Show Col Ruppert Turns Down Browns Brown's Bid ST. ST LOUIS April 19 INS INS INS- S- S President Donald L. L Barnes of the St. St Louis Browns today offered offered the New York Yankees approximately tely for their slugging holdout star Joe DiMaggio Colonel Jacob Ruppert owner of the Yankees advised the B Browns Browns' owns owns' management by wire th that t. t gb fio gio was not for sale or tr trade de and that hat he would be retained by the Yankees whether he Tie signs or or continues continues con- con to hold out ut it was revealed The Browns' Browns pr president ad admitted that hat he had made the Yankees an an offer for DiMaggio and that thit it had hadeen been een turned down and said that the Browns would not renew their efforts to obtain the slugger Barnes was asked if It the Browns would be willing to pay DiMaggio the salary he is seeking I cant can't answer that question in the affirmative Barnes replied In fact Id I'd be ln inclined lined to believe that we wed we'd d have to ask DiMaggio to sign for less than hes he's asking king the Yan Yan- kees President William Harridge of the Jie American league here ere last night to attend a baseball banquet ex- ex x- x pressed Dressed surprise when told of the Browns' Browns attempt to get DiMaggio Its all news to me he said Gabby Street manager of the he Browns when asked for comment said What can I say except that I knew the Browns made had an offer for DiMaggio and that it was turned down |