Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-05
.Griffs Reported
Ready 10 Trade
With Red Sox
Yost and Sievers
Figure in Speculation
At Minors Sessions

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. S
R.-Minor league baseball clubs
were set to start their annual
player draft today while Wash
lington and Boston appeared on
the verge Of completing a five
player deal.
Manager Chuck Dresser Of the
Senators acknowledged that a
player deal was brewing between
his club and the Red Sox.
There were reports several
weeks ago that a trade was in
the making involving Outficider.
Roy Sievers and Third Baseman
Eddie Yost Of the Senators and
Third Baseman Ted Lepcio,
Second Baseman Billy Console
and Outfielder Gene Stephens
of Boston. These five were men,
toned in speculation here to-
day. Outf1elder Faye Throne
berry of the Red Sox also figured
in the earlier rumors.
Manager Bill Rigney of the
Giants continued to dicker in
the trade market in an effort
to bolster his club which fin
ished sixth in the National
League last season.
More Drafting Tomorrow
All minors from Glass A UP
scheduled their draft session for
this third day Of the minor
league baseball convention. Glass
B and c leagues do their draft
ing tomorrow.
The draft gives clubs a chance
to strengthen their rosters by
grabbing promising players cur
rently in leagues of lower CLASH
f1cation. The major leagues took
their pick of the minors Men
tday, drafting nine players for
a total draft price of 100000.
Minor league officials held a
cloSed-door session yesterday
and discussed the 20 proposed
amendments to the major
minor agreement. Spokesman
said nothing startling developed.
A vote on the various amend
ments comes tomorrow.
On another front, Baseball
Commissioner Ford Prick held a
peace-pipe pow-wow with Gabe
Paul, general manager of Gin
cinnati, and Harold Cooper, gen.
ieral manager of Columbus of the
international League.
Agree to Drop TV Fight
Paul and Cooper engaged in a
one-punch fight yesterday in a
dispute over territorial rights.
Cooper got in a grazing blow to
Paul'S shoulder before peace
makers stepped between them.
Both agreed to drop the matter
at the Prick meeting after Paul
promised that Cincinnati would
no longer telecast Redleg games
into Columbus territory when
the Jets were playing at home.
Rigney is in the market for
some player strength as a result
of the Giants sixth-place finish
last season, combined with a
military call on four of his most
likely looking youngsters-Out-
fielder Jackie Brandt, First
Baseman Bill White, rookie
Outflelder Willie Kirkland and
Pitcher Dick Fitzgerald.
Rigney and Vice President
Charles (Chub) Feeney have
been dickering with Pittsburgh,
Milwaukee and Cincinnati, and
the manager said he is confident
something will be worked out
soon, either here or during the
major league session in Chicago
next week.
Rigney added that Johnny
Antonelli. ace lefthander, def
nitely is not on the trade market,
but that the Giants would con-
slider parting with Dick Little
field, Joe Margoperi. John Nc
Call, Pete Burnside and Jim
Constable.
Nashville Signs SisIer
Among the minor league clubs
signing managers of 1857 were
Nashville of the Southern Asso-
citation. Columbia of the South
Atlantic League and Bingham
ton Of the Eastern League.
Nashville selected Dick Sisler,
former major league outflelder
and son of the great George
Sisler. The 36-year-old left
handed first baseman hit 1923
with San Diego Of the Pacific
Coast League last season. Sisler,
who will be a playing manager,
succeeds Ernie White, who left
Nashville and the Cincinnati
chain recently. White signed
with Columbia, where he won
lpenants in 1852 and 1855.
The Yankees announced that
Steve Souchock, who managed
Little Rock Montgomery Of the
Southern last season. will pilot
the Yanakee farm club at Bing-
hamton. succeeding Freddie
! Fitzsimmons.