traded important material, but still are
eager to keep right on dealing until
dragged away from here
And all in all, the wholesale juggling
Of the playing rosters in answer to the
demands of the faithful for new faces,
has been so sensational in spots as to
steal most of the thunder from the
more pompous dealings of the owners
in formal session.
The turnover in ball players, led by
the boy managers" Of the two leagues,
Bill Terry and Joe Cronin has injected
new life into the aching ankles Of the
standing army.
TRoNIN, with the "old fox" Clark
~ Griffith, master-minding at his
elbow, put over two deals for the
Washington Nationals yesterday that
popped few eyes in the lobby and ma
terially enhanced the Nationals chances
of overhauling the world champion
New York Yankees next season.
washington sent Sam West and Carl
Reynolds, outfielders; Lloyd Brown,
southpaw pitcher, and bundle of cash
along to the st. Louis Browns in ex-
change for Goose Goslin, great hitter
and former favorite in the Capital:
Fred Schultz. regular outfielder. and
Walter Stewart, one Of the finest left
handed pitchers in the league
Then, when most Of the experts and
managers had slowed away for the
night, the "Old Fox" talked Bucky
Harris, manager of the Detroit Tigers,
/ into parting with his ace left-hander,
Earl. Whitehill, in exchange for Fred
Marberry, burly right : hand relief
! pitcher.
Whitehill had been on the block
since the start of the meetings, and
his shift for Marbery. rumored during
the day. was less surprising than the
first transaction.
Goslin, .325 hitter, went to the
Browns from Washington a couple of
years ago in exchange for Heinie
Manush.
The experts gave Washington all the
better of both deals, figuring Goslin a
game-busting, home-rlfn hitting star
and Stewart and Whitehill the types of
pitchers who beat the first division
clubs consistently. On hitting and
pitching records, the deal with st.
Louis figured even-up.
CECoND in importance was the Bos-
- ton Braves deal with the San
Francisco Missions for two young
infield prospects-Albert Wright, second
baseman, and Dick Gyselman. third
baseman-for $4,000 and Bill Walters,
third-sacker.
Cincinnati bought Clarence Blair,
former Cub infielder, from Los Angeles
and Irving Plummer, an outfielder,
from Wilkes-Barre. Brooklyn pur-
chased Linus Fry. l9-year-old short
stop, from Nashville for 1884 delivery,
sending Earl Mattingly, right-hand
pitcher. along as payment
Not content with deals that shipped
Freddy Lndstrom to Pittsburgh and
Chick Fullis to Philadelphia in ex-
change for Glenn Spencer and George
Davis; bundled Pitcher Sam Gibson of
to the Coast with cash in exchange for
Pitcher Bill Shores, and before the
meetings sent Bill Walker. Jim Mooney,
Bob OFarrell and Ethan Allen to st.
Louis for Ray Starr and Gus Mancuso,
Manager Terry of the Giants completed
one more yesterday and offered half
q dozen.
He took Shortstop John (Blondie)
Ryan from Buffalo in exchange for In
fielder Eddie Marshall and cash. He
wants to trade Catcher Shanty Hogan
to Boston; Second Baseman Hughey
Critz to Philadelphia and Substitute
First Baseman Sam Leslie to Brooklyn.
Charlie Grimm still is searching for
left-handed pitcher and may do busi-
ness with the Braves for Ed Brandt,
having filled one great need with
slugging left-handed outfie,der Babe
Herman. gathered in from the Cincin-
natl Reds before the meetings in ex-
change for cash and four players.
/ DROOKLYN needs a first baseman
~ and may turn to Joe Judge Of
Washington, who is trying to make
trade for himself.
Counting the Chicago White Sox
100000 purchase of Al Simmons,
Jimmy Dykes and Mule Haas from
Philadelphia, only three clubs, all In
the American League, have not traded
since the season closed. OF these Cleve-
land wants First Baseman Harley Boss
from Washington.
Only the Yankees and the Red Sox,
extremes of the American League, have
done no business, plan none and suffer
in common, but for opposite reasons.
The Yahks already have so much
that rivals fear to strengthen them.
The Red Sox have SO little no one seems
interested.
The magnates, for their part, came
down to the closing Joint meeting today
with little or nothing of major i'm
portance left on the calendar for def
mite decision.
There was the question Of broad
casting regular league games, a sore
spot in several cities, where owners
contend that rival clubs in adjacent
territory are reaching out through the
air to steal home town fans, but there
was no possibility of joint action. The
National League is split, to 8, on the
question, and the American, to A.
Unanimous opinion in both leagues is
necessary either to approve or bar
broadcasting In the joint meeting.
Unanimous approval in the separate
meetings of the two major leagues
during the past two days of the mo-
ton to advance from June Is to May
Is the date for pruning rosters to the
23-player limit has forecast approval
Of the measure without argument in
the joint session.