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Show FOHL EXPLAINS 11F0l TRADE One Real Moundsman Is Worth That Many Players, Play-ers, Boss Holds BY BILLY" EVANS Lee Fohl, of the St Ix-uls Browns Isn't strong on Interviews He seldom sel-dom breaks Into print with anything sensational. He has his own peculiar methods about doing a lot of things Some of them perhaps may not be classed as conventional, vet Fohl In his quiet way gets results. And after all it Is results that count In t-juseball like anything else. During the recent meeting of the Tiajor league In New York 1 wu.s sit ting in the lobby of the hotel where the conference was being held, talking to Fohl. Bosoball, of course, was the : subject of conversation. A few hours previous the St Louis club had announced that It had trad- j ed eleven ball players to the Columbus Colum-bus team of the American association associa-tion for l'ltcher Dave Danforth Natural!) Nat-ural!) such an unusual-trade w as the sole topic of conversation among the b.is- ball men who thronged the lobby. OFTEN INTERRUPTED. Fohl and I talked for perhaps an hour While wo were sitting there, our conversation was interrupted at least 00 limes by Homo player, man- j ager or official, who either Joshed or inquired about the extrordinary trade. "What Is the idea of giving a ball ! .club and a couple of substitutes for a pitcher who has had his chance?" was the question that was constantly fired at Fohl. i iim Bi. ixouis manager simply smiled at all tho hot shot that was1 poureil at him and usually remarked, j "Yes. and 1 hsve H more players who 1 will be willing to glv? ror any other oth-er one pitcher who I believe will help my club. ' MOv I I N I si H 1TI DE The deal involving Danforth Is un-qucstl un-qucstl 4 uibly one of tho most unlQUO ever made in baseball, Often three or four players and cash have been handed over for one player, but to ;turn over a whole team and a couple of extra nun certainty was out of tho ordinary. Tho peculiar feature about the transaction is that neither club seems to have been gold bricked. Tho St. Louis club, however. Is taking by far the lunger chance. It is a deal filled v.ith possibilities for both clubs L'n-questionably L'n-questionably It wag a whale of a deal ' for Manager Rowland of Columbus. LACKS ONFIDENC E Rowland, gets Palmerou a left-handed left-handed pitcher with plenty of stuff. If Palmero had confidence in himself him-self he would be a big league star. He lacks that In the majors. He seems to have plenty of It In the minors. He should holp Rowlanu. Aside from his pitching he can hit. is a good fielder and fat-t on the bases, a handy man to have about. GOOD MINOR PHX HER, Lovvdennllk. another pitcher with a world of stuff, goes to Rowland. Lack of control has always kept Lowder-rnilk Lowder-rnilk from making good in the majors. He gets by in flno stylo In the minors. ' He gets so much stuff batters hate to hit against him instead of waiting wait-ing him out in tho minors they swing away to hurry their time, at bat, Burvvell If he had Just a little more Bpted would bo a big league fixture. He pitches Intelligently, has plenty of nerve and a good curve, but bis fast ball lacis just enough to enable him to get by In the bl show. In tho minors be ought to 50 big. GLEA&ON VALUABLE. Gle.ison, the second baseman, Is a mighty valuable ball play-i Th other men who will figure In tho deal are players of this type, 'iliey lack Just something that keeps them from delivering In tho big ehow. Manager Fohl of tho St. Louis club gives tho major league view point Ion he says. "If Danforth r;m win 1 games for me It will have been a I good deal, Tho players I hav e given jfor him could not be counted on to deliver that many victories." |