Evening star., 1954-12-06
Orioles. Obtain
Don johnson,
Three Others
Brideweser, Marsh
And ChokuIes Move;
Quiet Meeting Seen
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

MOVING Win courtney TO Chi
cago were Pitcher Bob Chakales
and Inf1elder Jim Brideweser
Baltimore obtained Pitchers Don
Johnson and Don Feffarese, In
fielder Fred Marsh and Catcher
Matt Bats.
The announcement was made
here as the major leagues opened
their winter meetings.
Ed Short. press director for
the White, Sox. said the swap
was straight player transaction
involving no cash.
Courtney, a 27-year-old native
of Louisiana. has been sought by
several clubs, including the
Cleveland Indians, ever since he
broke in with the old st. Louis
Browns. He is a high-spirited
competitor and a fair hitter. He
compiled a .270 average in 122
games with the Orioles in 1854,
but drove in only SO runs. He
had four homers.
johnson is the No. / player
going to the Orioles. He ap-
peared in 46 games and had an
81 record. johnson, 20, for
merly pitched for the Yankees
Browns and Senators.
High Hopes for Chakales.
Marty Marion, new manager
of the White Sox. said he and
General Manager Frank Lane
hold high hopes for Chakales,
who moved from Cleveland to
Baltimore early last season in a
deal for Vic Wertz.
II think he is a much better
pitcher than he has proved so
far" Marion said. A right
handler. Chakales finished last
season with a ST record in IL
games.
Brideweser, a part-time short
stop, hit .266 in 70 games. Marsh,
the irfielder going to Baltimore,
appeared in 81 games for Chi
cago and hit .3O6 although he
batted in only four runs. Marsh,
80. formerly played with the
Browns and Senators.
Ferrarese is a little lefthanded
pitcher bought from Oakland of
the Pacific Coast League at the
end of the season. He had an
1915 record in a busy 1854
campaign.
Needed Catching Strength.
Bats, 80, came to the White
Sox from Detroit in May and
appeared in 81 games, hitting
.235.
"We wanted catching strength, u
Marion said, land I think we
got it. The Orioles were inter-
ested in pitching and in Marsh. -
The deal was completed by
telephone during the night by
Lane and Paul Richards. Baiti-
more general manager. who is
at his home in Texas.
It is the second major trade
engineered by Richards since he
took over the Baltimore executive
post at the end of the 1854
season. The other big deal.
with the Yankees, involved 18
players.
Meanwhile, there was much
talk about the proposed trade
that would send Junior Gillian,
Brooklyn second baseman, to
the Redlegs for Outfielder Wally
Post, Pitcher Fred Baczewski
and others. The Phillles also
want Gillian.
Will Harridge. president of the
American League, is soft-pedal-
ing the idea of a 10-club league.
Hank Greenberg. general man
ager Of the Indians, is supposed
to bring up the subject today in
the opener of three-day meet
ings, but Harridge said, AT
present we are too much con-
cerned with building up our own
second division clubs to talk of
spreading into 10 clubs"
Quiet Meeting Expected.
Harridge said he anticipated
a quiet meeting. with no likeli-
hood Of immediate action In
regard to expansion. "It's a
matter for committees to study -
Harridge said. I'VE certainly
are engaged in no race with the
National League in an effort to
get to the West Coast. Well
have our hands full arranging
transportation to Kansas City.
Two or three of our clubs don't
fly"
The Yankees still are searching
for another pitcher. George
Weiss, general manager of the
Yankees, repeatedly has been
comforting with Joe Cronin,
general manager of the Red Sox,
in an attempt to negotiate an
other deal. Rumors say the Red
Sox have offered Outfielder Karl
Olson and Pitcher Bill Henry
for Infielder Gil McDougald.
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