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Show 1 DANFORTH IS 'ONE-MAN TEAM' I &zk Sjy-X XvSC J B) BUuLI i UfS What will Dave. Danforth do for the St. Louis Browns" Danforth. as every fan knows, Is tho pitcher for whom tho St. Louis American league club gave" l l players. It was seven come eleven with Business Busi-ness Manager Hobby Qulnn of tho Browns before ho was able to put over the deal. Bob originally had seven players In mind, who he was willing to pass over, but Manager Kowlund of the Colum-liui Colum-liui cluli exprewst'il a preference for 1 1. Sounds like shooting "craps" instead in-stead of a baseball dual. "om; MAN TEAM." Kanforth. because of the unique trade In which he figured, will go down In tho baseball records as the "one-mun team." To secure his services ser-vices the St. Louis Browns were really forced to turn over a. good minor ltaguo ball club Bobby Qulnn, who with. Lee Fohl arranged tho deal, has always kn regarded as a foxy trader It will be recalled that It was Qulnn who sent Derrlll Pratt to New York Shocker. Gideon and a few others and a lot of each. What a whale of a deal that was for St. Louis' Joo Gideon proved more than a worthy successor of Pratt. Shocker Is today one of the best pitchers pitch-ers In the game. In his deal with New York several years ago, Qulnn received a lot of players for a few. In his very latest' deal ho has gone to tho other ex- treme. lie gives 11 for one "If Danforth wins 15 ball games fori the St. Louis Browns, I figure he will be a great deal from, a St. Iyouls standpoint," says Qulnn. I ( HJ is. t ON81 K ynvi "If Danforth can win me a dozen ball games, I will be satisfied." says Fohl. "The players we have Included In tho ileal should go big In the mln-1 ors. but I don't believe on all of then turning In more than 12 wins." Tho fact that Danforth has had twe ! trials In the American league Is what caused the trade to bo so widely discussed. dis-cussed. A lot of tho critics figured St Louis was taking a long chance or I a pitc her w ho had twice failed. Charley Herzog. once a big league I star, pluyed In tho American asuriu-jtlon asuriu-jtlon wltli Danforth last year. I askei ' Herzog at tho Now York mooting w h it ho thought of Danforth's chances. J "I am Pure he will help St Louis,' t-nid Herzog. 'He has u great fast . ball. Ho Is almost overhead when (pitching against right-hander? and U j constantly sldcarmlng the left-handers He gets a hop on his fast ball that is most puzzling If Fohl will be satisfied with a dozen games won ( f rom Danforth ho can count on thai many right now.'" si SPK liiNs Mtlvf In the American league when Danforth Dan-forth wo-s with Chicago he was viewed with suspicion by opposing batters. In tho language of tho players, Dave wns a "cheater." That means he doctored tho ball In various ways to get the old ihop on his fast one. j Despite this belief on the part of the player American leaguo umpires wero never able to find anything wrong with his delivery. Danforth has very long fingers and a good sized hand. Pie can almost encircle the ball This enables him to get unusual purchaso on tho ball which no doubt accounts for the "zip" on in fast one. Manager Rowland, who had Danforth, Dan-forth, says "Davo la an entlrc'lv different dif-ferent pitcher. He lost his fast ball in tho American league because he was always In tho bull pen warming up. Lllccvvl.se j wunt to go on record in the strongest possible manner that Danforth in no way tampers with the ball. He will easily win 15 games for Fohl. We shall sec. |