The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-11
YankS Worry
as Rivals Add
Star Players
Rupert Needs New Talent
to Keep Pace; Quiet in
National League.
BY WINTHROP LYMAN
United Press staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-Officials of
the New York Yankees are so pan
icky they are expected to announce
an important player deal during
the major league baseball meeting
today.
Col, Jacob Rupert, brewer and
owner, either must loosen the
strings of his ample purse or like
ly see his team wind up below the
Boston Red Sox and the Detroit
Tigers next year.
A week ago Rupert and Joe Nc
Carthy, manager of the Yankees
announced confidently that they
could win the flag in 1886 with their
present squad.
Two deals yesterday caused a rad
ical change in their plans.
First, Jimmy FoXx, slugging first
baseman, and Johnny Marcum
young pitcher, were sold to the Red
Sox by Philadelphia.
Second, Al Simmons, erstwhile
batting champion of the American
League, was sold to the Detroit
Tigers by the Chicago White Sox.
The transactions added so much
strength to the Boston and Detroit
clubs that Col Rubbert finally adj
mitted he might be forced to spend
some dough in order to put his team
in next years race.
Rupert Wants Harder
Rupert was willing to trade Ben
Chapman, his tempermental out
fielder, and Johnny Allen, pitcher,
to Cleveland in exchange for Mel
Harder, the Indians ace hurler.
But Cleveland officials turned
down their thumbs and said:
I'VE won't trade but you can buy
Harder if you put up enough cash"
The Indians are more interested
in obtaining catcher than an out
fielder, so Manager Steve O'Neill
has concentrated his efforts on that
department. One rumor said that
Cleveland and the Chicago White
Sox have deal coming up, but
there was no confirmation.
Quinn to Run Braves
Because of the Foxx and Sim
mons deals, the major news yester-
day broke in American League
headquarters. 1t may be different
TODAY, however, since the way for
trades in the National League was
opened when Bob Quinn was award
ed the franchise for the Boston
Braves.
Backed by syndicate of bust
ness men, Quinn will run the Braves
next year with a view toward pull
ing them out of the red.
His plan was given unanimous
support by National League execu-
tives with the stipulation that
Charles Francis Adams, former ma
jority stakeholder in the club, would
have no connection with the team
Kenesaw Mountain Lands, com
missioner of baseball, froWned on
Adams because of the latter'S race
horse connections.
National League owners and man
ayers have been reticent so far about
their trading plans. Casey Stengel
of Brooklyn says all he wants is
ball players; Bill Terry of the
Giants is fairly well sasitfed with
his present club; Branch Hickey OF
st. Louis says he has had no offers
but will dispose of all bur the i'm
portant cogs in his machine; Man
ager Charley Grimm of Chicago
wants to trade Outfelder Chuck
Klein to the Phillies for Pitcher
Curt Davis; Pittsburgh and Cincin-
natl will retain their present squads
and Boston has no money to spend
Americans Veto Night Ball
Both leagues held the first meet
ingS yesterday. AS the Nationals
went on record to continue their
night baseball policy status quo, the
Americans again voted unanimously
against the floodlights. The Ma.
tionals will do the same next veal
as they did in 1935-permit each
club to play seven home games al
night.
Ford Prick, former New YorE
newspaperman, who has been presi.
dent of the league one year, was re-
elected for a two-year term, ane
given raise in salary. Boston wa:
selected as the site for the 1886 all
star game.
The Americans elected Rupert
vice president to succeed the late
Frank j. Navin of Detroit. Walter
0. Briggs, new owner of the De.
troit Tigers, was elected to member.
ship in the league.
The American League voted, sub.
ject to approval by the Nationa
League. to admit children under 1;
to ball games for Is cents and te
place eastern teams on a schedule
which would send them against
western opponents on a 3-3-3-:
basis. Under the present system
| eastern clubs play two four-game