The Washington times., 1935-11-21
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BY PAT ROBINSON
International News Service
Sports Writer

Trade rumors were thicker than
fleas on a hound dog at baseball
headquarters today, but actual
deals were scarcer than blondes
in Adds Ababa.
Eddie Collins, Joe Mccarthy
and Bucky Harris all denied there
is any trade in view involving the
Red Sox, Yankees or Senators but
the other managers insist all three
of them will divide some of Mack's
best talent among them.
These hombreS profess to be-
lieve the YankS will come up with
Higgins, McNair and Moses and
the Red Sox with Cramer and
Foxx. Mack would get a bundle
Of cash and lot Of baseball brio
a-brac in exchange. He is reported
to have said he can finish eighth
just as easily with a lot of five
and-ten ball players as he could
with the high-priced gentry and
it would be a lot easier to pay
and feed them.
Bucky Harris problem is com.
paratively simple. He is now try
ing to cut off all the high-Salaried
boys and go to the post with a
bunch Of youngsters. He may go
to the post with them but heaven
only knows where he'll finish with
them.
Simmons on Block
While the Cards and Giants
were hogging the spotlight, Jimmy
Dykes went into a huddle with
| Mickey Cochrane and arranged
to send AL Simmons, Slmgging out
fielder Of the White Sox, to De-
troit on straight cash basis. This
one needs only the okay of Wal
ter Briggs, of the Tigers, and
that okay is sure to be forthcom.
ing as soon as Mickey explains
how badly he wants his old buddy.
Connie Mack is one of the few
notables not present but he man.
aged to snare AL Williams, right"
hand pitcher, from Atlanta for
Catcher Paul Richards and cash.
Minor leaguerS said little and
did much; major leaguerS said
much but did little. 1t was what
the Sardonic Rajah Hornsby
calls a finger" session, mean"
ing the boys are feeling each
other out with a view to some
real bartering at the major
league meetings next month.
| The Cardinals and Giants COM
pleted a trade but neither will
divulge its nature. However,
sources close to both intimate
Bill Terry is sending Bud Par
malice, fast. but erratic right
handler to the Cards in even ex.
change for Burgess Whitehead,
frankie Frisch's understudy at
second base. The writer believes
there is more to the deal than
this.
Terry said he may swing deal
for a first baSeman before he
leaves town today, which would
indicate he has not yet landed
Jim Collins. The Reds say he
offered them $4,000 for Leo
ScarSella, who burned up the Pied.
mont League for Wilmington last
year, but Larry MacPhail wants
to keep the young man.
Terry also made a bid Tor Earl
Brown, power-houSe hitter from
the Southern League, but Pie
Traynor has this lad tabled as a
successor to Gus Suhr, and if he
stands up, why Terry is welcome
to Gus. ..-
Pie Traynor is the busiest little
trader Of them all, but he can't
seem to get anywhere with his
offers. He made a bid for Ernie
Lombardi, the Reds molaSSed.
hoofed catcher, but was turned
down flat. Then he made a new
bid for Bill Todd, the Philly back
stop, and found the Phils had
raised the ante to 100000.
Charley Grimm processes to be-
lieve he is all set but he also says
he would be willing to part with
George Stainback and Chuck
Klein for a starting pitcher like
Bill Hallahan of the Cardinals.
He also would like to take Fred
Farmhouse off the Braves hands
for cash but Bill McKechnie can
do nothing until the Boston CLUBS
financial affairs are Strengthened
out.
Braves Set Trade
incidentally Bob Quinn, bust.
ness manager of the Dodgers. de-
nies the Braves made him an offer
to 90 with them in a similar ca
nacity, Thus far Casey Stengel has
been getting nowhere and getting
there fast. Every time he men.
tions a deal the other fellow starts
out by demanding Van Mungo and
the deal is off.
The Indians are still trying to
induce HornSby to be reasonable"
about his price on Catcher Hem.
sley but the willy Rajah, the best
trader of them all, calmly tells
them to take it or leave it. SO far
they are leaving it.
The Braves say when they get
around to it, they will trade for
anybody, but Wally Berger and
the PhilS, as usual, will trade or
sell anybody or everybody.
When all Is said and done, the
clubs with the cash will get what
they want which means the
Giants, Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers.
White Sox, Cubs and Indians will
be buyers; the rest will be sellers.