New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 1, 1918, Page 12

in a3 average! is mot S0 e was needed a8 so far /o8 three of the five were mad e with, the passing of eithcr checks or cur- rency. TFrom a numerical standpoint the | deal between the New York and St | Zouis cltbs of the American league | heads the lis Seven players are ex- pected to change uniforms as a r(\sull‘ [ | | | | of this transaction, in addition to a sum of money, said to be about $1 000, paid to St. Louis by the New York magnates. The Philadelphia \Athietic-Boston Red Sox transfers come next, six players and about $60.- 000 being involved. This w im- mediately followed by the McInnis deal, which is id to include the e change of three Boston players for | the Athletics’ first baseman. Should such be the case, the total would in- clude ten men in all, a record deal .in modern bas: 1 annals. | X league, the Brook- r is the biggest -Pitt; | | as the Pirates gave three Pittsburgh | ers for two Superbas. | ur players were involved in the | Philadelphia-Chicago trade whereby | the Cubs secured Alexander and Kil- 1 for Dilhoefer and Prendergast | sum of money reported to be at $50,000 The Chicago-Boston | 1d the New York-Boston trades were interlocking as Larry Doyle went from Chic to Boston and in turn s passed on to New York by the Roston Braves. These are not the only transactions made since the close of last season but the following | Jist contains the names of the players and clubs figuring im the principal shifts: American League—Pratt, Juouis to New York; Plank, from St. Louis to New York; Godeon, from New York to St. Louis; Nunamaker, from New York to St. Louis; Maisel, from New York to St. Louis; Shocker, from New York to St. Louis; Cullop, from New York to St. Louis; money involved, $15,000. Shotter, from St. Louis to Washington; Lavan, from St. 8o from St. Louis to - Washington; Gallia, from ‘Washington to St. Louis; money in- volved, $15,000. Meclnnis, Philadel- phia to Boston; *Cady, Boston to Philadelphi: *Gardrer, Boston to Philadelphi. *Walker, Boston to Philadelphia; “change, from Philadel- phia to Boston; Fash, from Philadel- phia to Boston; from Phila- delphia to Boston , from Bos- ton to Philadelphia; Thomas, from Boston to Philadelphia; Kopp, from Boston to Philadelphia; money in- volved, $60,000, *Manager Mack’s re- ported selections, National League—Alexander, from Philadelphia to Chicago; Killefer, from Philadelphia to Chicago; Dil- hoefer, from Chicago to Philadel- phia; Prendergast, from Chicago to Philadelphia: ney involved, $50,- hicago to Phil Philadelphia Chicago to 000. Willian adelphia; P to Chicago. from kert, from Doyle, from NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1918, N. 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President Herr- the Giants last fall jo e At O’Rourke,) of this | stop to it. Cardinals at $15,000 & year. Hornsby mann is also in favor of the new rule —_—— [ S mymnichfdesc BoaRein e iR | & st fail when the war conditions| has told bis friends that if Branch. beciuse so many efforts have besn!ORANGE FIVE A JUGGERNAUL. [BoXy 1 1915, is alleged. IN BASEBALL I]EALS disorganized eball clubs, President Rickey cansiders that he is worth made to lure Heinie Groh away from Lt ‘ :’ “Ol‘“'k*' I son ‘]‘f James = H. Tener anticipated that the more pros- . more than $60,000 to the St Louis the Reds that it is feared that sinic | Pes e e . | O'Rourke, who formerly played with clubs would take advantage of | club, he believes that he should at will demand a big ("ui::n\v(l |.‘-..n|1“"'l.’;. Denngstate: Is glth Victim = of | e New York Glants, and later | th up the star play- | lcast be worth $15,000 a year ACE | acuse. | owned the Bridgeport team. .= _ ers, a message he emM- | Tt is now proposed to prohibit all Most of the players wha are in big | Tebi g [ James, Jr., is also a ball player. q 9 phati advised against the bis| oo o ; . eranal toalize thrt e theyiarcl sold ; = | He was with the Bridgeport team for H]]ge Sums Pald by R[Che]‘ Gl[]bs sales. jiGesiGDtES tutureilcie * SUMS pom one club to another f big 1 team won the cighth st L nut of years previous to his - . | of money are involved and confine the S el e Al S e b nar 2 Februar; 909 y ; i . i While the club owners applauded Sl ; 19 1@ cash consideration they have a good | game here last night, defeating the | MarTh In ebruary, lv 9, Vani Blvm g DlSSflUSI&ClIOH President Tener’s sbeech in the meet- | poeP ) 0T 0 L ‘} -and-aut trades. chance of receiving a bonus on the | strong Penn State team by a score of | Jater was drafted to the New York ing, Weeghman and ker went right ' e vledged that the changing : (ransaction. "hercfore, when their | 34 to 24. Blakeslee the Penn State | Americans. He then played with a _ o of tho moeting and immediately | 0T the talent from one elub to an-' gwners refuse to sell, they become re- |star, and Joe Schwarzer, the bril- | PUmber of clubs i the Zmeriean as- forgot the president's advice and put | °ther is a good thing for both the jellious and do not give their owners | liant Syracuse center, had one of the sociation, Columbus, Toledo, St New York, Feb. 1.—When the|through the Alexander deal, which | ClUPS and the players, and adds inter- - their best efforts prettiest court battles seen here in | Faul, and. others. v ational league meets here on Feb-| Was the sensation of the year. ;;' ‘;’i‘ QERESTLS The prominence of et | inany moons, with honors about even. | Mrs. O'Rourke was Emma Reif. ) mark in the deals, however, Manager Clarence Rowland, of tho At the end of the first half the | Vhis is her second attempt to obtain The weaker clubs have been strenu- ruar, to adopt the season’ emphasizes the commercial side of the fd's jon Chicaga ite S ule, the organization will pass OAly o jhetine 1o thelo Merakani Sl tha |laeiai=al widu B iIA S heloint fownarsl L oes o R on Chicago hleiion prohibiting any more cash rich clubs have been making for play- | fear it may have a bad effect on the _,'m, ‘,,,(‘,‘,4» the rules “h:< h \\FII; l‘v\; en- Hereafter the league proposes to make | ers, for every time an offer is made | attitude of the fans toward the sport. i foreed on the Sox club will be one to all deals between clubs straight trades | for a player and the deal does The club owners who will propose prohibit the players from smoking of players with no frenzied financial | through, the players became the new rule are Barney Drevfuss, of cigarettes. Rowland says that smok- features. The wild offer which Presi- | fied and lose much of their v Pittsburgh, and Branch Rickey, of St.|ing injures the player's wind, and he dent Weeghman, of the Cubs, made a | the club owners. This is especially Loui The Pirate owner ms that | doesn’t want any players on his club few weeks ago for Rogers Hornsby, | true in the case of Hornsby, who, since | Weeghman made big offers to get Max | who hecome winded just as oerm of St. Louis, following the $50,000 deal | it became known that Weeghman of- | Carey for the Cubs and that Carey they Tun as far as second base. fered for him, has now d his for Alexander, has aroused the oppo- atisfied with Pittshur $60,000 made 1t ! Rowland has ordered his players to ' Esta! 1385 Globe ClothingHouse 32! Annual| ia21 Compared With Next Year’s Prices it Now Represents a Big Saving. Now is Your Best Time to Buy Hart Schaffner & Marx Suits and Overcoats. JIM O’ROURKE SUED. Mrs. Jim Wants Court to Sever Mar- report in good condition and stay that /. The Chicago manager, who came from the bush leagues and built a divorce. | score was 15 to 12 in favor of Syra- cuse. | | i BRAVES SI COLLEGIAN. | " , , Boston, Feb. 1.—John E. Murray, i CHANEY STOPS HOMMEY of Everett, pitcher on the George-| ] Baltimore, TFeb. 1.—After nine |town university nine for three years, i rounds of good fighting, the Packey | was signed by the Boston Nationa | Hommey of New York-George Chaney | league club yesterday. , bout was stopped by the referee, who | Murray has been playing semi-) !declded Hommey had no chance for | professional baseball and has a rec- vietory. Both men are lightweights. | ord of twenty-one straight victories, WE DON'T WANRT PROFIT THESE 236 OVERCOATS AND 176 SUITS Boston; Wilson, from Chicago to Bos- ton; Tyle rom Boston to Chicago; money involved, $15,000. Doyle, from | Boston to New York Barnes, from Boston to New Yor} Herzog from New York to Boston; Cutshaw, from Brooklyn to Pittsburgh; Stengel, from Brooklyn to. Pittsburgh: Mamaux, from Pittsburgh to Brooklyn: Grime to to Pittshurgh boklyn: Ward Pittszurgh YALE CANCELS GAME from from f ooklyn Basketball Management Forced to Al- ter Plans on Account of Fuel short iddlctown, Feb. 1.—Paul of Pittsfield man. Wesleyan bask team, ‘has received word from the manager of Y arsity cancelling the game vhich wus to have been played in w Haven the evening of February f. This was to have been the junior prom game The committee in charge of the Yale prom has decided that in view of the fuel shortage it would not be wise to heat the gymnasium for this 2 It Yale and Wes- will asketball date (Other Sports On P: Fourtees Thirteen and sizes from 33 to 44, are now . 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