Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 19 | Cards Sell Many Players to other Clubs and Then Wish They Had 'Em Back

Cards Sell Many Players To Other Clubs and Then WishTheyHad 'Em Back- By FRANCIS J. FOWERS Special to The Telegram CHICAGO, Aug. 6 Collapie of the St. Louit Cardinals it traceable trace-able not only to the failure of the extensive farm system to produce . competent replacements, but also to several of the sales and exchanges ex-changes Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey have made over the last few years. There are sight or 10 former Cardinals Car-dinals working for other National league teams who. It they had been retained, would now have the Gas Housers either well In front er on even terms wtih ths Cubs and Giants. Belief is growing that Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey are neither gypsies nor David Harums when It comes to horse trading. However, In Justice to Rickey it must be said he frequently has been Miged -te -al against hie better Judgment. B. R. Just works for ths team and Sam Breadon never was a fellow to walk past a dollar. The Cardinals are stumbling along with little ar ne good pitching, pitch-ing, yet Bill Lee, Tex Cerletoa and Paul Derringer are doing nicely for the Cubs and Beds. Pnt those three back alongside Diasy Deaa and the Cardinals would be np there. Catching has been a season long problem for Frankie Frisch, while young Jimmy Jim-my O'Dea Is batting ever X2 and deing a aloe Job ef receiving for Chkmga. And smart eld "BpssT ' Davis is ana mi Cinelnitatt' mmmt liked players. 8t Louis has not been able to plug sscond and third base and Frisch gets a few gray hairs every time be thinks of Burgess Whitehead's play for the Giants and ths third sacking sack-ing done for Cincinnati by Lew Rlggs. The Cardinals traded Jimmy Collins to the Cubs and ths "Ripper's" "Rip-per's" fielding and timely hitting have bad much to do with Chicago's Chi-cago's success, whils the poor defensive de-fensive work ef John Mlse more than offset his powerful batting. Billy Myers, shortstop, and Ival Goodman, outfielder of ths Rede, are two others who wore once Cardinal Car-dinal property. They might have turned a timely trick or twe for Frank Frisch this summer. The Cardinal bosses probably went en ths theory that the supply from ths farms was Inexhaustible, but, kf so, they guesssd wrong. There Is not much coming up from ths outposts that will help Bt Louis next year. Rochester has only Johnny John-ny Hoop, an outfielder, to effer; the Columbus crop Includes Slaugh-tsr Slaugh-tsr and Rlsso, outfielders who are tremendous hitters In the association; associa-tion; Stain, a third basemaa, and McGes and Macon, pitchers. From Sacramento, Ricksy probably prob-ably will cal In Art Garabaldl, a third baseman who had a previous trial, and Orsngo, a young shortstop. short-stop. Houston, seventh in the Texas leagus, has nothing to givs ths main branch of the firm. Mast promising ef the Cardinal farm hands are etjtfleeders, while what Frisch needs Is pitchers, catchers and lnfielders. Blester may he able te deal off eome ef the outfielders for the Reeded players, but that la doubtful. No ether National league dub has any pitchers, catchers or mfleid-ers mfleid-ers te spare. The Cardinals are sunk for this year and snaybe down for several seasons te cams nlass the farms start preduetHHS. There is talk that Frank FY lech msy be flrsd as Cardinal managsr this winter. That's an old custom with Sam Breadon. as Bill McKsch-nls McKsch-nls and Gabby Street well know. Frisch is little more responsible for the Cardinals' collapse than ths man in ths moon. The real reason for St. Louis' decline Is found In ths trades of plays n mentioned. But that may not asvs Frisch's job.