Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-04-11 | Page 11 | Reds Get Hafey

I 1 REDS GET HAFEY ST. ST LOUIS Mo April 11 UP Chick Hafe Hafey St S1 Lou Louis s Cardinal Cardinal Cardi Cardi- nal outfielder and the National leagues league's leading hitter last season was traded today to the Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- na nati nali tl Reds Hafey who has been a stubborn holdout goes to the Reds in exchange ex cx- change for Benny Frey pitcher and an unannounced amount of cash Announcement of or the trade was made b by the St St. Louis club management Hafey now no at Berkeley Cal had been holding out for salary this year the Cardinals refusing to increase their offer of He said last week he would retire re rc tire from the game rather than accept the offer oHer Last year ear h he received but was docked 2000 of that amount for reporting reporting report report- in ing late Hafey's batting last year ear was instrumental instrumental in in- in sweeping the Cardinals Cardinals Car Car- on to the league pennant althou although h he faltered in the world series S Stile Sale le of Hafey had been rumored rumored ru ru- ru mored for some time as it became apparent the left fielder intended to get a l substantial increase or be traded HaCe Haleys Haley's s passing passin removes from St St. Louis another of the group roup of players instrumental in the pennant pennant pen pen- 11 nant mt winning proclivities o of the Cards n Grimes went to the Cubs last fall and Jake Flowers Flow Flow- ers err utility infielder and Andy High third sacker have been traded Frey who is 2 25 23 years old pitched in 45 games ames last season winning 8 and losin losing 12 for the tail-end tail Cincinnati team He was credited with an earned run average average average aver aver- age of Hafey who also had a controversy controversy controversy contro contro- versy with the Cardinal mana management management manage manage- ement e- e ment a year ago over salar salary matters mat mat- tel tel-s. demanded for the 1932 season as against the clubs club's best beit offer of