The Washington times., 1936-12-05
Grimes Profits
For Dodgers
Confab
By LAYTON CARVER

M y N / II E A l., Dec. 5.-Wltn
Dizzy Deans fate still to be de-
cided or announced, the baseball
scene began to shift toward New
York today as those who attended
the minor league convention here
converged on the major league
meeting opening next week.
If Dizzy was traded or sold in
what would have been the big
news of this session, the st. Louis
Cardinals were successful in max
ing a secret of it, although that
report persists.
While they didn't get around to
the Cardinals pitching star dur
ing this convention they did do
some other Juggling of major
leaguers, with the big deals Of the
entire week confined to the last
day.
In two Of them, the Brooklyn
Dodgers generally were credited
with helping themselves to some
thing better than a seventh-place
finish next season. That was their
plight in 1886.
Grimes Makes Deals
Burleigh Grimes, the new man
ager, carried out his threat to
make some changes by first send
ing Outfielder Frenchy Bordaga-
ray, Infielder Jimmy Jordan and
Pitcher Dutch Leonard to the st.
Louis Cardinals.
Of more Importance were those
transactions which he made
yesterday. He didn't get any stars
in Infielder Woody English and
Pitcher Roy Henshaw of the Chi
cago Cubs in exchange for Short
stop Lonnie Frey, but he got rid
OF a player, who, no matter how
great he may be eventually, was
flop last season.
In sending Pitcher Dut h
Brandt to the Pittburgh Pirates,
he disposed of veteran and OBJ
tained capable pitcher in Ralph
Burkofer and another infielder in
Cookie Lavagetto.
The result is, Tony Malinowski,
shortstop obtained from Louis
vile, is almost certain to con-
tinue in that position for the Dod-
gers-or start there anyhow
with Lavagetto at second base.
With those transactions, the
dizzy Dodgers virtually stole the
show at the minor league session.
The Cards disposal of Catcher
Virgil Davis and Infielder Charlie
Colbert, both sent to the Reds,
and the Giants acquisition OF
Third Baseman Mickey Haslin, Of
Boston, in exchange for Third
Baseman Eddie Mayo were items
of little consequence. The Giants
still need a third baSeman, not
to mention other weaknesses.
Lieber To Cubs?
The report is that it will trade
Stanley Hack, the Cubs third base
man, and Tut Stainback, out
fielder, for Hank Lieber.
The Cubs might have improved
their National League pennant
chances by obtaining Outfielder
Joe Marty, the Pacific Coast
League batting champion, in one
of the weeks early transactions,
but the st. Louis Browns still
won't be much better in the Amer
ican by virtue of the signing OF
Ethan Allen, the Cub outfielder.
However, Manager Rogers Horns
by, of the Browns, backed to the
hilt by his new bosses, is under
stood to have set up several other
deals for announcement at New
York. and the same goes for the
Cubs.
The one touch of color figuring
in all the more or less unimpreS-
sive trades, was furnished by the
Boston Bees, when they announced
they had obtained a DiMaggio
for Outfielder Rupert Thomp-
son and Pitcher Tiny Chaplin.
This DiMaggio is Vince, San
Diego outfielder, who is older
than his brother, Joe, of the Yam
KEGS, but still just "a and re-
portedly capable of carrying on
the family baseball traditions.