The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-22

lost fourteen with the Saints last
season, which is a good record for
low second division team. His
earned run" record was 500 and
he finished we'll up among the A. A.
hurlers in this respect. Moreover,
it is said he was especially eff
fective against indianapolis.
$4,000 Reported Involved
Manager Killefer compile d
another important deal last night
when he sold outfelder Vernon
George Washington to the Chi
cago White Sox for cash and play
ers. The sum of cash involved is
said to be $4,000.
After diSposing Of Washington in
exchange for third baSeman Billy
Sullivan and pitcher Phil Galliyan,
the indianapolis pilot then snapped
Sullivan for shortstop Otto Bluege
of the st. Paul A. A. club. Sulli-
van was out on option with Mil
Waukee last season. Gallivan is a
light-handed pitcher and is six
footer weighing about 190 He is 26
years old.
Washington batted 367 with Indi-
apoliS this year. The White Sox
drafted him from the Hoosiers early
in the fall, but the draft was can
celed by Judge K. M. Lands, base
ball commissioner, when Indian
apolis pointed out that its big slug
ger was ineligible to be taken in that
way. He had not played the required
years in the minors to permit the
big leaguerS to pick him out of the
grab bag.
SOx Outbid Others
Once before the White Sox bought
Washington when he was in the
Texas League and lost out when
the outfielder refused to report. The
Sox outbid Brooklyn and Detroit
last night when the Dodgers and
Tigers were unable to deliver players
satisfactory to Indianapolis.
Manager Killefer of the HooSiers
started his player trading early. On
Tuesday he sent Frank Sigafoos,
reserve infelder. to Columbus in ex-
change for Mickey Heath, first
baSeman.
A drive for championship timber
by the Chicago Cubs was expected
today to be the next big develop
ment of the National Association of
Professional Baseball Leagues. The
Cubs made the biggest deal of the
opening day and were negotiating
today in two more directions. The
Cubs want action. Most of the other
major league clubs can't make up
their minds.
Cubs Secure Carleton
In last nights deal the Cubs OBJ
tanned James O. (Tex) Carleton,
right-handed pitcher, from the ST.
Louis Cardinals. They gave in ex-
change pitchers Bud Timing and
Dick Ward and some cash.
The Cubs have offered pitcher
Guy Bush and outfielder Babe Her.
man to Pittsburgh for pitcher Larry
French and outhelder Freddy Lind
strom, an even swap, no cash in
volved. The Pirate crew, from man.
lager Pie Traynor up and down, has
been weighing the deal for twelve
hours but still was undecided about
it today. They promised to give
their decision to manager Charlie
Grimm of the Cubs tonight.
Negotiations have been opened by
the Cubs with the Boston Braves
for either pitcher Ed Brandt, a
sOuthpaw, or pitcher Fred Frank
house, a right-hander.
Giants May Take CuyIer
Manager Grimm also tried to do
some business with Bill Terry, man
ager of the New York Giants, who
isn't quite so hard to contact as
when his club held the worlds title.
Grimm offered outflelder Kiki Guy
Ter to the Giants, and Terry said he
would give in return a couple OF
pitchers-Bowman and Salveson.
That ended negotiations between
the Cubs and Giants, and Grimm
and Terry talked about some shows
they had seen.
The Boston Red SoX today formed
a working arrangement with the
Knoxville Southern Association club
and turned over four players to the
minor league team. They were in
/ fielder Clarence Blair and outfelder
Max Rosenfeld, purchased from
Syracuse, and shortStop Walt Novak
and inf1elder William Kluch, bur-
chased from Reading.
Beds Buy Riggs
The Cincinnati Reds purchased
two minor league stars from the
Cardinal chain, getting third base
man Lew Riggs from Columbus and
outfelder Ivan Goodman from Ro-
/ chester. for a sum said to be $4,000.
The first major league trade last
night sent outfelder Bruce Camp
bell from the st. Louis Browns to
Cleveland for pitcher Bob Weiland,
infielder Johnny BURNETT and cash.
Pittsburgh sold catcher Art Welt
mann to the Los Angeles Pacific
Coast League club. The Toledo
( American Association club bought
+ catcher George Susce from Detroit
and outfielder Harry (Hub) Walker
from Montreal.
Veteran Stars on Block
Rumors of other major league
deals have outfielder Heinie Manush
and pitcher Earl Whitehil Of Wash
! ington: outfelder Ben Chapman and
( Sammy Byrd of the Yankees;
pitchers Charlie Root and Roy
I Joiner of the Cubs; second baseman
/ Oscar Aiellilo of the Browns; out
/ fielder Dusty Cooke and Carl Rey-
nolds of the Red Sox, on the trading
block.
The Fl. Worth CTex) club an
nounced the appointment Of Joe
Heving. last year with Toronto, as
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