The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-02
Ouerstocked Cardinals
Run1ored Trading Stars
By JACK HAND

NEW YORK, Feb. l.-H)-Player
deals remained in the conversation
al stage today as major league
moguls, here for their annual
schedule meeting, threshed out the
ticklish bonus problem behind
closed doors preparatory to tomor-
rows joint session with Commits
sioner A. B. Happy) Chandler.
Manager Mel OFT of the New York
Giants was in huddle with Man.
ager Eddie Dyer Of the st. Louis
Cardinals, trying to talk the Red
Birds out of a couple Of surplus top
flight pitchers. Pittsburgh, Phila-
de1phia and Boston had the same
thing in mind but hadn't reached
the check signing stage.
Although owner Sam Breadon had
listed Max Lanier, Johnny Beazley,
Harry Brecheen, HOWE Pollet and
George Munger as mot for sale"
Ottie expressed an interest in some
of the other names on the roster
fellows like Ernie White, Fred Mar
tin and HOWE Pollet.
Billy Southworth, who lett the
Birds talent-stocked club house to
try his luck bossing the Boston
Braves, had an eye on Fred
Schmidt and George Kleine but was
not optimistic about his prospects
of making a deal. Billy the Kid an
nounced he was in the market Tor
a shortstop and a center fielder and
admitted either Lou Klein, who
played short for time while Marty
Marion was ailing, or Terry Moore
would be welcomed.
The Phillies were prepared to
put some heavy sugar on the line
for the right kind Of talent but
Breadon still insisted he would not
part with either Whitley Wurowski
or Marty Marion.
There were no reports OF import
ant American league swaps and
one club, the Boston Red Sox, said
Trough Manager Joe Cronln they
were "set'' until spring training.
Cronin confirmed his retirement as
an active player, naming rookie
Ernie Andres as his probable third
baseman.
While the leagues were holding
separate meetings, the Yankees
announced the personnel OF their
spring training tour to Panama
leaving Feb. 7. Joe DiMagglo,
Tommy Heinrich, Joe Gordon, Phil
Rizzuto. Buddy Hasrett, Johnny
Sturm and Steve Souchock were IN.
cluded in the 32-man squad that
also listed among its pitchers Spud
Chandle., Joe Page, Floyd Bevins
and Marvin Breuer. Seven OF the
80 are officially listed on the farm
club rosters at Kansas City ana
Newark.
Secretary Arthur Patterson re-
vealed that IS Of thu So Yankee
PLAYERS were signed. 1t had been
announced previously that no play.
err would make the Panama Jaun.
unless his name was on the dotted
line The listing Of fellows like NICK
Etten and George Stirnweiss on the
St. Petersburg squad provoked tne
customary holdout stories.
The leagues discussed the RECON-
mendations Of the bonus commlt'ee
to some length.
If the committees recommends
dations are adopted a player re,
ceiving a bonus would be suo]ect,1
to the, following restrictions "
II the big league club wanted =.
farm him out all other clubs w se% q
have to waive on hi flrst; ~ -
signed by a minor leas CLUB ne
would be subject to unlimited seies
ton in the draft after his tlrst year
President Ford Frick OF the Nat
ional league and Will Harrldge
Of the American league said the
scheduled would not be released
until early March because OF the
difficulty Of working night games
into the playing chart OF four-sfip
schedule. 4 i
The National formally d7scarded