Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 18 | Player Trading at Peak as Baseball Market is Swamped with Deals

f E VL iE v it ILA LAYER YER TRADING AT T PEAK AS AS BASEBALL LL MARKET R Mi ET is SWAMPED WITH DEALS SHIFTING lIFTING Ori Or OF i STARS N NOW W RUMOR D I I Sw Swapping Brisk During Three Days of Minor Convention N NEW W Dec Dee 7 AP More AP-More More r less quiescent cent during the play- play ng season the baseball market there here ivory Is bought and sold reckless abandon is booming long at its peak peal right rig now The ticker lIcker has been able to keep up rith ith all sales so far tar but its it's been axed to the limiti limit i baseball men gather In inge I irge rge ge quantities as they have at toronto oronto buying and selling of play play- rs becomes a favorite indoor sport any a minor league sensation has hotel hote lobby conversation to thank rl ls promotion to the majors Cany anY a fading veteran definitely to the minors as two managers stood with their backs to toi i wall wail of some hostelry and the situation over p TA Amore more or less complete count hows lOWS that no fewer than 62 play- play e changed hands in the past iree ree days dars Most of these deals of ourse ur e were completed at Toronto here the annual meeting o ot of the Rational Association of Profession Profession- U ball clubs now is Js in session t AJOR LEAGUE ON HAND While Ile the convention itself is di- di I y concerned only with minor bague ague eague matters the boys from the and National circuits la been out in force buying and felling In in- their eternal effort to do letter next year p S so far ar few outstanding major iague agu ague players have been affected Ithe transactions But there are mors of trades to come that may a wholesale shifting in the ajor league lineups next season The Detroit Tigers completed the deal buying First 1 laseman Dale Al Alexander ander and Pitch Pitch- Johnny f Prudhomme from To- To of the International league for pout bout bout in cash and three aYers Toronto gets First Basca Basc- Basc tan a an Sweeney and two players not OSTON RED SOX WING G DEAL The r. r Boston Doston Red Sox wanted at atelier her Alex Gaston and Outfielder Il Scarritt from St. St P Paul ul and wung the deal by giving the Saints wan Yn n Harriss tall right right-hander f bird Baseman Rogell and an un- un med amed catcher 1 F r former major league stars lol tolon on managerial worries Alan a good pitcher in his j andle Louisville's team in the tha Jn association Gabby treet Walter Valter Johnsons Johnson's old catch- catch was hired by the St. St Louis Car- Car inal nala to handle one of their terms Jack Bentley signed to toa anage a ge York of ot the New York- York l league ague and Heinie Heinle roh who didn't have much luck Charlotte in the South Atlantic cult last sea season On will take an- an her lier he f managerial whirl at Hartford the le ern league WANSON GOES CINCINNATI N CI N N ATI Evar Swanson vanson San Francisco Francico SSI ns' ns outfielder was sold to the Reds who also bought Neis from Seattle probably at Columbus which is con- con lIed by the Reds The he Browns Drowns sold told Pitcher Walter First Baseman Guy turdy the former to Buffalo and to Los Angeles and Out- Out eIder Art Jahn to Portland The Ther r Missions took Eddie ij infielder of off Pittsburgh Pittsburg's linds Cleveland parted with cash and f for r Jim Zinn Kansas t pitcher Ray Blades got word tithe Cardinals were sending h m Rochester in part payment for lor larley larey Gilbert star shortstop SOLD W TOLEDO he Boston Braves sold Howard Infielder to Toedo while le Red Red Sox were disposing of ot cher Carl Rolling Holling to Los An An- 12 i hat about completed the deals they affected the major leagues ht now most of the interest ferns ms to revolve about Buddy Myer lyer Id Sox third baseman Ossle Ossie i Liege ege who guards the not Corner Washington and Pete Donohue Adolf Luque Lunue of Cincinnati's und und staff Rumors had Myer Myel goito gorto go- go ito the New York Yankees or Luque or both to the f Giants while it was un- un r tood that Bluege was on the for tor the highest bidder O Of- Of lally the club concerned knew I hing g whatever about these ru- ru ruI I T