Evening star., 1937-10-16
reward Of $3.50
AWAITING FINDER
Millions in Words Being
Spent in Diamond Mart,
Little in Cash.
BY JOHN LARDNER.

nj listed among the missing is
one Cd right-hand pitcher
\ with a Carolina brogue,
strong arm and the disposition Of a
hungry hyena, answering-when the
spirit moves him-to the name of
Van Lngle Mungo.
If you see this whimsical character
wandering anywhere between Banff
and the big ditch at Panama wrap
him up and send him postpaid to
the business ONCE of the Brooklyn
Dodger ball club. The reward is
$3.50 in cash or stamps, or two
outfelders. You have your choice.
The Brooklyns would not offer so
vast an amount if they didn't want
Mungo badly, for trading purposes.
It's mortal cinch that Van Lingle
will be traded The Dodgers cannot
hold him. He wants to pitch elsewhere,
and as long as his record in Brooklyn
Is no better than nine wins, two dis
appearances and one cash fine the
Dodgers might as well get what they
can for him. 1t will be embarrass-
ing, though, if they fail to produce
the body after deal has been made.
How Wrigley Might React.
CUPPOSE that Mr.. P. K. Wrigley
OF Chicago interrupts the pro-
eeedings to inquire:
Can you produce this Mungo in
good condition? In fact, are you
prepared to swear that there Is a
Mungo?"
Certainly there is," says Mr. John
NJ. F. German of Brooklyn, sweating
profusely. Il know there is Mungo,
Just as sure as I know there is a
Santa Claus. I was taught to be-
lieve in both Of them, at my fathers
knee
AT your fathers knee?" demands
the remorseless Wrigley.
well, right near there" says Cor
man, who now is badly shaken.
Have you ever seen Mungo? AS a
this Claus you speak of? Who is
Claus, anyway, an outfielder?" in
ouires Mr.. Wrigley. always interested
in scratching up new talent.
You can imagine the confusion of
Mr.. John M. F. German at this point.
II know positively that there is a
Mungo," he says. Il can produce
seven witnesses to swear to it. Please
take him"
mo sale" says Mr.. Wrigley, coldly.
well, will you take the seven wit
nesses, then?" says Mr.. German. now
desperate.
mo sale" says Mr.. Wrigley. and the
deal falls through-unless. of course,
they find Mr. Mungo in the mean
time. Between you and me, I believe
that when Mr.. Mungo hears he has
been traded to the Cubs he will come
bounding forth from his cave with
all the joy and good will in the
world. That is just the kind of break
he has been asking for.
Trade With Cubs Hinted.
MR.. P. K. WRIGLEY genuinely is
interested in the acquisition OF
Mungo, to bolster his Cubs for next
yCol dilfC- I1C lio-o 1ilAieCAa
that he might trade Frank Demaree,
Clay Bryant and Tuck Stainback for
the big fire -baller. The Brooklyn club
has limited in turn that it might be
interested in Demaree, Stainback and
Larry French. But Mr.. Wrigley dis
regards this last proposition.
Il think Mungo is a great pitcher, "
he enid tha at1,or dou
he'd help us, all right, but why should
I give my whole club for him? I don't
want to strengthen the Cubs in one
place by weakening them in another. +"
Mr.. Wrigley added that he might
listen to reason in a trade involving
his shortstop, Billy Jurges. And Brook
lyn, meanwhile, is keeping two irons
in the furnace by dickering with Mr.
Branch Hickey of the st. Louis
Cardinals. If the Cardinals trade for
Mungo, it's almost certain that Dizzy
Dean will be mixed up in the deal
since the Cards have nothing else of
prime Importance to offer but Med
wick, who seems to be theirs for life
1dlk Is Oncap.
THE base ball trading market is
busy, in the usual way-millions
for conversation, but not one cent fol-
ball players. William Harold Terry
executor of the late New York Giants
is said to be up there on the auction
platform with Schumacher in one
hand, Berger in the other, and Johnny
Mccarthy in his hip pocket, ready fol
delivery. The Phils are trading Camill
again. on paper, with Bill Atwood as
reserve bait. There may be a Phil
Giant deal involving some of these
athletes and also some cash-Giant
cash.
But it's common practice in thu
ivory market to talk nine minutes o.
balderdash for every minute of rea
business. That's why the odds Away.
are 9 to l against likely trade be-
ing consummated.
Only two deals are ''muSts" at tn,
moment. The Boston Bees must ge
themselves a manager. The field jus
now seems narrowed to three candi
dates. Casey Stengel, Tony Lazzeri ant
Rabbit Maranville, with President Bol
Quinn favoring Stengel and severa
powerful Boston spokesmen holdin,
out for Maranville.
That's one must" The other
that Brooklyn must trade Mungo-i
there is Mungo.
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