Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-22 | Page 20 | Offered $20,000

Offered 7 Dizzy Dean Cub owner still has las faith in his pitching future No Salary Cut Du Dufor Due for Dizzy Next Season CHICAGO Nov 22 INS Owner INS Owner Phil K Wrigley of the Chicago Cubs today announced that he het would offer a 1939 contract of to Jerome Dizzy d. d Dean the t pitcher who was r 1 of little use to the I J f club l last season i 1 Dean also was fat i 4 d p paid id for forthe forthe SS the 1938 cam cam- 1 w y He suffered f ii from a sore arm most of the way When Dean was purchased fro from m v. v the St. St Louis CarI Cardinals Cardinals Car Car- I last April the Cubs took Lazzeri over his contract That called for a yearly pay of which was less than he received in 1937 The contract also included a provision that if Dean refrained from criticising the Cardinal officials he would be paid more The Cubs gave him the entire In making his announcement Wrigley said I thought Dean was very satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory once he was able to work He wasn't in shape for one thing when we got him Personally I dont don't think he ever will be the old fast Dean once once again but that shouldn't make him a liability I 1 think he will willbe willbe willbe be a good pitcher for us if he stays in shape and gets plenty of work Dean is at present on a theatrical cal tour Owner Wrigley also revealed that he had offered Tony Lazzeri coach and utility player with the Cubs last season a post as liaison man between the Cubs and their minor league connections Lazzeri recently recent reCEnt- ly indicated he would like his re release release release re- re lease from the Cubs