Evening star., 1953-10-27
Baltimore Prepared
10 Trade Anybody;
AS Setup in Doubt
By Burton Howkins

eral manager of the Baltimore
Orioles who has expressed will
ingnesS to trade anybody, will
find the Senators in a mood to
discuss deals.
Getting together on a PROPOSE
ton with EhlerS may be difficult
for Washington bosses. The
Senators pitching staff is thin
and Ehlers is eager to acquire
more pitching strength as the
first step toward bolStering the
cellar club he inheritS.
The Senators would be eager to
land Shortstop Bill Hunter, Sec
ond BaSeman Bobby Young,
Catcher Clint Courtney or Out
fielder Johnny Groth, but their
bait may not interest Ehlers.
EhlerS apparently is looking in
the direction of the Yankees,
only club in the American League
with a surplus of talent.
Cash Not Necessary.
"If you're going to trade"
EhlerS said yesterday after be-
ing named general manager,
trade anybody-no exceptions.
That's if you're going to help
yourself in a couple of positions.
Not man for man. In Balti-
more's case, it won't be neces-
sary to take cash. Also, if we
want to buy somebody, We'll be
able to do it."
Bucky Harris, manager Of the
Senators, has several proposed
deals in mind which will be of
fered to Ehlers and among the
performers Washington would
trade are Outf1elder Gil Coan
and Shortstop Pete RunnelS.
Ehlers, former general man.
ager of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. may not be replaced by
the AS We'll have to give 1t
a lot of thought" said Roy
Mack, vice president of the Ath-
letics. Il don't know if we'll have
a new general manager or not.
Well miss EhlerS. He did a fine
job for us and it will be difficult
for us to replace him."
Might Promote Dykes.
The Athletics are likely to
follow one of three courses. The
first would be to name Earle
Mack general manager. An al
tel native is to promote Jimmy
Dykes to general manager and
make Eddie Joost, veteran short
stop, field boss. Then again, the
post may not be filled.
Whether Marty Marion will
be replaced as manager of the
Orioles will be determined by
Ehlers after a conference with
Marion in the next 10 days or
two weeks.
you've got to say Marion is
the manager of the moment"
Ehlers said. LITTER all, he is
signed. And it's only right that
I talk to him first" Marion has
a year to go on his contract.
Bill Dewitt, another holdover
from the Browns, will be re-
tanned by the Orioles as director
of the farm system.
Clarence w. Miles. head of the
syndicate which paid $2,475,00
to buy the Browns, said Ehlers
has a three-year contract with
a fiat salary plus a bonus ar
rangement based on attendance.
He'll have complete authority
to run the ball club, just as long
as he doesn't mortgage it, .
Miles said.
Good Pitching Needed.
The 56-year-old Ehlers, who
used to play sandlot baseball in
Baltimore and once owned the
Pocomoke (MdD club in the
Eastern Shore League. said he
had no player deals in mind but
added. II think the Orioles need
good pitching badly. That's NY
job-to get them. I don't know
where. If we do get them. We'll
make a pretty good run for the
first division"
Ehlers, who will have an un-
disclosed sum at his command
"for additional player material"
served notice he doesn't intend
to throw it around loosely II
haven't yet seen a high school
kid I'd give a 100000 bonus to-"
he said.