Cheiago, Jan. 5. d E Cors or 130 toot. followers, the New York Amer-trounced the Toronto Maple 5-1, in another league encoun-riy Sorrell was the outstanding in the game, cutting through ud style to net the puck three "Dizzy" Dean was signed up by the Chicago Cubs at a salary of US$20,000 today after leading doctors said that his torn shoulder muscle was healing "very satisfactorily."
The physicians predicted that Dean, with six weeks additional rest, would recover completely from the bad shoulder and be able to take his regular turn at pitching for the Cubs.
The talkative hurler was bought by the Cubs early last year from the St. Louis Cardinals for a huge sum and three players. But bad luck continued to dog Dean and after pitching brilliantly in several games, he was forced to retire from the mound for the rest of the season as a result of a renewal of his shoulder ailment.
The combination of expert medical attention and a long rest, however, make him the outstanding threat of the Cubs during the 1939 baseball season.—United Press-
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