The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-14
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CHICAGO. Dec 14.--IR- The New York Yankees regard purchase cf pitcher Fred Sanford from the St. Louis Browns for $100,000 and three players as road block in the pennant paths of Cleveland, Boston and Detroit.
 By swinging the first major American League deal of the winter meetings last night, the Tanks have dried up one potential source Of help for the pitcher-poor Red Sox. They claim both Cleveland and Detroit also would have snap ed up Sanford-just to stop the Yankees from adding strength.
 At least one potential Yankee deal, however, was stymied tempor- arily by the Sanford purchase. That was a Washington-New York swap by which either pitcher Walter Masterson or Early Wynn would ccne to New York for cash and pitcher Dick Starr.
 Starr was one of three men who went to the Browns. The others were pitchers Red Embree, form- CT Cleveland Indian, and catcher Sherm Lollar, another ex-Indian farmland. Tn return the Tanks get Sanford and catcher Roy Par tee, who is bound for the minors.
 Indians Make, Trade
 The world champion Cleveland Indians, a spokesman announced today, traded first baseman Eddie Robinson and two pitchers to Washington for first baseman Mickey Vernon and pitcher Early Wynn.
 The Senators obtained pitchers Ed Klieman and Joe Haynes in the straight player deal. Klieman was used exclusively in relief roles last season. The Indians recently obtained Keynes, 31-year-old vet eran. from the Chicago White Sox for rookie catcher Joe Tipton.
 Vernon, 30-year-old left-hander, led the American League in bat ting in 1946 with a mark of .353 but slumped to .265 in 1947 and PAP last season.
 In 134 games last season Rob- inson hit 2542, but was credited with driving in 83 runs.
 Trinkle Sold
 The New York Giants announc- cd they had sold pitcher Ken Trim kle. to the Philadelphia Phillies. Tlinkle, used exclusively in relief last year, worked in 53 games last season and had 4-5 won and lost record
 The Philadelphia Athletics signed Jimmy Dykes, former White Sox manager, as coach, and picked up veteran outfielder Wally Moses for pinch hitting purposes. Dyke pi- loted Hollywood last season.. Moses was released by the Boston Red Sox last fall.
 An unconfirmed report mad Bucky Harris, recently released manager of the New York Yank- ces, about ot take over the helm of the San Diego club in the Pac- fife Coast League.
 At the League meetings, the Ma tional voted to allow each club to schedule five night games with each visiting club without the con- sent of the visiting club provided that no night game shall be sche- duled on Sunday; on regularly scheduled doubleheader, or on get away day without the consent of the visiting club.
 Bonus Legislation
 The elder loop rejected the minors proposal to curtail tele- vision and agreed to recommend a committee be appointed to recon slider bonus legislation and attempt to come in with new legislative suggestion that would be acceptable toNboth the majors and minors.
 The American League made no change in the bonus rule as it now stands and voted to table the tele- vision problem.
 It proposed a minimum of four night games to he played by the home team without the consent of the visiting club, with the same provisions as the National. It is up to Commissioner Chandler to rule today ae the joint meeting whether the leagues should adopt minimum of four or five night games.