New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-13
Cincinnati Reds Give Up
Speedy Outfielder for a
Manager and Catcher.
NEW YORK LIKELY TO
PROFIT BY THE DEAL
Herzog Almost Sure to Take Over
ReinS Which Joe Tinker Was
Forced to Drop.

Charlie Hcrzog. hero OF the worlds
series OF 1912, and Grover Hartley, the
substitute catcher OF the Giants. were
traded yesterday afternoon TO the Cincin-
natl Reds for Robert Bcscher, the out
fielder. whom McGraw has been coveting
for several years. HerzoG is sure TO be-
named as manager Of the Reds
The advent of Bescher in New York
undoubtedly will mean the end OF Fred
Snodgrass or Jack Murray in the outied
Of the Giants A place must be made for
the Cincinnati man, who is without a
peer In the league as base runner and
the superior Of any man in McGraw's
outer garden as a fielder and thrower, al
though surpassed in hitting by all except
Murray.
Herzog goes to Cincinnari with his eyes
open, and realizes the task which Is ahead
OF him But there are few men lin the
game better qualified for the job than
Charlie. The differences which the third
baseman had with McGraw last summer
were que IN no Sinai u'Sl'' W. wv So"
that both are OF the same temperament
and character. When they fail to agree
there is bound TO be trouble
Hcrzog is of fiery, energetic and iight-
ing type Furthermore, he is one OF the
few members Of the Giants who are su-
Lerabundantly endowed with brains. Out
SIDE OF Mathewson himself, Charlie was
lust about the cleverest, smartest ana
H. ost level-headed man on the team. lie
is the sort Of man TO inspire confidence
and always steadied the New York inheld.
as well as the pitcher. when ne got into
tho game
Herzog came to the Giants bak in 1893
and played shortstop for time. but was
traded 10 Boston the following winter and
fought for the tail-enders in 1910. lie
was dissatisfied with his lot and came
back TO New York in the middle of the
1911 campaign. II was al this time that
McGraw made the big change in the in
field which eventually won the pennant,
putting Fletcher at short in place of Bird
well and Herzog at third for Devlin.
, Charlie was a star through the cam
paign of 1912. and wonder in the world S
series with the Red Sox. But last year
he was under the weather much of the
training season and got of 10 poor
start. so that by the time he was ready
&c play his best the speedier Shafer had
cllnched the Job at third This led TO
hard feeling between Herzog and McGraw
end eventually TO the trade when now
sends him 10 Cincinnati.
Grover Hartley. the catcher. who goes
10 Cincinnati with Herzog. has spent two
seasons on the bench for the Giants. get.
ting into a game only once in while.
He has shown much promise as re-
ceiver. although not revealing power as
q hitter He had little opportunity To play
with Meyers catching day after day ana
Wilson ready for relief duty. Then when
Larry Mclean joined the staff II became
only a question of time before one Oh the
four would be traded. Grover was at bat
only nineteen times last season and made
six hits. giving him an average OF .5le,
but this is far above his form.
Bescher is far and away the best run
ner in the National League, so much so
that he has been called the Ty Cobb OF
the organization. II is for this reason
that NcGraw has always been so anxious
TO capture him.
Last season Bob let up in his base
stealing activities. plfering only thirty
eight bags. but the year before he led
the league with siXty-seven, while run
ming up massive total Of eighty in 1911.
His batting, while not impressive, has
been good. His averages have been 20
i'm 1911, PSI in 1912 and 25s last season.