Evening star., 1941-12-09
Ready 10 Dicker
For Any Player
Not in Draft
OutfieIder Campbell
Sought, but Not at
Price of Chase

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
CHICAGO, Dec 9.-The way
President Clark Griffith and Man
ager Bucky Harris of the Nationals
are talking, everything or nothing
can take place during the annual
midwinter bartering session of the
major leagues which officially starts
today. In other words, one guess
was as good as another as war
sobered magnates gathered in lobby
inches and private rooms in efforts
to improve their ball clubs.
The way we stand now" Harris
said today, I'VE are in the market
for at least one outfelder, a second
baseman, pitcher, a catcher and
almost any other kind of ball
player in existence, as long as he
isn't subject to draft
Il imagine this is the way ma
jority of the other clubs feel"
Harris admits the Mats have little
to offer in the way of trade Buddy
Lewis has gone into the Army and
he may be joined by Cecil Travis
and Sid Hudson. Because of his
promise and 3-A selective service
rating. no trade will be considered
for First Baseman Mickey Vernon.
Boiled down. this probably leaves
Pitcher Ken Chase as the outstand-
ing hunk of trading material on
the club
Chase Is on Market.
1t is no secret that Chase is on
the market Harris admits that
Washington is interested in landing
Veteran Outfielder Bruce Campbell
and that, as a result of negotis-
tions started at the minor league
meeting in Jacksonville, Detroit will
ship Campbell any time in exchange
for the left-handed pitcher. I'VE
Just don't think" Harris explained,
that Campbell is worth Chase in
a straightway deal. AS I get it, Mr..
Griffith would much prefer buying
Campbell outright and using Chase
in another transaction.
The value of Chase has dropped
alarmingly during the last year.
Because of his speed and general
promise, Ken was a highly-rated
performer until he won only six
games in 1941. He never has had
winning season in professional
baseball, which he took up as career
in 1885. Since that time he has
pitched for Panama City in the
Georgia Florida League, Chat
tanooga in the Southern Association
and for the Mats.
His inability to win suddenly
seems to have caught up with him
and while Chase today is reported
/ sufficiently valuable to land Camp
bell in trade that seems to be
the extent Of his value.
War Close to Eynon, Harris.
Not only did Griffith. Harris anr
Secretary Edward B. Eynon, jr., tax,
time out from the customary lob
bying yesterday to hear the Presi
dents speech but also club owners
managers and attaches of all teams
For Eynon and Harris the Uniter
States-Japanese War was hittine
very close to home, Eynon's daugh-
ter being in Pearl Harbor anc
Bucky's brother-in-law, Gen Rich
ard K. Sutherland. being under
Gen. Macarthur in the Philippines
Not until several hours after the
United States declaration of war
did the business of baseball pick
up again, but when it did the ru-
mors began to fly thick and fast.
BY way of starting. Harris denied
that Mike Kreevich- -for-Doc
Cramer trade ever was seriously
considered by the Mats. This is a
| deal which had been given some
publicity during the minor league
| confab.
Pitcher Buck Newsom of the IT.
gers is supposed to be on the mar
ket. Repeatedly. Buck has been Of
fered to the Mats. who once owned
him. Griffith and Harris know of
Bucks shortcomings, but they feel
they could do worse and. next to
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