Evening star., 1938-12-11
Simmons Bonura Scheduled Go; Travis FeneN Deals nted by t
Win, Lose or Draw

W III Lose or OTdW
Old Fox Of Baseball Follows Up Stonehom Spoor;
Doesn't Want to Trade Signor Bonuro-Much
By FRANCIS E. STAN
Star al
NEW YORK, Dec. 10-(Neos Griffith.
haoing zeke Bonura heading
annual major league baseball meeting believed that
Griffith Du sell trade Bonura to the highest oidderJ
Grandpappy by Bucky Harris Secretary
walks
headquarters signs the register and Immediately hides behind poted
palm begin pants
both belt and facilities THE stonham
stoneham spoor Bucky
Terry And Eddie grab Eddie Brannick I'll take
York Giants the hotel lobby Griffith behind
you why 0rif a pleasure say Is
timely had sort Of hoped into before the meeting
grunts
lobby from his eye that
grabbed also of the Giants and that Mr. Eynon
poye WELL longs bumped into signs Mr. Griffith addressing
Mr. stoneham I'VE may well sit down"
Zeke Surprises Grff With His Fielding
Say, begins thought might
Bonua things
Giants buying him. They
puff yanks hat stosie
from his mouth who he's the mark Them
feas' Well don't believe those do you? Bonura the
market Tk tsk Ridiculous National League propaganda that's
Mr. stoneham raises his eyebrows in
n my trying to get him. Good-by"
Wait minute young fellow calls Griffith. There amt
anybody wants him real bad I'm willing listen
zeke By then our young rookie wasdei
ought
of that" says Mr. stonehan sitting
down again Il thought reading the that Washington
to let him CO. Somebody wrote that zeke couldn't field well
Just big and he looks clumsy ground
nearly sronder that Bonura fields surprise
he checks himself in time.
Lemon Shower Made 1t Sour Season
scouting wrong says stonehan
my scouts told me that Bonura couldn't field but that might
paernaly pating stoneham
the back 1emme give believing
judge that zeke throws Tns n % l r anu Joe
shep Washington fans just amt used
1t just sort Of upsets em Me9
argue" stoneham But notice
by the averages that he didn't hit well
the fellow could belt that ball and -"
1sk sk says Griffith ut wasn't zekes fault a-al.
wonderful hitter very he went
to Chicago Now zeke
was upset by this took him pretty
do 3S you say We get down business
waived by club in the American
oandpappy soneham dirty look "Expen-
sve7 Do think want sell Bonura hitting high
spirited Now III make DEAL
Say Bonura for Mel OFT Harry Danning
minor league pitchers little
enough to keep the fans of Washington you
Griffs Just Up for the Rules Meeting
Messrs Harris and walk by pairs
nth Whispers "Bucky think agoing
right. How'd
knowing Terry under no con-
dderaton would with suggng
kngtob defensive the the
Pirates Phl out?
stonehamW kick in with few bucks s0O?"
"Shhh," whispers might hear
Here they back now"
I'VE happy that Grhhth" says Mr.
Terry However believe price little
players and, say $1,000 -"
"oh boy" yels Harris "oh
punch in the ribs from the Griffith elbow.
happy" explains like the weather
clearing pro
you Ha, ha, hal"
Tell suggests Suppose gather for
talk about this
stoneham hastily
Tigers Suppose
that potted Yawkey
telephone the newspaper
fellow, nothing expect
to ty to deal
Positively Travis? Oh my
to the meeting finally 25cent admission
Washington. year,
Fox Is Beaver as Mentor