IN THE NEWS: Brooklyn's Larry MacPhail buys Dolph Camilli, slugging Phillie 1B, for $45,000 and weak hitting Eddie Morgan. Camilli hit .339 with 27 homers last season.
IN THE NEWS: Washington and Chicago trade first baseman, the White Sox adding slick-fielding Joe Kuhel and the Senators taking the easy-going hitter Zeke Bonura.
IN THE NEWS: Judge Landis frees 74 Cardinal minor leaguers, among them Pete Reiser, in yet another attempt to halt the cover-up he perceived the farm system caused. Larry MacPhail makes a pact with Branch Rickey to take the unknown player and swap him back in the future, but Reiser's ability is too great to hide.
IN THE NEWS: White Sox SS Luke Appling, sliding into 2nd in an exhibition game against the Cubs, fractures his right leg in two places and will miss almost half the season. He'll return July 8.
IN THE NEWS: The Cardinals beat Columbus (AA), 10–4, despite three errors by 3B Sammy Baugh. Slingin' Sammy has been fielding well up till today. Yesterday the Cards lost 1–0 in 13 innings to their Rochester farm club, managing just two hits off four pitchers. Ted Wilks was the winner.
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