Show Offset Yankees Masterson From N Hals f l I By JOE MIAMI Fl Fla FIaL Dee Dec 2 New Y York rk Yankees dis the sudden turn of ever eve eve labeled the bankrolled B I Sox as thc teim to be bej 1948 tl flag have bave taken direct step toward staunch h defense of cf tl th champi championship ns ip i put i of a maze amaze of 11 tia tx involving nearly e eye t e league team tea represent the eve of f the opening Ass s 's conven convention the news that the Yen Yani completed a deal for fog pitter pitter pit ter Masterson of the Senators Mgr Bucky Harris of oV t kees admitted that a sta starting pitcher was Yu c on but added that no 0 ol would be bethe bethe the major league cone begins next Monday ln In Important Deal i We should have an player deal announcement In New York next wee week said In uIn fact it looks mIght might have have two deals to I IThe The Red Sox In ln j Junior Stephens Jack Jack- Kit Jack Ellis Kinder from the T Browns have become t tWe We cant can't afford a stand stand- Masterson is the the Yankees In the spring of 1947 to togi first bas baseman man Mickey V Pres Clark Griffith of th thi refus refused d to part with t tv key men Off OC to a Il slow l wi year old native of at P won 12 games and lost Jost I Ison M 1 son Bill DeWItt general the Browns who Monda that he had placed Jeff Jef Jake Early on the bl bi bio had obtained waivers ivers a 0 awas of was readying a deal s Vi J league team for fOrt hitting outfielder The New York C Gl searching for fOI a pitt pite offered southpaw Jo Johns no-hit no b tiT manager of the th Reds who demanded demand d a c er in exchange It was Mel Ott of the Giants Giant to part with reserve Lloyd Gearhart Ge bu but but J Jf f erred Bob Bobby y Thomson fl Whitey LOckman Chicago O C Cub b Cincinnati also w tas w aj talking a trade with th Cubs Involving shorts Miller and Harry Peanut CUb outfielder The Dart Bostc were ready to trade t to the Cubs for a pItcher Bill and Lou president and manager manager- Cleveland Indians respect rived In town Monday a. a reported they had pot not i past the conversational their efforts to lure a aan pI pIan an outfielder from 1 tb Tigers i iOn On the business agen agell Ie league ue held i it meeting and followed tr can can can- Ass in tn opposing t Coast leagues league's project J for fot minor status They also adoption of a t the minors and maint the bonus rule which w was last Jast year a 4 |