Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-31
CULLOP COINS CASH
Left-Hander to Bring Frank
In $4,000 to $12,500.
CLEVELAND HOLDS OPTION
Cincinnati Also Bidding for Twirler
on Cuban's Recon-
mendation.
CLEVELAND HOLDS OPTION
Special Dispa tch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, December 81
When "Cholly" Frank sells Nick Cullop
to the Cleveland club he will have cosed
the biggest deal eve pulled off in the
Southern League, for If all reports are
correct Cullop will bring in to the New
Orleans clubs Golfers between $4,000 and
$4,000. Though Garry Hermann. presi-
dent and owner of the Cincinnati Reds,
has offered $4,000 for the big south
paw. there is no chance for Cullop to go
to any other than the Maps, for Frank
has given Cleveland an option on him,
President Somers agreeing to meet any
offer of any other big league club. Or
so the story goes at any rate.
Cullop has been pitching professional
base ball for three years, and came to
the Pels from Cleveland. as part of the
deal which gave the Maps Doc Johnston.
In return for the southpaw First Stacker
Frank obtained clear title to Pitcher
Cullop, Catcher Leo Angermeier and two
kid players, who may or may not de-
velop into stars Whether they ever
amount to a row of beans will not keep
Frank from getting all the better Of the
deal, for Angermeier is very good per-
former and no one is considering offering
$1,000 for Doc Johnston.
Herrmann's big bid for Cullop was the
result of a no-hit game he pitched against
Almeidas Havana club when Frank had
his band of Pelicans transforming In
Cuba last fall. Not only did Cullop hold
the Cubans to no hits, but he did 1T for
twelve innings Pels, who were first at
bat. lighted on the Cuban hurler for three
runs in the twelfth. Then Cullop BANKED
the home guard in their last half of the
twelfth lust as easily as he had done in
all the preceding innings, Franks boys
winning out ) to .. On that trip the New
Orleans club won two games ana iost
four. Both victories came with Cullop
doing the pitching. Moreover he was not
defeated during the series.
Cullop's work was SO high-class that
Almeida, Cuban third sacker for the
Reds who had seen him perform for the
Pels in the Southern League season, was
more impressed than ever. Almeloa wrote
his boss, Garry Hermann, and painted
such a glowing word picture of Nick's
capabilities that the Red chief at once
got into communication with FRANK.
Garry started with a bid of $2,ooo, ana !.
has been going higher and higher every
week since.
Connie Mack, foxy and astute. has also
been irving to land CullOp for his Ph1ia-
delphia Athletics. But Connie doesn
believe in giving $4,000 for young play
ers. and so has dropped out OF the con-
tentiOn. 600
Maybe Cullop isn't worth $1,000. or
even $4,000; maybe he needs another
wear i'm the minors, but he certainly Is
one mighty good prospect. For the Pels
he won two and lost two alter report
ing August u. Earlier in the season ne
pitched for Bristol. in the Appalachian
n ,rfo Y.
giving him a percentage or .Ioo.
Next season will be Cullop's fourth In
professional base ball. The tall port
slider is native of Chilhowle, Va. ana
is twenty one years old. He was devel-
oped as a pitcher while at Kings Col
lege. Bristol, Tenn. There he was found
by Frank Moffett, who signed him for
the Knoxville club of the Appalachian
League He did well with Knoxville in
1910, and started the 1911 season with
thirteen straight victories. Then he fall
tered, and Moffett thought he pulled
wise trick when he sold Nick to Bristol.
But his new manager gave Cullop ten
day rest. and the big pitcher came right
back with another winning streak. 1t
was his good work in 1912 which enabled
Bristol to cinch the flag before selling
him to New Orleans by way of Cleve-
land
Cullop probably has more STUFF than
any pitcher who ever graduated from the
Southern. He has enormous speed, a
good curve ball slow ball which he uses
to good advantage when least expected.
and has also mastered the splitter. But
he rarely falls back upon the damp de-
livery. saving that for the most pressing
emergencies.
When Cullop does go to the Maps he
will set high-water record for price
paid for a Southern League player. Back
in 1906 Glen Liebhardt brought the Men,
phis club $500. That held good until
Maxwell was sold to the Giants for 81. 500
after the 1911 season. In 1912 the Mo-
bile club gathered in $500 for AL Dema-
rec. and now the Pels are to pull down
at least $4,000, probably even more, for
hundred and ninety pound HEAVIER.