Show i Many Rumors Fe Few Trades Spice Meeting I By Sy HARRY HARR C c. c WARREN CHICAGO Dec 11 INS INS INS-If If rumors build baseball clubs the ther r St St. Louis Browns and the Philadelphia Philadelphia Phila Phila- delphia Nationals will square off din iri the 1941 world series and a ayoung ayoung young man named will be beAthe bethe the Athe hero of ot that classic 9 This is the only bit of news bordering bor bordering dering on authenticity that is em- em g from the midwinter meetIngs meet- meet lings Ings of the National and American 1 baseball leagues as the moguls of ot 5 those hose two organizations neared the 4 J home stretch today in their hotel lobby jocke jockeying ng The first Giant deal took Leo Gabby Hartnett off oft the unemployment unemployment unemployment list following his recent dismissal as manager of the Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Cubs and gave him a position as player-coach player with Bill Terrys Terry's National league entry try The Giants made the second attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to keep the baseball meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing from dying on its feet when they procured Morrie Arnovich Cincinnati Red outfielder in a straight cash deal In a separate transaction the Giants acting for their New Jersey farm club gave I Shortstop Wayne Ambler r and cash I to the Cincinnati Reds in return for Milburn Shoffner 34 a southpaw pitcher whom the Reds obtained from the Boston Bees in 1939 Shoffner was with the Cleveland Indians in 1929 1930 and 1931 If and when Bill Bm Terry decides to relinquish his managerial duties with the Giants to accept a front office job there is some intimation intimation intimation tion that Hartnett will take over the New York managers manager's post This possibility together Boston's refusal to agree on a year two-year con oon- tract is believed to have been in instrumental instrumental in- in in helping Hartnett to make up his mind There is some chance that Arnovich Arnovich Arnovich Arno Arno- vich will not wear a Giant uni unI- form The Superior Wis youth who is 26 years old in November has number in the selective service draft which is on the national class list and he is un un- married Arnovich went event to the Reds last season from the Phillies in a trade for Johnny Rizzo Through many weeks in the 1939 campaign |