The Washington times., 1935-12-09
.Yanks After
BuddyMYer,
Bat Star
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL


Don't ever let anyone tell you
that Clark Griffith lacks a nose
for news and a sense Of humor.
No, sir; let no one try to even
whisper libels in your ear. For
be it known to one and all that
Griff nominated himself as the
logical successor to Will Rogers
this morning when he named
Buddy Meyer, batting champion
and creator of double play rec
ords, as the $500.000 ball player.
Don't blink. Your eyes are not
playing tricks on you. You've read
the figures correctly. Griffith
valued Buddy Myer at $50O,OOO
this morning. Now, of course
there was a little joker in the
valuation and to set the record
straight we'll explain.
The Boston Red SoX paid
S25O,0O0 for Joe Cronin and
Thomas A. Yawkey is said to COM
mand a fortune of 40 million dol
lars.
1t is known that the New York
Yankees are seeking Buddy Myer:
Colonel Jacob Rupert, owner OF
the Yankees, is reputed to con-
troll $1OO,000,000. So Griff sharp
ened his pencil and figured that
if Yawkey could pay one-quarter
of a million dollars for Cronln
that Rupert could make it a
rang doodle and double the limit
for Myer.
Simple Proposition
It is a simple proposition when
you come right down to cases
Now all that remains is to con-
vince Jake Rupert that the trat-
fic will bear the tariff.
Having had his liAle joke, Gritt
ceased indulging in flights oil
fancy and set forth his true plans.
"I hope to accomplish a great
deal at Chicago" Griff made
clear. I'VE are going to make
every effort to build up our team:
We will build our pitching stall
around Buck Newsom and Eddie
Linke. They will not be traded.
"Myer won't be traded unless
we can get a winning pitcher and
get a man to take his place at
second base"
What about the Yankees" your
reporter asked Griffith. Colonel
Rupert admits he would like to
get Buddy.
well, Colonel Rupert is very
wealthy man." Griffith said. He
has 100000. and if Yawkey
paid $250,O0O for Cronin, 1 figure
that the Yankees could easily
double that sum for Buddy.
It always figure what the trat-
fic will bear" Griff said With a
beaming grin.
will you buy any players, the
writer asked Griffith.
"Buy?" he repeated. Did l
hear you correctly? Why, you
can't buy players at these meet
ings. You have to trade. We have
a lot of grand trading material.
Seek Catcher
1--WE are looking for firSt-String
catcher, and will try to build up
our reserve in every department.
If we can buy a shortstop, we will
do that also.
What about trying to bring
back Lary?" came the question.
It was evident that the mere men
ton of Larry caused acute anguish,
so we dropped that abruptly. 1t
may be said in passing that Larry
was OF little value to this team,
and regained his form only un-
der the harsh but just discipline
of that master of baseball, Rogers
Hornsby.
If the meeting in Chicago ever
gets beyond the talk stage many
trades should develop. Preliminary
stages for some were set at the
minor league meeting at Dayton,
and may be expected at any
minute.
President Ford :. Frick, of the
National League, has to adjust the
matter of the Boston Braves. 1t
has been said that several minor
league cities would welcome the
Braves, but such matters call for
careful and costly negotiation and
adjustment. Boston has been rep
resented in the National League
continuously since 1876, the year
in which the league was founded,
and civic pride in Boston will hold
that franchise for the IInh