Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-10-26 | Page 19 | Cronin Sold to Red Sox

t SOLD TO f y 1 RED SOX SOW fat at f t Skipper vill rill ill Direct ti Boston Club 1 Oc Oct 6 6 IV C Joe A Jo oe p n nin ia young manager of the Wash Wash- ton American league ue baseball O 1 team was sold to toI today I 1 day to the Boston Red Sox and reports reports reports re re- re- re ports here said he was given a five five- contract as year player manager The famous and manager man I shor shortstop top ager was was reported to have bave been sold for a huge cashI cash r M payment and Lyn fk Lary Boston ill in- in l Sale of the San Francisco ballplayer ball ballplayer player came as a J Joe e Cronin complete surprise Washington He had been as as' a fixture on the local fob ib b in view of his recent marriage Miss K June Robertson adopted of Clark Griffith chief IVner of the Senators There had been a widespread be f among Washington fans that was being groomed to suc- suc ed d' d Griffith at some time in the fue fu fu- rc re e as president of the club For or several seasons Cronin haser has hasen en er n recognized as the le leading qing short short- P Continued on cn following s Page Pace J I Cronin Becomes Red Sox Pilot Continued from Continued from rom PrecedIng Patte Palte stop in the major leagues and has b been n voted the most valuable player In the too American league For the past two seasons he has been manager of the local club He established himself with local fans tans in his first year a's as as s manager by winning the American league pennant pennant pen pen- nant for the first time since the days of Ducky Bucky Harris Harris' as as Washington manager Cronin will now serve tinder under un tin- der Harris the thc Boston manager Finished Seventh This year however faced with an almost unprecedented streak of injuries injuries in in- juries Cronin's club fell to pieces and finished in seventh place Following the debacle there had been widespread reports of a shakeup shake shake- up in th the team but through them all aU Cronin had been en regarded as a fix fix- ture He and Griffith had frequently discussed together the rebuilding of the club