The Washington times., 1938-12-15
RED SOX GET
CALEHOUSE and
TOMMY irwin
Tigers Offer $4,000
For HarIand Cliff
BY FRANK BUCK" oNEILL

NE" 4OEb1AS OCSs ~ L 4AC OOS
ton Red Sox and Cleveland In
dams burned the midnight oil here
until the wee hours of the morn
ing, and before the balZe had
simmered out, promulgated a deal
that may open the ways for Q
whirlwind session Of swapping be-
tween six or possibly seven clubs
today. The Boston Red Sox and
Cleveland Indians, initiators Of the
trade, are still in the market, with
further conferences scheduled for
this morning. The Tigers and Ma
tionals are prospective partici-
pants, and the Chicago White Sox
are clamoring for participation in
the general ivory marketing.
The st. Louis Browns very def.
initely figure in possible trades
and discussions. Cleveland wants
to deal for Don Heffner, the young
second baseman Of the Mound City
troupe, and Detroit has offered q
staggering sum for Harland Cliff.
According to your news source.
the Tigers offered anywhere from
500, 900 to $4,000 for Cliff. But
Donald Barnes, of the Browns,
wanted players and not money to
bolster his team on the field.
BREAKS JAM
The Indians broke the ivory jam
by trading Dennie Galehouse,
righthanded fast ball pitcher, and
Tommy Irwin, infielder, to the
Boston Red Sox for Ben Chap
man, the outfielder obtained from
Washington in midseason Of 1887.
This was regarded as the key trade
Of a series that may develop be-
fore the meetings diSband tonight.
Cleveland and Detroit conferred
long and with great secrecy yester-
day, but at the end both sides
accused the other of being Shy
lock in flannels; an impossible
character who refused to trade on
any fair basis. Boston and Detroit
conferred long and earnestly for
two hours last night and parted
to meet today. The failure Of
those teams to come to terms
opens the ways for Washington to
revive negotiations with the
Tigers and make q favorable
trade for Cecil Travis.
CAN INDULGE WHIM
With Chapman established as
center fielder of the Indians, the
Tribe now can indulge the within
of President Alva Bradley and dis
pose of Earle Averill. Now 1t 10
known to one and all that Averill'S
ability to crack the ball makes
him most attractive to the Detroit
Tigers, who are trying with might
and main to trade Eden Auker,
right handed submarine delivery
artist. Pete Fox, Of the Tigers, Is
one of the key men of the present
session, and young Mark Christ
man is included in the demands
by some Of the teams, notably the
Boston Red Sox.
Boston and Detroit failed to end
their negotiations last night, prin-
ctpally because both waited for
the developments of the Cleve-
land-Boston trade. When they
meet today, they may get to-
gether. Detroit wants Frank Hig.
gins, third baSeman, and offers
Auker. The Red Sox demanded
Mark Christman, a good.looking
young infielder, and also men
toned Frank Croucher, the short.
stop whom Mickey Cochrane de-
scribed last spring as "the best
young infielder in Florida" De-
troit hemmed and hawed at those
terms, and so the deal was called
off until today.
PROPOSED NAT DEALS
Washington and Detroit came
to no understanding on the sub
ject Of a trade involving Cecil
Travis. In this proposed deal,
Eden Auker was proposed as the
bait for Washington, but Griff de
manded more. Mentioned Crouch.
er as a possible replacement
for Travis. Washington and BoS-
ton are set to confer today, pos
sibly on a deal involving Fred
Ostermueller.
Moving Galehouse to Boston
breaks down the effort of Jimmy
Dykes to get the young Cleveland
pitcher in a deal for Silent John
Whitehead. who can pitch when
he will pitch, but who loves the
Pickering of the midnight oil. The
White Sox attempted to trade
Ripper Radcliffe for Lou Finney,
a youth who plays the outfield
or first base with equal facility.
But Connie Mack, the patriarchial
owner of the Athletics, listened
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