Evening star., 1934-12-11
BROWNS DEMAND
SECOND BASEMAN
Ask for Some One to Fill
Shoes of MeIiIIo, Due to
Go to Red Sox. Aa,
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
ataS CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

N YEW YORK, December IL
nj Bump Hadley, right-hand
v hurler, next base ball season
again will be wearing the
Washington club uniform instead OF
the livery Of the Browns provided
Clark Griffith finds some way to lift
the chunky chucker from the st.
Louis outfit.
Bump is Bucky Harris pick of the
Browns pitching pack and the new
manager of the Nationals has asked
his boss to bring this boxman back
to the Capital club if possible. And
the bidding has begun.
Ducking a throng of ball players,
traders, scouts, officials and base balls
unemployed here for the Winter busi-
ness sessions of the big leagues, Grit
fifth contrived to keep to his hotel
room much of the time yesterday in
conference with Lou McEvoy, vice
president of the Browns.
While no agreement on deal was
reached the negotiations between the
Washington club president and the
St. Louis official progressed SO IA
vorably that another conference was
scheduled today and before nightfall
it is believed some trade between the
Nationals and the Browns will be
effected.
Deal Near Completion.
THE deal for Hadley might have
IL been completed yesterday but
for Rogers Hornsby, shrewd
manager of the Browns. Hornsby
not only seems more inclined to part
with George Blaeholder or Jack
Knott-each a right-hand hurler-and
Griffith would take either of these if
he could not get the man Harris wants
than Hadley, but also insists that
there will be no deal unless the
Browns get as part of the exchange
q capable young second baseman.
1t is understood here that a barter
between the Browns and the Red SoX
whereby the latter would obtain Oscar
Melillo, veteran middle Sacker. already
has been arranged and that Hornsby
will sanction no other trade by his
club that would not get him q good
replacement for Melillo.
So to get Hadley or either of the
other pitchers above mentioned from
the Browns, it looks as if Griffith
would have to cook up a deal with
some club that would provide him
with a second baseman he could turn
over to Hornsby 1t might be that the
White Sox would be drawn into the
bargaining.
Roundabout Methods.
TT APPEARS that among their new
infield talent there may be sec
ond baSeman satisfactory to Horns
by, so a deal with them might be man
aged. 1t is no secret that Manager
Jimmy Dykes of the Chicago club is
keen on Luke Sewell, veteran catcher,
ON the block, according to Griffith.
In exchange for Sewell and perhaps
some cash, the Washington president
might get not only the second base
man needed to swing the st. Louis
deal, but also Leslie Tietje, the young
right-hand pitcher sought for the Ma
tionals.
In addition to the conference with
McEvoy today Griffith also was to go
into conference with White Sox
officials. There seems more than
fair chance that a switch of players
advantageous to all clubs concerned
will be made.
Negotiating With Yanks.
"HERE is something brewing be-
tween the Nationals and the
Yankees, too, for Griffith, Harris
and the Yankee manager, Joe NC
Carthy, are to get together before the
sessions here end Mccarthy has de-
clared he is after left-hand swinging
outfielder who can hit fer high figures
and that the Washington club might
help him out.
II have an appointment here with
the Washington men," the boss of the
Yankees admitted today. I'VE tried to
talk things over in Louisville (when
the minor league meeting was held
there last month"; but Griff said he
preferred to wait until the meeting
here.
"Heinie Manush? Certainly, we
could use him. We need new left
handed slugger and I believe Heinie
would fill the bill. But the chances
are that Griff wants too much for
him"
Well, Griffith has said before that
Manush is not for sale. But should
Mccarthy offer something like Ben
Chapman, sparkling batter, base
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