Evening star., 1938-10-12
PIRATES WILLING
TO SELL WH|zZER
Losing Grid Games, Money
His $4,000 Contract Is
Proving a Burden.
BY BILL DISMER,
Star stan Correspondent.

DETROIT, Oct. 2.-The Whizser's
on the block and If George Marshall
or any other owner Of a National
League football team cares to gamble
on a sum less than $1,000, the ex-
all-American from Colorado Is theirs
for the asking.
From a source close to the Pitts
burgh Pirates it was learned today
that Byron Whites services no longer
are deemed as valuable to the Art
Rooney nrm as they were less than a
month ago, and that If any other Ma
tional League club cares to pay his
salary for the remainder of the season
he will be handed over lock. stock and
barrel, or leg. arm and mind. The
Whizzer, as you may recall, was given
$4,000 contract to play profess
sional football this year. but that was
before Rooney knew that the posi-
bility Of World Series in Pittsburgh
would upset his pigskin cart and ruin
whatever chances the Pirates had of
winning the Eastern championship by
forcing them into the inhuman task
Of four games in IS days.
Money as Well as Games Lost.
Now that the Pirates have lost four
games and are virtually out as con-
tender, the Whizzer's services are as
necessary as another Yankee victory
over the Cubs. And with the prospect
of making money on his investment
this season having faded with the
losses. Rooney's thoughts are not
frightened by the necessity of paying
the Whizzer the remainder Of the Is
grand. Financial reasons caused the
Pirates to sell Frank Filchock, Indi-
ana's all-America back, to the Red
skins and Scrapper Farrell to the
Dodgers this week.
Therefore it is reported the Pirate
management is willing to let White 90
to any team which will pay his salary
for the remainder of the season. The
SIS, 900 which White is guaranteed to
get this season represents per-game
rate of few cents over 1853. the
Pirates already have played six games
and thus the Whizzer has received
approximately ss,l78. That leaves a
balance of S6,s22 to be paid him by
the Pirates, or any other party which
the Pirates designate. It's not hard to
believe that the Pirates would jump
at the chance to permit some other
party to pay the Whizzer.
Teams May Be Grateful.
And with the Redskins, Brooklyn
Doogers. New York Gaints and Phila-
delphia Eagles all still having chances
to win the Eastern championship. it
may be that one OF them will jump at
the chance to grab White.
According to Fuchock, the Whizzer
would benefit any of the four teams.
Hes not overrated in the least" says
Filchock. And with it all he's a
great fellow" So If Marshall, Dan
Topping of the Dodgers, John Mars
Of the Giants or Bert Bell of the
Eagles figure that White might be the
difference between them getting into
the play-of1 game and not sharing
thai classics gravy, it's possible that
the Whizzer will change uniforms be-
fore long.
Filchock, incidentally. had all the
Redskins popped up today for. as he
did with his first workout with his
new teammates yesterday. he i'm
pressed them as nifty passer and
good blocking back 1t sounds screwy,
but Filchock throws faster ball than
Sammy Baugh. So if the Singer
doesn't regain his top shape the Red
skins may not be so bad of after all.
And one more good blocker never did
team any harm.