Evening star., 1944-12-09
Tribes 5 Heath, Bagby
On Block; Deal With
White Sox Looms
BY JOE REICHLER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

4
BUFFALO, N. Y. Dec. 9-"Watcl
for some important player deals te
be made in New York" was the tir
today as the baseball caravan shovel
on for the big league meetings
opening Monday, after the 43d an.
nual minor league convention end
ed without q single major trade.
The general feeling among the
lobby loungers was that one or two
big deals are well on the way te
completion, waiting only for the
New York session.
Figuring prominently in the ru-
mors were Cleveland, the Chicago
White Sox, Brooklyn, Cincinnati
and the Boston Braves. Vice Presi-
dent Roger Peckinpaugh and Man
ager Lou Boudreau of the Indians
were in constant huddles with Man.
ager Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox.
jeff Heath, Tribe outfielder, was
believed to be the chief topic OF
discussion.
Dykes admitted that he Is seeking
a seasoned gardener, while Boudreau
said he Is open to all proposals for
his temperamental slugger as well
for Pitcher Jim Bagby, another
problem child for the youthful pilot.
Tribe Ready to Swap.
Il am not adverse to trading
either Heath or Bagby," said Boud-
reau, IF We are offered satisfactory
players in return. I have talked
with other managers, but nothing
is definite"
The Dodgers and Braves appeared
to be cooking up deal, with Brook
lyn repeatedly anxious to land AL
Javery to help their faltering pitch
ing staff and Boston needing an
outfielder.
A trade involving Outfielders
Frank Kelleher of the Reds and
Lou Novikof1 of the Chicago Cubs
was another possibility.
The minors made plans at yes
terday's final session for co-opera-
tlon with the high schools of the
nation to encourage more inter-
scholastic baseball by guaranteeing
the schools against recruiting which
might affect eligibility for school
sports. Plans were approved for
establishment OF touring educa-
tional clinics by former stars and
for distribution of films and rule
books.
Clarence Rowland, president of
the Pacific Coast League, was elect
ed to the Executive Council, replac-
ing Frank j. Shaughnessy of the
international League. Rowland. the
nrst ever to represent the Coast
loop, joins Thomas H. Richardson
OF the Eastern and e. M. Wilder of
the South Atlantic leagues.
Coast Loop Reprimanded.
The National Association approved
tull-time promotional department
and a national umpire-adviser to
act as counselor to improve umpire
standards. A proposal permitting
the Coast League to option young
players to semipro leagues was
Withdrawn in the face of strong
opposition, which included q sharp
reprimand from President William
G. Bramham: IF you adopt this
idea you may as well throw away
your franchises
The most important of several
minor trades involved five Pacific
Coast League players. Seattle sent
Third Baseman Gyselman and
Pitchers Jack Mcclure and Frank
lineup to San Diego for First Base
man George Mcdonald and Out
fielder Jack Whipple.
Brooklyn extended its farm sys-
tenn by concluding working agree
ments with Mobile of the Glass Al
Southern Association, Burlington of
the newly-formed Glass c Carolina
League and Thomasville of the Class
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