Evening star., 1933-11-11

N IEW YORK, November IL
M If the trades that are be-
l. Y ing arranged for the
Philadelphia club Of the
National League succeed in going
through, Jerry Nugent, the ami
able young president Of that Or
ganization, will not have much Of
ball team left next year.
Beginning with Chuck Klein,
champion hitter and pretty good
outf1elder, you could easily make
the rounds of the Philadelphia
players and sell or trade them all
off and leave Nugent with COM
fortably filled pocketbook.
Klein, Davis, the catcher; Hurst and
Barten are all worth a lot of money to
some rich club that happens to be In
need Of their services.
Early last year the Chicago Cubs were
looking for somebody who could hit
hard enough to knock the ball over
their right field fence for an occasional
home run. II he could make q habit
Of it, he would please the Chicago public
and bis Chicago owner as well.
Then it was that the late William
veeck, head of the Cubs, first sounded
out the Philadelphia club about the
possibility Of getting Klein by paying q
large sum of money for his release.
Whenever Veeck happened to meet
Nugent during the course of their
travels, they sat down and conVerSed
about the weather.
.sDY THE WAY" said veeck, chow
Il is Klein getting along?"
Remarkably WELL" replied
the Philadelphia president. He hit two
| home runs this week and helped don't
know how many runners around the
bases and is worth 5000 to the Phila-
delphia club"
well" said the Chicago president,
| eff he is worth S25, 900 to Philadelphia,
I think he ought to be worth $4,000
to Chicago. l tell you what ! will do.
will give you $4,000 and you can
deliver him next year. In the mean
time we win keep this sale q secret
between u.s."
He isn't for sale to Chicago or any
body else,' replied Nugent. 'T could
| get more than that from New York"
oh" responded Veeck.
The next time they met and ex-
changed the time Of day Veeck invited
Nugent to have an ice cream soda and
once more inquired about Klein's health
| and ball playing.
He found, however, that the players
price had gone up to $4,000. He was
| still not for sale, as the Philadelphia
president was sure that the fans In his
| city would think he was selling the
entire ball club If he let Klein 60.
! a FTER the player had begun TO IN
| ~ vest himself with an atmosphere
Of 100000 or more Nugent began
to thaw out little and talk about
selling. The two club owners were said
to have come to some sort Of q deal
Just before Weeks death. But to this
day you can't get the president Of the
Philadelphia club to confirm the sale.
Outsiders are just as much concerned
in disposing of Hurst, first baseman,
and Davis, catcher, to some other club.
Rumor has 1t that they may go to 81.
Louis, and another yarn is to the effect
that Jimmy Wilson may manage the
Cincinnati club through an indirect
deal with Philadelphia, Wilson now be-
ing a catcher for st. Louis. This Will
| involve lombard being traded some
where, probably to land in Philadelphia.
1t is strange that the well-wishers Of
the Phillies continue to seek to dispose
of the good men Of the team, in spite
Of the fact that Philadelphia Is going
| to have Sunday base ball next year.
One would think that this would be
the time when the good players would
be retained and trades be sought for
the Indifferent ones.