Evening star., 1935-12-11
LOOMS AS GRIFFS
BEST CHANCE NOW
KuheI, WhitehiII Swap for
Bonura, Tietje Of ChlSox
Also a Possibility.
BY FRANCIS e. STAN,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
HICAGO, December ll.-An in
itial trading efforts frustrated,
President Clark Griffith and
~ Manager Bucky Harris today
planned a final desperate drive Tor
Washington pitching aid as the annual
American League base ball meeting
passed into its second day.
Spurning the New York Yankees,
who still outwardly were indifferent TO
Grifhth's offers when the Capital
chieftain YEARLY sought rest in the
wee hours of this morning, Washing
tons would-be David Harunls turned
first to Cleveland today in hopes OF
unloadiug Heinie Manush for hurler.
Manager Steve ONeill Of the In
dians was reported to be in a receptive
mood by Harris yesterday after an
informal conference, but Bucky did not
press a deal with the Tribe, because he
was hopeful of swinging swap with
the Yankees, a trade which would
have brought Outfielder Ben Chapman
and Pitcher Johnny Murphy to Wash
ington.
' ONeill, however, was to be given
first attention today in the two-tolo
hope that Cleveland would either otter
that much needed pitcher or that Joe
Mccarthy, after sleeping on develop
nents which strengthened the RED
Sox and Tigers, would be more in
clined to listen to reason.
Deal With Tribe Hottest.
OF THE two possibilities, it appeared
~ likely that Cleveland would be the
National bosses best bet, although
late last night and early this morning
New Yorks official triumvlrate OF
Owner Jake Rupert, Secretary Ed
Barrow and Manager Joe Mccarthy
we're scattered in different sections OF
the Palmer House and in close con-
ference with various rival managers.
Connie Mack's sale of Jimmy F'oxX
and Johnny Marcum to the Red Sox'
and Chicago's sale Of Al Simmons to
the Champion Tigers apparently did
not help the New York trio'S peace OF
mind.
The Yanks were interested in what
Griffith had to say yesterday. But
they were not in the mood that the
'Old Fox" rather expected. Grin
offered Mccarthy choice OF players
from among Manush, Johnny Stone,
Fred Schultz, Earl Whitehill, Bump
HadIey and Jack Russell. Mccarthy,
after listening to the offer, said:
Stops Yanks on Myer.
~uOW much will you take for
l. L Buddy Myer?"-and he did not
mean how much in player talent. He
meant how much cash and the same
went for deal for Manush
Griffith, seemingly lacking pitch
ing staff capable of putting up much
of a pennant fight. was not interested
in selling his players. He stopped
Mccarthy and Rupert on the Myer
bid by saying he wanted S500000 for
Buddy and then adding that Manush
was up for trade purposes and not
for cash.
Harris. on duty in the hotel lobby
all day while Griffith sat through a
board of directors meeting and the
regular American League confab, re-
ceived a few nibbles, but nothing that
greatly interested him-at least not
at the time. Rogers Hornsby asked
about Joe Kuhel, for whom he is
strong, but when he mentioned a
straight swap for First Baseman Jack
Burns of the Browns the National
pilot was not receptive.
Johnson of Bosox Available.
BOSTON, it is understood, would
- take Manush in a trade for Roy
johnson, but Harris and Griffith are
not inclined to "go for" Roy. Jimmy
Dykes of the White Sox made a few
remarks concerning Earl Whitehill,
who, incidentally, was visitor, but
there is nothing hot on this proposal
at least not yet.
Both Grih and Harris, however, were
inclined to believe that today's bar
tering would be brisk For months
rival clubs have awaited announce
ment of Philadelphia deal with the
Red Sox before launching swaps of
their own. Unanimously they refused
to accept Foxx and Marcum as the
only Athletics going to Boston and
consequently, after this part of the
deal was made public, there was a
general scurrying around for an
inkling as to who else would go from
Quaker City to Beantown.
The consensus finally was that
Roger Cramer and Eric McNair will
follow Foxx and Marcum to Fenway
Park after the first of the year and
now that the Red Sox strength with
this quartet is totaled it is expected
that other clubs will let down the bars
today.
Cochrane Moves Quickly.
MICKEY COCHRANE, manager
and new vice president of the
Tigers was the first to act following
Eddie Collins announcement yeSter-
day on the A's-Red Sox deal. A few
minutes later he sought out Jimmy
Dykes and bought Al Simmons
AS result Boston and Detroit today
stand out as hot fevorites to battle
1t out for the pennant. Both have
added strength, leaving New York
(See GRIFFS, Page 2.)