Zimmerman is wanted by George
Gibson, his old roommate on the
Giants, to round out the Pirate in
field. The Pirates linisheid the 1919
season with Barbare on the third
corner, but he didn't measure up to
the rest of the team.
Gibson has a team of half veterans
and half youngsters in Pittsburgh ani
believes that Zimmerman could help
such a club for at least several sea
sons. Gibson is willing to take hi
chance with Heinie, who hasn't al
ways proved to be the most easy
player to handle.
There is no denying that Zimmer
man is on the market, and he was
offered to St. Louis along with the
cash and player proposition that the
Giants made Branch Rickey for Rog
er Hornsby.
Zim had hoped to close his major
league career in his home town, but
he ruined it by breaking training on
tne last western trip of the Giants.
McGraw sent Zimmerman home
from Chicago and suspended him for
the season. This generally was taken
as meaning the end of Heinle's career
as a New York player.
Zimmerman also is bitter at the
rest of his former teammates for cut
ting him out of his share of second
place world's' series money, which
amounted to nearly $1,000. As Zim
merman played in 123 games up to
the time of his suspension, he be
lieves that he was treated unfairly,
aula it is unlikely that he would work
harmoniously with the New Tork
players were he retained by the
Giants.
Zimmerman began to slip percep
tibly last season and as he will, be
thirty-four on his next birthday he is
unlikely to regain the form which
made him the" best third baseman in
the National League.
