The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-09
FREDDIE UlNDSTROM
AND LARRY FRENCH
VALUABLE TO CLUB
Wrigley Outfit Trades Timing
And Ward to Cards for
Tex Carleton -
CHANGE BEST FOR MALONE
Third Baseman lindstrom Is
Biggest Question Mark in
Windy City Camp
CHANGE BEST FOR MALONE
BY Harry GraySor,

By Harry Grayson
Chicago. Feb. Charley
Grimm probably was short-changed
when he gave the Phillies $l25 900
and three players for Charles Her.
bert Klein. The ukulele -strumming
strategist Of the Chicago Cubs may
have been taken another time or
two. Why not? The Wrigley outfit
is we'll equipped with all that counts
at banks.
l can't yes those who contend that
the Bruins have been snapped out of
the National League race this winter,
however
Let's take look at the deals:
Pitchers Guy Bush and Jim Weaver
and Outfielder Babe Herman to Pitts
burgh for Southpaw Larry French
and Third Baseman Freddie Lind
strom.
Pitchers Bud Timing and Ward to
the st. Louis Cardinals for Pitcher
Tex Carleton.
Pitcher Pat Malone and cash to the
Cardinals for Catcher O'Dea.
The only future greats, II any, are
Ward and O'Dea, and. II I were in
terested in the Cubs. I'd feel q great
deal better if the club had talked
Breadon, Hickey & Co., out Of Ward,
instead Of passing the youngster on
in an exchange that brought no one
more important than Carleton. The
Red Birds haven't parted with q
player Of real worth since they traded
Rogers Hornsby to the Giants. and
then they got everything that was
coming to them In the person of
frankie Frisch. .s.
Page Cy Young
Carleton won Is games in 10 at
tempts In 1884, but old Cy Young
could have come back and done as
we'll with Pepper Martin, Joe Med
wick, Ripper Collins, and the crowd
that ran the Giants into the ground
and trimmed the Detroit Tigers in
the world series. And I doubt that
old Cyrus would have dropped II de-
cisions, as did Carleton, or would
have yielded 4.26 earned runs for
every nine innings of toll.
Ward bagged Is or 80 games Cali
fornia COUNT for Los Angeles after
the Cubs quit on him last spring.
O'Dea. up from Columbus, is some
thing Of a prospect, but his hitting IS
questionable.
The slim Bush copied Is contests
in 1894, Weaver IL. Bush was reputed
to have been Hornsby man, and
consequently dissatisfied. The sup
position is that Grimm was cleaning
house in the cases of the Mississippi
Mudcat and Malone. The latter fin
ished in front in IA efforts.
Malone. whose proclivities include
moving into night clubs and refusing
to pick up the bad news, even when
the law pokcs its head through the
main entrance. and Bush have been
around for long time. Each is 81,
and may we'll have passed his peak.
II Indy Hustles
Weaver, who is 80, stands 6 feet s,
and weighs $50 pounds, was quite
help last season after being taken
over from the st. Louis Browns.
Herman Is crazyQuilt hitter who
readily would be acquitted as an out
fielder on q plea Of self-defense. The
Babe has been miscast since he left
Brooklyn.
Timing has been nothing more
than Just another bloke around for
three campaigns.
French and Lindstrom are estab-
lished big league stars. French can
pitch. Make no mistake about that.
The Visalian had his hand hoisted in
IL games in 1882 and repeated the
performance the following season. He
won only II contests last year, while
losing 10, but only Dean would have
refused to surrender when the Pirates
gave up in 1894.
Oddly enough. French hasn't gain
ed q decision at Wrigley Field since
April ~, 1880, despite the fact that
the park is supposed to be haven
for left-handed pitchers.
Frederick Charles Lindstrom,
switched back to third base, where
he started, Is the biggest question
mark Of all. Indy, apparently fed
up with it all. felt like playing only
81 games in the outfield last year,
and hit only 400. Hustling. Lind
strom, with II years Of major league
experience at 70. might make Grimm
look like q David Harunl.
Carleton will have to be OF as much
service as he was to the Cardinals,
and then some, and French will have
to do & good job Of smashing his
Wrigley Field jinx. however. The
Cubs have sacrificed 10 games on
paper In their pitching deals. That's
the difference between the winning
total Of Bush, Malone, Weaver, and
Timing, and that Of Carleton and
French.