New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-12
Famous ShortStop Of The Cubs
Central Figure of a Big
Trade in Baseball.
TO MANAGE CINCINNATI
Full Ramifcations OF Deal
May Land Frank Chance in
New York-National
League Adjourns.

Ion tinker the famous shortstop or the
lc,icago Cubs with pronounced butterfly
proclivities, was finally netted yesteroaS
-. Auo,,st Uerrmann. chief owner of the
cincinnati Reds, in four-cornered deal
all the ramihcations OF when are no'
known at present. 1t probably is the DIX
gest baseball trade ever mace, as thlee
nIavsrs from Chicago, four from Clhcih-
natl and one from Detroit already nave
heen named. with the probabtlty OF '"e
New York Yankees getting into the oea'
and drawing Frank Chance as manager,
All this was announced at the secoHu
session of the National League oWhers'
who wound up their annual meeuhs a'
rho Waldorf-Astor yesterday afternoon
The trade has hung fire for many weeks
and the chickering's Of the two club owners
Murphy and Hermann, resulted IN
,,,,,pror,ise on both sides. Along with
Tinker the Cubs are sending TO Ctnclh-
natl Chapman, young Cd'cne'' or"
Tt,royer I.audermilk, right mana Pltchei'
who was with the ST. Louis Cardlhais io'
awhile before he was released 10 LOUIS
,,iIle last year. Louisville is farm Iol
the Cubs.
Tor this array Johnny Evers VIII re-
ce,ve Kinsely, young outhelder' 1heidi''
Young infielder: Mike Mitchell the star
wight fielder; HUMPHREYS, pitcher' a,iu
Corriden, the young Detroit inneider VIM
was purchased by the Reds IN oroeF W
put through the deal.
Not content with all these players
nf,rnhv announced that he had bought
GhOrtStOD
Giants. from the Boston Braves. BRO
Ill ratt New York I'm the middle of the
1911 race. when Herzog Joined the ciup'
Chicago certainly is out to ma some one
among the lot capable OF ming JOG
Thinkers shoes.
That there will be another angle 10 the
deal is easy TO see, although no ollci@i
announcement has meen made Corrlueh'
who is reported to be first class plaSei'
was not allowed to get away from the
American League for nothing, ana II ID
clear that the National League is Goihs
10 give Frank Chance his outright re-
lease In payment. Hermann declared
that he is going 10 let Chance so IL all
the other clubs of the organization waive
claim TO his services. That this has all
been provided for is evident, and it only
remains for Frank Farrell and Chance to
come to some agreement on an adequate
salary before the Peerless Leader is in
stalled on the hilltop Whether or not
Detroit will ask for couple of New York
players for letting Corriden out remains
TO be seen. Garry Hermann is said to
have paid a pretty steep sum for the
youngster. and the Tigers may consider
this emolument sufficient.
II il a toss-up as to who has profited
by the deal Cincinnati gets star play
ing manager who batted .2S2 last season,
with Chapman a promising young re-
celver from the Topeka club of the Amer
tcan Association, who has not seen any
big league service, and Grover Lauder
milk. who was tried out by the st. Louis
Cardinals two years ago and found want
ing.
Knisely, the young Outnelder VINO VIII
3oin the Cubs, batted at a rate Of .S2S for
twenty-one games last season, while Pne-
Ian. a debutante infielder, was rated at
.24s in hitting for 100 games. Mike Mitch
ell is one of the best outhelders in the
league. He has been with the Reds for
many seasons and is experienced and
capable. He occupied the cleanup posi-
ton in the batting order, hitting at
rate Of .2S3 last season. Corridor IS
Young American Association inilelder VINO
was tried out once by Pittsburgh and
sent back. Toward the end Of last sea-
son he played thirty eight games win
Detroit and, while hitting we'll for time
he turned in an average of DOB for the
season. HUMPHREYS is young pitcher
who was sold 20 the Reds by the Phil!ies
two wears ago. He had record Of nine
victories and eleven defeats last year.
The Tinker deal overshadowed every
thing else at the meeting yesterday
After the owners got back from the trip
10 Brooklyn to look over Ebbets Park
the new home OF the Superbas, they held
short session. A constitutional COM
mittee. consisting Of Hermann. Locke
and Gaffney. was appointed, Mr.. CARNEY
taking the place formerly held by the
late John T. Brush.
The owners discussed for a while the
refusal of the New York Giants 10 turn
over % per cent of the clubs receipts
from the worlds series, as required by
an amendment TO the constitution passed
last winter. Ii was decided that Cor
neIius J. Sullivan, for the club, and Ber-
nard Yorke, a New York attorney, for the
league. should select a referee to take
testimony and render a decision on the
case at the scheduled meeting in Feoru-
AIRY. The decision OF the referee shall be
considered final In the mean time the
money is being held by the Nauonal
Commission. II is the contention OF the
New York club that the amendment
passed is unconstitutional.
The resignation OF tombstone, the UNI
pire. which was sent 20 the board of d.
reetors and turned over to President
Lynch for action, was accepted. The
league did not go into session until after
4 o'clock. All the club representatives
were on hand, with the exception OF
those from Brooklyn, who were so busy
entertaining that they did not get around.
II looks as though the Bresnahan case