Show I Tribe Gets Vernon Early Sanford Partee Go Co to N. N NY Y By Ed S1 CHICAGO Dec 14 UP UP-In UP In a surprising transaction the world champion Cleveland Indians Tuesday acquired first baseman Mickey Vernon and pitcher Early Wynn Vynn from the Washington ton Senators Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors for first baseman Eddie Robinson Robin Robin- son and pitchers Ed Klieman and Joe Haynes The prize acquisition in the deal appeared to be the throwing hard Wynn Vynn a strapping right hander who had been sought by various American league teams for the past two seasons Vernon the 1947 American league batting champion dropped off considerably at the plate late last season although he still is consIdered considered considered con con- a respectable hitter Regular Pla Players ers Robinson and Klieman played regularly with the Indians during the past season while Haynes a veteran right right-hander was acquired in an season off-season trade with the Chicago White Sox Robinson hit drove in n 83 runs and hit 16 homers for Cleve Cleve- land He led the league first basemen basemen basemen base base- men in fielding with a mark Klieman who Is almost entirely a relief hurler had a spectacular earned run average of or the third best in the league which was topped only by Gene Bearden and andl Satchell Paige both Cleveland teammates Meanwhile the New York Yankees Yankees Yankees Yan Yan- kees began their much-discussed much rebuilding campaign Tuesday with the purchase of a pitcher who lost 21 games last season and a catcher with a batting average For those two players right right- handed hurler Fred Sanford and catcher Roy Partee they gave the money-hungry money St. St Louis Browns in cash and three players pitchers Charley Red Embree I and Dick Starr and third-string third catcher Sherman Lollar As far as the players were concerned concerned concerned con con- it wasn't exactly a stupendous stupendous stupendous I dous deal although the money in involved involved in- in was breath taking In addition the Yankees finally completed a deal they had been I talking about since early last week a straight player trade in which I they sent first baseman Steve Sou chock to the Chicago White Sox for outfielder Jimmy Delsing and another player to be named later Both of the pla players ers received from the White Sox will go to minor league farm clubs as will catcher Partee Four Deals Pending Discussing the deal with the Browns Yankee general manager George M. M Weiss said This is just a start start we we mean to continue strengthening our roster for next season We Ve have deals with four other major league clubs under discussion Bill DeWitt Vitt vice ice president of the Browns said that as far as his club was concerned this was the start of a new deal From now on we will sell no players to other clubs outright he said We Ve must have players in return I think all of these fellows fellows fellows fel fel- fel- fel lows will be very helpful to our club DeWitt Vitt said that the Browns contemplated no other major trades at this time indicating that he no longer expected to get rid of oC his star third baseman Bob Dillinger on whom he has placed placeda a price tag In another transaction the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants sold pitcher Ken Trinkle time one-time headman of their relief corps to the Philadelphia Phillies for an unannounced sum probably the waiver price of Trinkle won four games ames and lost five but was a workhorse appearing In 53 games Deposed Yankee manager Bucky Harris said he might have something something something some some- thing to say about whether he will accept the post as pilot pHot of the San Diego Coast league club which the parent Cleveland Indians offered him However he may accept a apost apost apost post with his old boss Clark Griffith of the Washington Senators Senators Senators Sena Sena- tors instead |