Evening star., 1937-10-15
TWO NEW BOSSES
ONLY NOW LIKELY
Bees, Browns After Lead
ers, but Tribe Likes 0'Nei|I.
Other Clubs Settled.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press sports writer.
n yEW YORK, October l5.-The
n wolves are going hungry after
A. All those scalps of major
league managers that were promised to
the "howlers" few weeks back are
going to stay plastered on the heads
to which they belong.
An Associated Press survey TODAY
showed that the only pilots likely to
get the heav-o as a result of the 1887
campaign are the two who received
their walking papers before the season
ended-Chuck Dresser of the Cincin-
natl Reds and Rogers (Bookies' PaD
Hornsby of the ST. Louis Browns.
AT this writing, even Steve O'Neill,
Tor whose neck the wolves were roaring
from start to finish of the season. ap-
pears as safe as money in the bank.
In fact, President Alva Bradley of the
Cleveland Indians came right out in
meeting today with the announcement
that O'Neill will be back bossing the
Tribe next season unless some one
can convince me We'll better ourselves
with some one else
Only Bees, Browns Unsettled.
ESS than month ago, it was six
two and even" that half of the l6
leaders in the big show would be
among the unemployed by Winter.
Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals. Pie
Traynor of the Pirates. O'Neill. Jimmy
Wilson of the Phillies, Bucky Harris of
the Nationals and Joe Cronin of the
Red Sox all were mentioned as sitting
on shaky perches.
Now, however, it's all changed
Every one of those pilots, as we'll as
all the other holdovers except for the
Browns, Reds and Boston Bees. are
IN the drivers seat to stay for an
other year.
The Bees lost their master mind
when Bill McKechnie took the Gin
cinnati job for the juicy sum of
&25,G0C, plus bonus. for each year
of two-year contract. This left the
Bees and Browns the Only two out
fits not set for next season and The
Browns now are about ready to NOM
mate Gabby Street TO succeed
Hornsby.
For the rest, the contracts already
are in the safe, with the single ex-
ception of the Indians.
Raises Passed Out.
THE choicest plums. of course, were
the new papers to which Bill
Terry and Joe Mccarthy, New York S
pennant-winning pilots. put their
John Hancocks." Terry's contract.
4 flve-year affair, calls for 1000
per. Mccarthy signed up for 5000
annually for three years.
Burleigh Grimes. at Brooklyn. is
getting a raise. although the dafy
Dodgers were poor sixth during the
season. Frisch, too. will find his pay
check larger, hinder his new one-year
contract. despite the Cards fourth
place finish.
Jimmy Dykes, who worked wonders
for the Chicago White Sox. and Mickey
Cochrane of the Tigers. whose play
Ing days were ended by ''beanball'
last May, were rewarded with new
two-year contracts, each calling for
pay boosts.
tional League race probably had lot
to do with Traynors 1888 appoint
ment. AS usual. they folded in mid
season, but finished strong to take
third place.
O'Neill Soon to Know Fate.
TRAYNOR, along with Bucky Harris
- of the Nationals, Charley Grimm
of the Cubs, Wilson of the Phils.
Grimes and Frisch, signed new papers
for one year each. Joe Cronin'S hold
has two years to run, so he isn't worry
Ing
ONeill will learn his fate a week
from tomorrow. under deadline set
by President Bradley, but it's all in
6teve's favor so far, with even the fans
circulating petitions backing him.
i've got to be sold on the idea of a
new manager before I'll fire Steve"
Bradley said "If we change, we're
going to get someone who will help us
q lot"
Safetest of all, of course, is c. Nc
Gillicuddy, the man known as Mack.
Although Connie has been ailing of
late, he'll be back waving his scorecard
st his Athletics next Spring, if his
health permits. Connie is the Ath-
1eticS" so there's no one can give him
his walking papers except (you