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Show I DIAMOND DUST j Uncle Wilbcrt Robinson, of the I J. Dodgers, comes to bat wicli the re- mark that Barney Dreyfuss has np cense to think the Pittsburgh club f ihe only one in the National league 111 j dire need of a shortstop Robinson made the statement after learning thatl Dreyfus declan d lit had first claim oh the seryicea "f "Rabbit- M;inin-villck M;inin-villck "Maranville would look might sweet on the Brooklyn club." said Robinson, "and if Pittsburgh lnds Mm they will have to make a better offer than we dd Ty Cobb, as manager of the Detroit Americans, has a few ideas of his own to put through v. nil regard to scouts The "Georgia Peach" stated recently that major league scouts did not fol-j low a star player in the minors long enough. Cobb docs nor believe in placing too much faith in season's bat- ! Mng or fu-rXjjj-.i i agi n I e Ihwik- If I- psi1 a I .. i -i Mi i. a 'hig'n-cl-ssXvrfornii r and n irtiy of 1 recognitknn the majors man) times wfien his season's work does not look so alluring un paper. It must be k-membercd k-membercd that on many minor league, clubs great embryonic talent is not' encouraged or guided proper! F ' want my scouts to sec every likely j looking youngster in at least a dozen ; games before they pass lh-m up." satdj the new Tiger boss. Joe Rapp. recently sold by St. Paul j to the New York Nationals, la now playing short for the St Petersburg team in the Florida Winter league. He is said to have been guaranteed 54.000 , for the winter's work. Barney Dre"fuss. owner the Pittsburgh Nationals, is determined to . strengthen his club for thr lDCi flag I race e1 i n though he is obliged to loos- en the purs strings to obtain the play-era play-era neceosar'- At the recent meeting! In New York. Fred Mitchcl), of the Boston Braves, hinted that the PlttS-j burgh owner would not separate hlm-self hlm-self from sufficient coin to land M ar-anvlllc, ar-anvlllc, If the deal was placed entirely on a money basi", whereupon th'- I'ir-ate I'ir-ate chief rose In righteous indignation and Informed the Boston pilot he would give as much for Maranville as any other owner, and that he was tiat-lently tiat-lently waiting for Bc6ton to put a price on the shortstop. The confab ended when Dreyfuss concluded his H outburst. Manager Gleason of the Chicago White Sox, expects great things from a first baling recruit named George Bubscn, who was picked up off the Chicago sandlots. Gleason says the voungster Is tho best natural hitter he has ever seen come Into the majors. Bubscn worked out with the Sox fro-QUentl fro-QUentl during lh closing days of the 1930 season. He will be given every opportunity to make good on the in- itial sack |
