Show CARDS TALK TRADE 0 0 0 o 0 00 0 o 0 I MAY BE 4 I L a a I I I A r 1 ie wi 3 1 I 9 4 t a By Dy J BILLY DILLY EV S With Wilh the tha ban on late season trades In the tho major league cir cir- circuits dr cir circuits managers are aro dickering nl around at present on swaps swap that will Le Ie legal leral before the time Ume limit arch arrives arries es esOn On One which Is going coing through the prelimInary stage stace at present Is an offer made by the Brooklyn n Su- Su Su to te the St Louis Loots Cardinals for Infielder who gain ed td Cd fame tame by hopping from from the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York corner lots hole lot to the National leal Ue although handicapped with weak eyes eyt's to te the of ear mar mar-lur In hug glasses lasses It the obtain er then Scout Larry Sutton of Bro Brook Brooklyn k- k khyn lyn vm 11 thi be abo abe to te enter Pre Pre-Ident Charles private office and shout with lIh glee slee sutton Button saw as a semI semI- semIpro semipro semi pro pro In New ew York several ears tears ago and recommended the youngster ti the 0 oner o ner of or tho Dodgers But be- be before be before fore fere presenting all of ot the evidence In the case caso Sutton Sutten neglected to tell that this young oung locked glasses classes behind the ears cars When the Brooklyn owner heard about this he ho shooed Sutton Sulton out of oC the suite three stairs at a time TOOK A CIlA NCE CI Branch Rickey risked and gain gain- gained gained pained ed Ho e experimented with Toper Toper- and like e eer er body else lasT lass season eason was OS ns con that better n earing- earing glasses could hit bet bet- bet ter than many youths credited lIh having ha p eyesight In 1922 1 22 In gaines gam for ter the th Cardinals had bad a batting average of ef 33 He H was as a arence fence rence buster busler to the extent of 5 25 doubles six triples and three home borne runs Pretty good for i pIa er forced to near ear ear heal heavy glas es to correct his vision Islon ision ThA Th h training season sasen and euly part ot or the tb pennant race tons lom Manager Robinson that he did n ha hae e a major league Infield Jacque was pulled out 01 retirement to te succeed I at first fix base Stuffy Stewart Stew and the h Ivan han Olson Olsen have alter alter- alternated alternated I alterI mated with sarling ar Ino success at nt s ond on base bae bas c Pete French has been from the Pacific co coast t league to play shortstop which move probably III send Jimmy Johnston from trem short back to third base M LED EDS GOOD GOOn SECOND S S I It t Is understood Robbie Robbe s for second base The sote success 83 Rickes has his had with ss-ith his hh J infielders has com him bins he can dispose of or without hn hs ball bail club clubA As a lter of tact fact the tho spectacles spectacle infielder may sere sene as the means ot of the club Rickey needs needa Breehl n hn has plenty of them thern t St Louis F willing to part with for fora tora a certain pitcher Said pitcher pilcher would help tho the Cardinals as much muchas muchas as would holster bolster up t s I Dodger Infield In all Ity Ity tho the deal will go ge o through The great treat success Rickey has hns had bad in nuking a star out of or Short hort- hort hortIo Io p over night and a surplus of other rood good looking re- re recruit re recruit cruit Infielders enables him to use as trading material |