Evening star., 1937-12-08
SAYSDYKESFEARS
CRITICISM OF FANS
Managers Answer Expected
Today-NationaIs' Prexy
Seeks Yank Catcher.
BY FRANCIS e. STAN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

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Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
~H1CAGO, Dec. s.-Manager
Bucky Harris was down in
Arkansas today shooting quail
~ with Yankee catcher, and
Clark Grifith was hoping against
what seemed to be reasonable hope
that Chicago's White Sox would ac-
cept First Baseman Joe Kuhel for
First Baseman zeke Bonura. That,
plus Grifith's standing cash offer for
Catcher Joe Glenn of New York, was
the Washington ball clubs set-up
today as the major league meeting
drew to close.
Griff may be spreading the old
Melarkey but he went on record this
morning as predicting that Jimmy
Dykes of the White Sox would trade
Bonura before the meeting broke up.
The old gentleman gave Dykes until
today to say yes or no, once and for
ali, and for some unexplained reason
he was spreading the word that Jimmy
was going to agree to a trade.
Right now we have only two things
on the fire." he was saying. I'm not
trading Kuhel and Buddy Myer for
Bonura and Bozie Berger If we
make a deal with Chicago it will be
Kuhel for Bonura, even up. And I
have hunch that We'll make it some
time today. Dykes really wants Kuhel.
He's just afraid of what the Sox fans
will say il he lets Bonura CO."
F1ash-Dykes Won't Talk!
7 ATE last night Dykes wouldn't say
what his answer to Griff was
going to be. II promised to call him
and give definite answer" explained
Jimmy. I'm still saying it's not an
even deal, zeke for Kuhel, but I'm still
thinking about it."
The other thing" Griff claims to
have on the fire is purchase of
Catcher Glenn, who has been under
studying Bill Dickey for few years.
now on the Yankees. Dickey. Incl
dentally, is the quail-hunting partner
and host Of Harris.
I'm supposed to see Joe Mccarthy
today, too," quoth Griff, but don't
know whether he'll sell or not. I'm
pretty sure, though. that Dykes
answer will be yes to a trade with
U.S."
Browns Indians Deal Flops.
CRIFF and Dykes huddled yesterday
and the talk lasted some time
Both sides offered what they termed
compromises. Griffith, according to
Dykes, has an exaggerated opinion
Of the value and future of the 34-year-
old Myer. To hear Griff, the round
man is trying to foist hopeless hitter
on him in Berger When they wound
up Grif offered Kuhel and Myer for
Bonura, Berger and Pitcher Thornton
Lee. but Dykes just laughed.
Meanwhile, other deals were falling
through. The Indians and Browns were
close. Catcher Rollie Hemsley of st.
Louis was to have been traded to
Cleveland for Catcher Billy Sullivan,
an unidentified minor league player
and cash. Owner Donald Barnes OF the
Browns asked for permission to-talk
with Sullivan before making the deal.
Billy is notoriously hard to deal with
on money matters.
Oscar Witt of the Indians refused
permission and Barnes promptly called
the whole thing off,
Red Sox Get Outfiekder
THE Boston Red Sox swung a minor
deal with the San Diego Club of
the Pacific Coast League. They shipped
Outfelder Dominic D'Allasandro, In
fielder Al Niemiec and $4,000 to San
Diego in exchange for Outfielder Ted
williams.
Williams. left-handed hitter and
right-handed thrower, was described
by Lefty ODoul as a 'better looking
prospect than Joe Di Maggie was"
They all seem to pick on Di Mag, some
how. Williams batted 292 for San
Diego and hit IS home runs.
The White Sox announced the re-
lease Of Catcher Mervyn Shea ano
Pitcher Italo Chelini to ST. Paul. The
veteran backstop went Internationally
The only other trade news came
from National League headquarters
In the senior circuits first deal Of the
winter, Catcher Earl Grace Of the
Phillies was sent to the Cardinals for
Catcher Cap Clark, from Houston and
Columbus.