The Washington times., 1937-12-01
Griff- White Sox Trade
For Kennedy Is "Out"
Pilot Dykes
Anxious to
Keep Star
By FRANK BUCK" oNEILL

By FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL
The task of the Washington
Baseball Club to acquire needed
power by trades in the minor
league meeting now in session at
Milwaukee, and in the major
league sessions to follow at Chi
cage is one fraught with diff
cult!es. For some reason or other,
the other clubs of the American
League refuse to play a benevolent
st. Nicholas to Clark Griffith and
Bucky Harris.
Whether Jimmy Dykes is talk
ing from the heart or merely from
the lips for the mere fun of hear
ing his own voice cannot be
definitely stated at this time. The
indications are that Dykes has
not the slightest intention OF
allowing Vernon Kennedy to drift
away from Comiskey Park. 1t
might be that Dykes would con
slider o trade involving Joe Kuhel
and Buddy Myer for zeke Bonura
and Bozie Berger. \
TO KEEP KENNEDY
Kennedy, it would seem from ad-
vices that carry the ring of anthem
ITCHY, will tarry for at least an
other year in Chicago. Dykes has
b:en quoted to the effect that
while he greatly admires Clark
Griffith, he has no intention OF
permitting the latter to enhance
his reputation as a canny trader
at Chicago's expense.
: All of this might be exceedingly
depressing weer it not for the fact
that baseball men babble along
like the woodland brooks. Dykes
probably has a counter PROPOSE
ton to make, and merely awaits
the opportune moment.
Mickey Cochrane, of the Detroit
Tigers, Is seeking Kennedy. The
BLACK Celt" of the Bengals was
in Philadelphia for the Army Navy
game on Saturday and took a saw
age joy in heckling Dykes on the
subject Of trades.
"You really owe me a lot"
Cochrane is quoted as saying to
Dykes.
REMEMBERS SIMMONS
Mickey probably referred to the
rs Grand he paid for Al SIM
mons, who became the property
of the Griffs for 10 per cent of
that staggering sum.
But baseball holds few Of the
finer emotions, and if Cochrane
expects to find sympathy or con-
Sideration in Milwaukee or Chi
cago it will be in a dictionary.
Cleveland is shopping around
for players. Cy Slapnicka is on
record as saying that Bob Teller,
Johnny Allen, Mel Harder, all
pitchers; Hal Trosky, Lyn Larry
and Moose Solters were not on the
block.
1t was rather surprising that
Earl Averill was not included in
this list of men not to be sold.
Averill is one of the outstanding
out fielders of baseball today. He
is regular choice for the All-Star
game.
FULL OF RUMORS
There is one charming thing
about these baseball meetings.
The air is filled wit rumors. Just
let Joe Zilch sit on a divan with
Charley Doakes, and the sleuths,
hungry for tidbits burn the wires
and flood the air waves with
yarns Of impending deals that will
shiver the structure of baseball.
Well, something along that line.
Jimmy Dykes - most of the
stories of trades start around him
denied emphatically that he had
completed deal for Hallan Cliff,
the smuggling third sacker of the
st. Louis Browns, who batted .301
last season. Third base is the
weak spot in the White Sox club.
MINOR REVOLT
One of the interesting reports
coming out of Milwaukee today
concerns the possible revolt of the
minor leagues against legislation
that would prevent college and
university ball players from play.
ing professional baseball until his
class graduated from college. The
minors say that such legislation
would cut off a source of supply
which already is slender.
New York city fans hail the fact
that Freddie LindStrom once
more is a member of the New
York Giant organization. Rumors
place him as manager of Jersey
City, replacing Travis jackson.
Other rumors have Indy in a
more important position, travel.
ing executive of the Giants farm
system.
5oWLERS MEET