The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-19
MANAGER ASKS new
TALENT FOR LOVELY
CHICAGO AMERICANS
Minor League Price Too High
on Rockies, Third Baseman
Says; Ships Them Back
INJURIES CRIPPLE TEAM
Simmons May Be Snapped tor
Younger Talent; Only Six
Will Be Kept

Chicago. July 19.-Jimmy Dykes de.
clares that not more than q half dozen
of the wallowing White Sox will be
with the club when the gong rings II
1885.
But Chicago's manager and third
baseman neglects to explain how he
is going to obtain the Is others he Is
permitted to carry under the player
limit. and whom learned baseball
men have decided are necessary In the
operation of a high rolling club.
Perhaps Harry NJ. Gardiner. vice
president and secretary Of the Pale
Hose, intends to draft few more
playground directors, as he did re-
Gently in the case Of Jocko Conlan, q
diminutive outfielder who filled IN
when Mule Haas came up with
charley horse.
Conlan, a minor league veteran, re-
manned out Of the game in 1888 and
last spring when the Montreal Royals
refused to pay him what he believed
he was worth. He held a pleasant po-
sition in the Chicago park system
when the call came.
The Sox management created itS
own emergency by shipping the fleet
Frenchy Bordagaray back to the Sac
ramento Coasters rather than pay
$4,000, and returned Bernie Uhalt to
Oakland, of the same wheel, to save
10000. Bordagaray, despite his lack
Of size. revealed power in hitting 800.
Cleveland was interested In Uhalt,
but could not send the Oaks catcher
demanded in q deal.
Managers Disagree
Dykes agrees with Grabiner that
neither Bordagaray nor Uhalt was
worth the purchase prices. although
such keen judges as Billy Evans, gen.
eral manager of the Indians, and q
couple of his scouts, disagreed with
them on Uhalt.
There is talk of Evans taking
charge of the business end Of the
White Sox. by the way.
"Prohibitive prices asked by minor
league clubs for untried players is the
biggest difficulty in rebuilding ma
Tor league club" explains Dykes
'They demand from $4,000 on up for
players who have yet to prove their
worth. A 400 batting average in the
Coast League, for example. doesn't
mean q thing. Most of that kind Of
hitters out there fail to hit the size
Of their hats in the big show"
So what Is Dykes to do?
One hears that he will sway AL Sim
mons, still q great outfielder, for
younge talent. He could do that
without much trouble. An athlete
like Simmons this season easily might
be the difference between pennant
and q place or show position for eth
er the Detroit or Cleveland club.
Dykes assures you that he will prove
q shrewd trader. in pointing out that
the Sox got little in return for Bump
Hadley and Bruce Campbell, now with
the Browns: Carl Reynolds and Bill
Cissell, now Red Sox property. and
Willie Kamm, starring with the IN
dams. Chicago paid $l25.000 for
Kamm, and SIS 900 for Cissell.
Injuries Take Toll
Life will be more tranquil for Dykes
when shortstop Luke Appling and
Second Baseman Jack Hayes recover
from their injuries. Appling may
scale the heights as q short fielder,
and Hayes is q daisy on defense.
Dykes indicates that he will stand
pat on his infield in 1885, with App
ling and Hayes, himself at the far
turn, and big Zeke Bonura at first.
All he requires is four pitchers. ct
least one Of whom must be SOUTH
paw: q catcher. and right fielder.
Evar Swanson being unable to do any,
thing right this season.
But close observers assert that
what the White Sox need more than
anything else, II their future is to be
any brighter, are worthwhile minor
league connections and scouting sys-
tenn.
J. Louis Comiskey accompanied the
White sox on their two eastern trips
this year. and fired Lew Fonseca In
the midst Of the initial game. It was
the first time In II years that an Of
fetal Of the club, other than the field
manager and road secretary, evinced
enough interest to follow the players
along the eastern frontier.
The Comiskey dynasty plainly is
commencing to feel the effects Of It's
l4-year flop.
Something has to be done. but
what?