The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-10-31
Big Business
 In B. B. Stars
 Done byDixie
Cream Is PIueked d from Southern Association
 During Season
By KENNETH GREGORY AP Feature Service

| 1940, plucked the cream of the crop" of Southern Association stars
 The flow of cash into the pockets of association magnates has made the 1889 season one of the best fin ancial years on record. As far as dollars go, actual figures are not available, but the trades and sales reached high peak-and there may be others Association clubs gained not only cash, but number of play CTS included in the deals.
 Perhaps the principal sale was that of Big Bill Nicholson, a slug ging outfielder, by the Chattanooga Lookouts to the Chicago Cubs for S35,000 Nicholson, who had been ob- tained in an inexpensive deal with the Washington Senators, went to the Cubs in mid-season and contin- ued swatting lustily. His 23 home runs in the association before he left August topped the league for the season.
 A record association price was claimed in the deal where the New York Giants paid the Atlanta Crackers $30,0oO and two players not yet named-worth at least $15,0o0 for Rookie Johnny Fucker, l .346 hitting outfielder.
 Big Deals
 The Brooklyn Dodgers planked down $40,000 for Outfielders Charles Gilbert and Calvin Chapman of Nashville. Gilbert, 2o-year-old son of Larry Gilbert, Nashville manager, who played with the 1914 world champion Boston Braves, batted 317 Chapman, with Cincinnati in 1885, hit .346.
 Deals in which all eight clubs of the league sold one or more players included many transactions that brought prices in the neighborhood of $20,00o.
 Brooklyn, for instance, had an option on Carl Doyle, Memphis pitcher, and shelled out $20,0O0 for his contract. Doyle won 13 and lost IA. It was reported the Phila- delphia Athletics paid $20,000 to Memphis for Herman Besse, a tall lefthander, who won r and lost H.
 The Athletics also put across a deal with Memphis to obtain the associations leading pitcher, Ed Heusser, a big righthander whose record was 19 victories and defeats. The Phillies bought First Baseman Jack Boiling from Atlanta in mid season The As purchased Jennings Poindexter, left handed hurler who won 10 and lost ', and Second Base man Al Rubeling, who hit 1928, for spring delivery.
 Chattanooga disposed of a half dozen star performers. In addition to Nicholson the champion Look cuts peddled a couple of pitchers 10 the Washington Senators-Dick Bass G9-10) and Al Williams Q4-9) Both are righthanders. The Ath- letics recalled Outfielder Babe Bar na, a BIT hitter.
 To the Philadelphia Phillies went a star keystone combination of Stan Benjamin, shortstop, and Charlie Letchas, second baseman, from Chattanooga.
 Four From Knoxville
 The Knoxville Smokies sold two players and had two recalled. The Giants recalled Norman (Babe) Young, a first baseman whose play has been excellent since joining the club. He hit 355 in "A games in the association, and was the leagues second best batter.
 Pittsburgh purchased Pitcher FL mer Rambert from Knoxville whose record was 11-8, and recalled Pitcher Oadis Swigart, who won r and lost To- Daniel (Bud) Hafey, an out fielder who hit .355 in "A games, was bought from Knoxville by Cincin- nati early in the summer.
 In addition to the Gilbert-C Chap man purchase, the Brooklyn Dodg- CTS were expected to recall from Nashville the leagues champion batsman. Bert Haas, first base man who clouted a figure of 365 in l18 games.
 The New Orleans Pelicans sold five players to the Cleveland In- dians and have three others who will be recalled. Those sold were Pitchers Floyd Stromme Q7-D Donald Pulford t6-l2) and Elmer Center (2-5), and Outfielder Clar- ence Campbell, who batted 1922, and Stanley Rogers, a flashy in- fielder who hit .295.
 1 The Cincinnati Reds purchased the Birmingham club late in the | season. Two players have been purchased from that team by the Reds, Pitcher Henry Johnson, who won and lost 3, and Outfielder Art Luce, who hit .294.
 Al Brazle, winner of IA games and loser in 16, was sold by the Little Rock Travellers to the Boston