Evening star., 1960-08-04
THE BASEBALL
BEAT
Club Swapping May Be Next
BY BURTON HAWKINS

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Working for Frank Lane is the
equivalent of walking into revolving door, One may
pause but inevitably also The shock
only momentary when Lane traded his manager Joe Cor
dom to the Tigers yesterday and acquired Jimmy Dykes
from the Tigers to manage his Indians With Lane it
figured.
Lane didn't initiate this one but he must be credited
with entertaining novel idea broached by another Bill
Dewitt Detroit president the inventor of brain baterng
in baseball The only untesed method of shaking up
is to swap entire clubs and this is mentioned with full
realization that somebody might get around to it before
sundown.
The notion isn't far-fetched Lane has sent Gordon
Rocky Coavto, Don Mossi Ray Narlesk and Norm Cash
to the Tigers who have Dykes Harvey Kuenn Rocky
Bridges and Red Wilson to the Indians When Dykes and
Gordon exchange cubhouSe there be the feeling of
This is where came in"
Trading an integral part of baseball It's the time
honored procedure along with firing the manager for
kindling fan interest Lane will trade junk for junk
huge sparkler for a huge Sparkler in the of
Coavto-for Kuenn. Offer him sporting proposition
chances are you've made yourself deal When he thinks
them up he doesn't insult the intelligence of the other
bargainer.
BEING EMPLOYED BY Lane matches the security of
venturing into snake pit barelegged Only ndiscreet
Indians plan beyond the next meal Only OATS among
them rent houses for the in Cleveland the
city of feeting friendships If player draws roommate
who snores there's the consolation that Of them
will depart.
may invade the newspaper field become editor of The
Star and announce, Hawkins I've decided to make
change Phil Graham and got together for lunch today
and traded you and two 1928 Underwoods with frayed
ribbons to The Post for Bob Adde ash trays
why. MIR. Lane? realize split an infnitve yeser-
day. but that's the first time in months"
mo, no. like your work. but we thought change Of
scenery would do you both good understand Adde went
to the University of Alabama. That's good. We're kinda
overset Princeton at the moment Also he's an Air
Force guy ThatW help give little balance in lunch
here"
why me?"
"Oh, you're just the first I'm muling over big one
We'd give up Stann Atchson Whttlesey Fuchs three
ad-takers and telephone operator for Povch Haght
Herbock 16 desks, two copyboys and junior ac-
counant If he throws in gross of filled pastepos I'm
going to make the deal"
ANY OTHER TRADES in mind?'
1.-The News is giving some thought to proposition
offered them We'd get Morre sege, three comic strips
Bob Ruark's column and 1852 Ford truck for Gould
Lincoln ton of copy paper broken down air conditioner
and our crossword puzzle,
But you'd have three sports columnsts and three
cartoonists"
That's of the we got little cash thrown
in on your DEAL Hawkins You've got no Imagination Jim
Bergman goes to the Richmond Times-Dispatch Glib
Crockett to the Louisville Courier Povch goes the
Los Angeles Examiner Addie goes to the Minneapolis
Tribune and Haght to The Racing Form"
That's dily. What do you get in return?"
We're picking pro-Nxon political columnst and
Kennedy editorial writer photographer two nifty
blondes for the womenS department. two anitors three
charWomen and 600 tons of newsprnt."
=. That would be Frank Lane in the newspaper world
: which is more attractive without him.