The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-16
REVIEW OF
PAST WEEK
in BASEBALL
Trade Between New York
and Boston Should Help
Entire National League.

Entire National League.
As usual, there were few players traded
at the meetings OF The two major leagues
last week. The most important deal put
through was that between the New York
and Boston Clubs, which involved nine
players, for the latter club has a choice
between two of the men named. Offthe
pair to select from the Beaneaters will I'M
doubtedly take Shortstop Dahlen.
Fred Tenney, first baseman and former
manager of Boston, was the storm centre
of the would-be traders. Three clubs
wanted Tenney-Philadelphia, Pittsburg
and New York. Fred didn't want to go
to the latter city. When he found that
the Phillies' best offer for him was cash,
he asked the Pittsburg Club to get him,
for he realized that President Dovey, of
Boston, wanted players, and not money,
in exchange. New York was eager to get
Tenney, and this partly explains why the
Cincinnati Club was unable to make a
deal with Manager McGraw.
Since the Boston-New York deal was
announced there has been considerable
discussion as to which got the better Of
the transaction. The chances are that
both will be benefited.
There has been bad feeling between
Manager McGraw and his players for
some time. and 1t was necessary for the
former to get rid of some of the men for
this reason, and also because it was neces-
sary for him to inject new blood into his
Giants. In Tenny New York gets a sea
soned first baseman and one who is full
of ginger and on to all the tricks of the
game. Needham, the catcher, and Brid-
well. the infelder, have also been in the
National League long enough to get ac-
eustomed to their surroundings and 10
prove that they are capable of even better
work. New York certainly cannot help
but be benefited by the transaction, and
harmony, which is so essential to any
team, should be restored.
Boston will start out with a new man
ager in Joe Kelley, the former Baltimore
and Cincinnati outfielder, and Catcher
Bowerman, First Baseman McGann,
Shortstop Dahlen. Pitcher Ferguson and
outhelder Browne will undoubtedly put
more ginger into their playing than they
did last season.
1t is the desire of every player who has
been traded to show up his former man
ager. He desires to prove to his ex-hoss
that a mistake was made In letting him
90. With five players all striving earnest
ly toward the same end, Boston should
cut quite a figure next year. and the
games between Boston and New York
should certainly be very peppery. While
Boston got the most old players, BoWer
man, Browne, McGann and Dahlen are
not vet back numbers by any means.
None OF them played quite up to thelr
regulations last season, but this can partly
be explained by the troubles among tbs
members OF the New York team.
Both clubs, therefore, should IND thu
deal beneficial, and the trade should hell
the league as a whole
Although President Brush, of the New
York Club, refused to vote for Harry Put
liam's reelection as president of the organ
~jzation, the popular chief executive never
considers himself when he believes the
good of the National League Is at stake.
Barring McGraw. no other player ever
gave Mr.. Pulliam SO much trouble IN a.
sessing fines and suspensions as Joe kelly,
the former manager of the S~lncinnatl
:, club. Kelley was punished repeatedly,
but he couldn't be cured of his habit OF
umpire batting. Joe once declared that
he would never again speak to an umpire.
on or off the field, but his good resolution
was broken as soon as the first occasion
arose to register a kick.
When Kelley left Cincinnati for the To-
ronto, Eastern League, club, it might have
been supposed that President Pullianl
would nave Deen ueilShteu' iuiehs ~
it was to be expected that Mr.. Pulliam
would never lift a finger TO again get hel-
ley into his organization.
on the contrary, Mr.. Pulllnm peneVeS
that with his experience at cincinnati auu
Toronto, Kelley Will make a goo ilanaget
Tor Boston. ana ne s'loye h9lu - 81
to accept the Boston oiter. Kelley ninssi
was surprised al fullam ; tansina tnat
ana declared at last weeA ~ rssIs III :,
Fnllaln was 60 eager ~ ~ fs go ~ trn,,1
the National tnue ne y - 11,,ilian, Ioolrs
PIE fernap9 II "as - ~ -
ilrst TO the GOD OF us ie@sue - y, -
his own comfort that the Naiionnl idst
week increased his salary Sz,V1O. Inc m
crease was well merited.