Evening star., 1959-12-05
Russ Kemmerer
Also Included:
Confer Tonight
BY BURTON HAWKINS
Star stafi Writer

and President Cal Griffith Of
the Senators have scheduled a
conference here tonight which
could be climaXed by a deal
First BaSeman Roy Sic
vers and Pitcher Russ Kem-
merer to Chicago in exchange
for four players.
The Senators are asking for
Catcher John Romano, Short
stop Sam Esposito, Outfielder
John Callison and Pitcher Barry
Latman. Veeck has made a
counter proposal which includes
ESposito and Latman, along
with Catcher Earl Battey and
Outfielder Jim McAnany.
Griffith and Manager Cookie
Lavagetto still are reluctant to
deal with Los Angeles unless
the Dodgers are willing to part
with Outfielder Don Demeter as
part of their package. They
have offered Outfielder Ron
Fairly, Pitcher Danny McDevitt
and Shortstop Don Zimmer for
Sievers, Kemmerer and an in
fielder.
Bavasi Threat Discounted
Cal and Cookie discounted
the threat of Buzzie Bavasi,
the Dodgers general manager,
to withdraw his offer by noon
today. ITO heck with Bavasi,"
Lavagetto said. Were trying
to make the best deal we can
and we still want to talk to
the Yankee and White Sox."
The Senators are prepared to
offer Sievers to the Yankees
in a straight trade for Second
Baseman Gil McDougald. Man
ager Casey Stengel is interested
in acquiring Sieyers, accord
ing to Washington officials,
but hasn't indicated whom he
would give up.
The 31-year-old McDougald
is regarded as being on the
downgrade by many baseball
observers, but the Senators ap-
parently are willing to gamble
that he isn't. Gil battered only
.250 in 1858, although he re-
bounded to sparkle in the
World Series, batting .32l to
figure prominently in beating
the Milwaukee Braves. Last
season McDougald hit .251.'
Once Played for Veeck
Veeck will be striving to head
of the Dodgers and Yankees
in his quest for Sievers. The
White Sox president has been
a longtime admirer of Roy,
who played for Veeck when
Bill was operating the st. Louis
Browns.
Griffith is keeping a promise
to Veeck that the White Sox
would be given an opportunity
to top the best bid for Sievers.
It's possible Griffith would ac-
cept the substitution of Nc
a .216 hitter last sea-
son, for Callison, but the
Senator'S president is likely to
insist on getting Romano rather
than Battey.
They'll thrash it out tonight.
Veeck missed the minor league
at st. Petersburg,
but contacted Griffith and
asked him to hold off trading
Sievers until he could talk to
Cal here.
May Turn to Yankees
If Griffith and Veeck are
unable to reach agreement, the
Senators boss then may open
discussion with the Yankees
about McDougald. Lavagetto
that if the Dodgers
are unwilling to part with
Demeter in a package deal,
the Senators may try to land
thinner with another offer.
THE Dodgers need players
their Triple-A clubs"
Lavagetto said. WED be willing
to give up two or three fellows
Of that caliber to get thinner.
Cookie indicated he'd be willing
to part with Pitcher John
RomonoSky, Infielder Ken As
promonte and Outf1elder Faye
Throneberry.
Griffith said he also had pos
Sible trades under discussion
with the Cubs and Orioles in
fringe players"
Pitching Coach Sought
Meanwhile, the Senator's
search for a pitching coach has
narrowed to Bob Lemon, Murry
Dickson. Max Lanier and Bob
Swift, the latter a former CATCH
er who was released as a Kan
;as City coach after last season.
Lemon, out last season with
elbow trouble, is contemplating
/ comeback with the Indians,
,ut told Griffith he is very fiat
cred" by the offer and still is
considering it. Dickson and
Ianier formerly were pitching
handouts with the St. Louis
Cardinals. Dickson wound up
lis career with Kansas City last
eason.
Griffith said he had tried to
'btain Fred Fitzsimmons. Ed
,opat or Tom Ferrick, but that
hey already had been COM
nitted to the Athletics, Yankees
nd Tigers, respectively. Carl
,rskine and Larry Jansen also
elected offers. ErSkine is going
nto business on the Pacific
'oast, while Jansen, who lives
n Seattle, said he would take
job only with a West Coast
lub. He has nine children and
loesn't want to spend an entire
'aseball season away from
hem.
knirks Ruv PnImev