The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-09
H. Stonehum Will Not Sell OrTrodeHi

Los Angeles, Dec, D-tup)-MajoF LeaR,ie Club owners and managers left tho annual winter league meet. ifgs with several deals hanging fire, but the player that most Of the 10 other teams would like to get isn't for safe or trade,
 lie is young Clint Haftling Of the New York Giants and Owner Horace Stoneham made lt clear today that he would not be had for love OF money. Haftung is supposed Co De. ,oine a second Babe Ruth and Stoneham turned deaf eafs on all the offers he received for the youth.
 Scheduled ev receive his Army Ali forces discharge within few days, Haftung represents one of the greatest investments the Giants ever have made in bail piayef--afid they paid 0i7bOO0 for Catcher Walker Cooper. To get Harttifig they practically had to buy the Minneapolis Miliers of the Aniefis can Association,
 Phenomenal Player
 Reports on ffartung border on the Phenomenal. lie may turn oft to be another morning glory, but the predictions of wise baseball men who have seen him play do not ifis dicate such Q possibility,
 Manager Eddie Dyer of the World Champion St. Louis Cardinals tertTf- ed the youngsters pitching and hitting unbelievable" and Tom 1t4AatsAa ss4t4sa fa 6IsttA NhM Giants but who had Hartiing at Minneapolis, called him potentially the greatest player in baseball"
 Hartung, like Ruth when he went Up to the majors, is noted fof his hitting and pitching. The Giants bought him near the close of the i045 season when 1t appeared that Hartung was about to be discharged from the Army. But announcement of the deal was held up and Hart- ung, thinking that he was going to have to play in the minors afl- other year, decided, upon receiving his discharge, to resenlist again. That was a day bfeore the Giants announced his acquisition.
 One of Hartungs strongest boos- ters is Clayton II. Heirlen, major in the air corps who was stationed with the i52st A.A.F. Base Unit in Hawaii. Tn a letter to Manager Mel Ott of the Giants. Heinlen dts- closed that Hartung was the major factor in his team winning the Hawaiian service championship and then going on to Tokyo to win the Pacific Air Forces title.
 Lost No Games
 Clint pitched 25 games this year and lost none." Heinlen wrote Ott. He played outfield for the team when not pitching, because of his hitting ability. While Pitching Clint averaged IS strike-outs game and had only 20 runs scored against him. His batting average for the season was .567 and he hit 30 home runs. He has an exceptionally strong arm. having thrown strikes from deep left field to cut of many a run"
 Hartung, who is 24, broke in with Eau Claire, Wis, and has had only .wo years of professional baseball sxperience. But those who have cen him agree with Dyer. Shee- lan and Heinlen.
 The young man definitely is not for sale or trade" Stoneham said. We are building for the future and 1e is one of the young men whom ge are building around"
 But while Hartung was definitely off the list, the Giants and Cubs till were talking trade as were the Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, Philadelphia Phillies. St. Louis Browns. Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees.
 Many Trades Hanging
 Several of the proposed deals were nearing the completion stage when the last of the baseball people left here yesterday after the close of the Winter meetings. Many of them were expected to be completed be- fore Spring training camps open in February. |
 The Dodgers want Outfielder and First Baseman Johnny Hopp and Pitcher Mort Cooper from the Braves. the Phillies want Inflelder Stan Rojeck and Pitcher Hank Behrman from the Dodgers, Cleve- land wants Outflelder Johnny Lin- dell of the Yankees, the Yankees want First Baseman Les Fleming from the Indians. and the Browns still have most of their ball players nm the market.