Evening star., 1952-02-17
Yanks Also Ian
To Make Offer
For Griffs' Ace
Indions Send Ruffinq
TO Dicker as Straight
Deal Is Rejected
By Burton Hawkins
BY Burton Howkins
Star staff Correspondent.

Star Staff Correspondent
ORLANDO. Fla, Feb. 16-The
Mats are considering a trade which
would bring Larry Dolby. the In
tdians' Negro centerfielder, and an
identified player. to Washington
in exchange for centerfielder Irv
Noren.
Washington already has been
offered Dolby in q straight swap
for Noren, but Calvin Grifhth, vice
president Of the Mats, says, 1--WE
think Noren is a better ball player
than Dolby. II Cleveland is willing
to throw in what we want In
addition to Dolby. we could make
Ia DEAL"
That the Indians are willing to
pursue the idea is evidenced by
the fact that they're dispatching
Red Rufing here next week. Ruf-
fling. a Cleveland coach, ap-
parently is prepared to offer more
than Dolby.
Yankees Also Want Noren.
But the Indians will have to
contend with competition from
the Yankees. who also want Noren.
George Weiss, general manager of
the Yankees, has informed the
Mats he also viii be here next
week.
We're willing to trade" Clark
Griffith. the Mats boss says, CAL
vim makes it stronger by say
ing, Were definitely going to
strengthen the club by dealing" I"
Operating against Dolby, who is
likely to, become the Mats first
Negro player, is the fact that he
had a mediocre batting record
against first division clubs last
season. Most Of his homers, most
|of his runs batted in, were
achieved against second division
teams and thus the Mats have
turned thumbs down on q straight
trade for Noren.
Fayorite III Greenberg.
Noren has been d favorite Of
Hank Greenberg, aeneraimanager
OF the Indians. who has become
somewhat ruined by what he terms
the completes OF Doby. .2T9
hitter last season, Noren suffered
a. fractured jaw when hit by a
ball thrown by Aaron Robinson.
then a Red Sox catcher. He re-
turned to the Mats lineup in q
weakened condition and his un-
impressive average partly is at
tributable to that.
Dolby. 1876 batter in 1850
slumped to .295 last season, has
smashed three Of Griffith Stadi-
um's most memorable home runs,
two against Sid Hudson. One hit
in the megaphones atop the CEN
terfield wall, another cleared the
wall at that point and still an
other went 20 feet on a line over
a cigarette sign in right-center.
The Mats are not drawing q
color line. WED like to have our
first colored player a recognized
major Lacquer" Calvin Griffith
says. "Doby fills that requirement,
but we believe we'd be giving up
too much to trade Noren even-up.
II they are willing to come up
with somebody else, things could
get serious"
May Offer Younger Talent.
The Yankees apparently are
prepared to offer some of their
younger talent for Noren. They
apparently are not convinced that
Mickey Mantle can come close to
filling the shoes Of the retired Joe
|Di Maggie and seemingly would
lprefer to gamble on Noren.
Neither Of the Grifhths would
reveal what the Yankees are offer
ling, but If they heed the advice Of
Manager Bucky Harris, the deal
would include Second Baseman
Billy Martin, plus two other play
ers-at least one Of whom would
be an outfielder.
Harris long has liked Martin, a
utility infielder with the Yankees,
and the elder Griffith has seen
possibilities in outflelder Jackie
Jensen. Griffith attempted to OBJ
tain Jensen when he was playing
with Oakland in the Pacific Coast
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