Evening star., 1952-05-13
|Cass Michae|s
Wind Up
With Athletics
Marsh and Sleuter to
Join Mats in Detroit;
Club Seeking coteher
By Burton Howkins
S,uy Staff cosvs.pondent

DETROIT, May 13.-The Wash
lngton ball club has acquired
eight new players in 10 days and
may, not be finished dealing. Man
ager Bucky Harris admits the
Mats have claimed several players
recently placed on waiver lists
and could pick up zone or a flock
Of 'em" today.
One player over the limit Of IS
which must be met by midnight
Thursday. the Mats may be in a.
predicament if some of their
waiver claims go through. They
have a slight problem on their
hands as it is, for they're operating
with two catcherS and Bucky
wants a third one which would
put the team two players over
the limit.
The club landed Infielder Fred
Marsh and Pitcher Lou Sleater
from st. Louis yesterday in a deal
that sent Second Baseman Cass
Michaels to the Browns. It may
be the forerunner of another
trade by st. Louis with Michaels
Eventually winding UP with the
Philadelphia Athletics.
Waivers Expire Today.
There's a possibility. of course.
that all players recently claimed
by the Mats may be withdrawn
from waivers lists. Frequently.
players are placed on such lists
as "feelers" to determine what
teams are interested in getting
them. There's also the possibility
however, that the Mats may pos
sess more players by nightfall.
Waivers expire today on all play
ers claimed by Washington.
Unless the team gets a catcher
on waivers. Harris plans to recall
Bob Oldis from Chattanooga IN a
few days. At the moment, Bucky
doesn't dare remove his starting
catcher for a pinch hitter or run
ner. If he does and his second
catcher is injured, he would have
nobody to go behind the plate.
If he reports in time, the 28-
year-old Marsh will play second
base for the Mats tonight when
they meet the Tigers in the open
er of a three-game series. Connie
Marrero is to pitch against Mar
lin Stuart as the Mats go afte,
/ a third straight victory and their
} ninth in 10 games.
Played Second in Minors.
Marsh, who played only al
third base for st. Louis last sea.
son, has considerable minor league
Iexperience as a second basemar
and shortstop. It doesn't disturb
Harris that Fred wasn't able tt
lbreak into the Browns infield.
Hes strong, runs well. throw:
well and he's aggressive" Bucky
says. Marsh is a right-handed hit
ter and will bat seventh for the
! Mats.
Michaels' lack Of aggressiveness
|. Figured prominently in the deci.
sion to trade him. Cass left the
! Mats as a .233 hitter after bat.
ting .258 with them last year. The
mats got him in May, 1850, from
1.-THE White Sox. along with Pitch.
er Bob Kuzava and Outfielde1
John Ostrowski in exchange fol
pitcher Ray Scarborough, Seconc
lBaseman AL Kozar and First Base
imam Eddie Robinson. Michaels
real name is Casimir Kwiet.
Alniewski.
The latest trade was made a
: Harris behest and the groundwork
flor it was laid the same day th'
Mats sent Outf1elder Irv Noren t.
iINew York and Sam Mele to Chi
+, Icago in trades which brought thl
: Mats six players. Negotiations with
LIIC olOW11S UC6dA4 q WCCA dSO 0ae
urday when Bill Dewitt, the st
Louis clubs vice president. pre-
4 Iceded his team to Washington tx
t talk trade with the Mats bosses.
Harris Persuaded Griff.
n Clark Griffith, only a few day
. ago, insisted that the Mats wer'
! through trading. period" Blu
, Harris was weary of watchin,
: Michaels and persuaded Griffith tt
. make the trade.
= It was after Marsh batted 80!
;, for Oklahoma City in 1948 that c,
? Slapnicka, discoverer of Bob Eel
3 eeler, recommended his purchase b.
Cleveland. The Indians farmet
him to Sacramento, where h.
!; batted .212, but in 1850 he hit .38
for Oklahoma City and drove il
SO runs.
: st. Louis got Marsh in a dea
= that sent George Stirnweiss AM
Combs to Cleveland. Ere,
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