The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-22
CARL HUBDELL
 TO CARDINALS
 IS NEW RUMOR
Jimmy FOxx to White SOX - Cubs Want
 Pitcher
BY GEORGE KIRKSEY Inikad Press Staff COrreSnOndentl

United Press Stan COrreSpOndent)
 Dayton, l., Nov. 21-(UP)-- The baseball worlds problem today was to separate the rumors from the facts. The strange psychology of most major league officials is to cloak their activities with the greatest secrecy and when leak occurs deny all.
 Take the case of Al Simmons. Un- less Detroit's new owner, Walter O. Briggs, upsets manager Mickey Cochrane's plans, Simmons, Chicago White Sox star outfielder, will play with the world champion Tigers next season. But try and get any official of the Tigers or White SoX to confirm the deal.
 Jimmy Dykes, White SoX mana ger, comes closest to confirming the transaction by predicting that Sim- mons will play with the Tigers next season, but he does this only in a whisper. Cochrane was en route to Miami Beach, Fla, to get Briggs official approval of the pur- chase of Simmons.
 The terms of the deal are be- lieved to be outfielder Gerald Walker and $5o,000 in cash.
 Whatever happens, Simmons will not play with the White Sox.
 The Chicago Cubs are making strong efforts to land another pitch CT and are dangling any one of three outf1elders, Freddie Lindstrom Tuck Stainback or Chuck Klein, as bait.
 Msterious dealings between the Cardinals and Giants continue tc keep baseball observers up in the air The latest report is that several stars are involved in a trade be- tween those two clubs, in addition to Whitehead and Parmelee. One re- port had Parmelee and Carl Hub- bell going to the Cards for White head, Wild Bill Hallahan and JAm- my Collins.
 Jobs Wanted
 Another perplexing problem k where Billy Evans, e1-Clevelanc business manager; L. c. McEvoy, St Louis Browns vice-president; anc Lew Fonseca, American League pro. motional director, Will Land.
 The reorganization of the Bostor Braves will be completed soon anc Bob Quin, Brooklyn business man. ager, probably will head the new set-up. Ford Prick, National League president, rushed back to New Yorl last night to help in straightenint out the tangled affairs of tn Braves.
 Tore Up Contract
 Simmons sealed his fate last wee when he tore up his 1886 contrac in anger, when he saw the sum c $12,50O mentioned. Simmons was $25, 900 a year man for the past tw seasons. With a life time average c 1854 u pto last season, his battin dropped below 300 in 1885, for tn first time in his major league career
 After the Giants-C Cardinals "in visible deal" of Wednesday, two Ma tional League clubs temporaril. abandone "round-around" tactic and openly announced trade. Tn, Pittsburgh Pirates gave Catche' Earl Grace and Pitcher Claude Pas seau, last year with the Des Moines Western League club, to the Phillie for Catcher Al Todd.
 Manager Pie Traynor of the Pir' ates thinks that if he can put ovel another deal for a starting pitcher he'll have serious pennant con tender on his hands. The man 4 said to have his eye on is Si John son of the Cincinnati Reds. Ralpl Birkhofer, Pirate southpaw, may fig ure in any other deals Pittsburgh makes.
 As Broken Up
 Back to the rumors, the destruc ton of the Philadelphia Athletic appeared more certain, with at leas three clubs likely to figure in tn division of Connie Macks stars fo badly needed cash. One person guess is as good as another but 1 is generally believed Outflelde Roger Cramer and Shortstop Fri McNair will land with the Red Sox Third Baseman Frank Higgins witt the Yankees: First Baseman Jimm, Foxx with the White Sox. Pitche Johnny Marcum may land with an. one of the three clubs. Some insis part of these deals already hay |