Evening star., 1933-06-19

picked up a capable pitcher
i in John Whitlow Wyatt, OBJ
tanned in trade that sent
Pitcher Vic Frasier to Detroit.
In his two starts Wyatt has
twice beaten st. Louis and his last
game was a one-hitter. Wyatt
was regarded as a great prospect
when he first came up to the
Tigers, but became dissatisfied in
Detroit.
Fonseca's method of handling players
appears to be working with Wyatt. and
since he is only "a years of age, the
Sox lan expect several years of good
work from the Georgian.
Fonseca, ridiculed for his handling of
the Sox in 1882, appears to be winning
a long time job with the Chicago team.
Under his direction Luke Appling has
developed into one of the best short
stops in the majors.
Jack Hayes, who never could hit for
Washington. is banging the ball close
to the 800 mark since FonSeca got him
to adopt a crouch batting style, while
Evar Swanson, who could not hit well
enough to remain with Cincinnati, has
blossomed into one of the star hitterS
of the American League.
OF course, the addition Of Simmons,
Haas and Dykes had much to do with
the rise of the White Sox. but Fonseca
is entitled to a large share of the
credit.
THE emergence of the Red Sox from
J. the role of poor relations" is
providing the city of Boston with
some lively competition for the favor OF
the base ball fans. 1t undoubtedly Is
one of the reasons for the deal by
which the Braves obtained Pinkie Whit
ney and Hal Lee from the Phillies in
exchange for Fritz Knothe and Yves
Schulmerich and bundle of cash.
The new blood the Red Sox have
acquired since the club was bought by
Tom Yawkey, young millionaire, whose
chief adviser is Eddie Collins. attracted
such a response from the fans that the
owners of the Braves lost no time in
bringing a few new faces into their
own park.
The Braves for several seasons have
put up a better fight in the National
League than the Red Sox have been
able to show in the American. This
year the Braves haven't been able to
get started, due chiefly to backwardness
of their pitching corps. With their
pitchers coming along a bit better and
with the addition Of two first-class
players like Whitney and Lee, they may
prove more of a stumbling block to the
league leaders from now on
The Philadelphia Boston deal is, Of
course. a one-sided trade, so far as the
players involved are concerned. But
the owners of the PhillieS needed some
cash to fill out their waning gate re-
ceipts at home, and it is understood
that the Boston club handed over at
least S50,000 in this deal.
IN Whitney the Braves acquire the
i second best third baseman in the
league. He was injured early in the
Spring and was out of the game for
about six weeks, but he again is play
ing up to his regular form. The young
man is 81 years old and his batting
average over the last five seasons with
the Phillies stands at .312 The Phils
drafted him in 1927 from the New Or
leans club, where he had been sent by
the Cleveland Indians in a trade for
Eddie Morgan.
Lee is a promising young outfielder
who played with the Macon, Ga. team
before signing with the Brooklyn
Dodgers in 1880. He was used only in
utility. roles by the Dodgers until he
was traded to the Phillies in the Fall
of 1880. In 149 games last season Lee
batted .303.
The Braves also have taken on Ray
Starr, pitcher, from the Giants at
the waiver price Starr had little
chance to show what he could do with
the Giants. He came up from the
Rochester club, where he shone brightly
and won distinction by pitching a no.
hit game.