Evening star., 1942-03-04
Deal for Hur|er
|sLike|y 10 Be
Made Monday
York, Husky SIugger,
Also May Be Picked
Up by Washington
BY BURTON HAWKINS,
Star Staff Correspondent.

ORLANDO, Fla, March 4.-Blus-
terry. colorful Buck NeWSom, the
Marco Polo of baseball, is the cur
rent object of affection of the Mats
Clark Griffith. The big, noisy
pitcher, who has labored for IA
clubs IN his career. will do his toss
ing for Washington this season if
Griffith and Business Manager Jack
Zeller of the Detroit Tigers COM
plete current negotiations.
Zeller, who has been quoted to the
effect that Rudy York, Bucky New
som and Billy Sullivan may be in
cluded in a big deal that may be
announced within a week." will ar
rive here Monday for a conference
with Grifith and an exchange OF
players is expected to materialize.
The Tigers have requested Griffith
to take his pick of First Baseman
York or Pitcher Newsom, both hold
outs, in trade for Pitcher Dutch
Leonard, who has failed to sign a
contract with the Mats. Sullivan,
Detroit's second-string catcher, is
regarded as toSs-in material in any
large deal.
Newsom. who won only II games
and lost 20 last season after VIM
ming q and dropping only five IN
1910, has refused to take a $4,000
salary slice. He made 100000 last
wear but the Tigers offer this sea-
son is $1,000 and Burly Bucky does
not like 1t.
$1,000 Cut Offered Sullivan.
Sullivan, who would be attractive
to the Mats in that he frequently
has played third base-Washington's
weakest spot-also is being request
ed to take a huge salary cut. Billy
drew $4,000 last season from the
high paying Tigers, but the contract
Zeller sent him for this season calls
for $4,000 and Sullivan is holding
out.
I'm interested in Newsom,' con-
fesses Griffith. If he gets in shape
he can win for anybody. Id go for
York if he would play third base
(he has on occasion) but Sullivan
wouldn't do us any good. I'm will
ing to string along with our three
young catcherS."
York is no minor factor In
Washington n-Detroit discussions. The
husky first baseman represents some
of the power the Mats need despite
his .259 hitting of last season. New
som, who won II games with the
Mats in 1886, his only full season
with Washington, is Grifith's main
target but the transfer OF YORK
and Sullivan to the Mats wouldn't
be surprising.
The Mats and Tigers are in swap
ping moods and playing no small
part in that is the fact Washington
beat Detroit in 16 of 20 games last
season. Against the Tigers the
Mats unraveled considerable base
ball and already Washington has
parted with Second Baseman Jimmy
Bloodworth and Outfelder Roger
Cramer in trade for Detrolts Sec
ond Baseman Frank Croucher and
Outfelder Bruce Campbell
Leonard Case At Stalemate.
Leonard's annual salary squabble
with Griffith apparently has
reached the stalemate stage. Wash
ington's pitchers and catchers have
been toiling here since February %
but Leonard has restricted his activ-
ity to sending kilograms from his
Auburn GllD home. The kilograms
have been saying Terms not salts
factory" and Griffith now is be-
lieved ready to employ him as bait
in a trade.
The 32-year-old Newsom was one
of sportdom's most colossal disap-
pointments last year, but in three
previous seasons with Detroit and
the st. Louis Browns he registered
at least 20 victories year. The
big, effervescent highlander, no
easy character for a manager to
handle, cost the Mats $4,000 when
they bought him from the Browns
in 1885 and in 1887 he was shipped
to the Red Sox with Outfielder Ben
Chapman in exchange for Outfielder
Mel Armada, Pitcher Yves Ferrell
and Catcher Rick Ferrell.
Prospect of a three-cornered deal
is not remote, for Zeller is delaying
his arrival until the Yankees face
the Mats in an exhibition game.
The Yankees would relish bet
ter first baSeman than Buddy Has
sett, for instance, and York might
appeal as an improvement.