The Washington times., 1913-09-24
MANY SWAPS HAVE
MARKED CAMPA
Passing Of lake Sta and George StovaH Set Baseball Wod
Gasping With Amazement- Charlie Murphy and Frank
Chance Have Figured in Most Trades
By SENATOR.

The season of 1918 has been prolific of
swaps among the teams of the Ameri-
can and National Leagues, the greatest
being the switch of Hal Chase from the
Yankees to the White sox in return for
Rolla Zeider and Baker Borton. Thi,
trade made the entire baseball world
gasp with amazement, but 1t has worked
out well for both teams, the Yankees
needing to rid themselves of "Childe
Harold to complete their reorganiza-
ton and the White Sox needing an ex-
cellent first baseman. Both teams are
satisfied Borton slid out of the league
in week or so. but Zeider remains.
and will be the regular second baseman
for the Yanks in 1914.
Frank Chance put through two othsr
trades that opened the eyes of the fans
when he sent Jack Leliveit and Willie
Stumpf to Cleveland for Roger Peck
inpaugh. and paid $1,000 and. Bert
Daniels and Ezra Midkiff to Baltimore
for Fritz Maisel.
Two releases were starters. Jimmy
McAleer sold Buck OBrien. his veteran
spitbalf finger. to the White Sox. He
tailed there. and Is now pitching medi-
ocre bah for Oakland, Cal. George
Stovall was removed from the manage
ment Of the st. Louis Browns, being re-
placed by Branch Hickey.
The whole sporting world wondered
when Jake Stahl. manager of the
worlds champion Boston Red Sox, was
dropped in midseason. His sudden re-
lease brought Ban johnson into the
melee. and sharp words passed between
Jimmy McAleer and the head of the
league. But Stahl is out Of baseball
now, returning to his Chicago bank
Bill Carrigan, the veteran catcher of
the Red Sox, has succeeded him as lead
er Of the Boston team.
A veteran Of eleven years in the
American League dropped from the Zig
show when Clark Griffith sent George
Mullin to Montreal. Mullin quickly de-
serted the Royals, and is now pitching
independent ball. Joe Lake, at times
with New York. st. Louis, and Detroit.
was allowed to go to Minneapolis as
part payment for Ralph Comstock
Bunny Brief. Pete Compton. and Mack
Allison were sent to Kansas City by st.
Louis in exchange for '.Tillie' Walker.
Rath, and Chink Mattick were sent to
Kansas City by the White Sox.
Charlie Murphy's Cubs led the Ma.
tionAl League with trades and releases.
Frank Chances exit from the league to
the New York Yankees led in import
ance. Then Joe Tinker was let 70 to
Cincinnati for Mike Mitchell, Red" Cor
riden and Bert Humphries. Jimmy Sheck-
ard was shifted to ST. Louis, and thence
to Cincinnati Ed Reulbach slid to
Brooklyn by the waiver route. Miner
Brown was then sold to the Reds, for
whom he has pitched good ball this
year.
One of the biggest swaps of the sea-
son was McGraw's sending Ames, Groh,
and Devore to the Reds for Arthur
Fromme. Otis Crandall was then swap
ped for Larry Mclean and purchased
back again, both of them now being
with the Giants.
Bobby Byrne, the veteran third base
man, and Howard Camnitz, the star
pitcher, were swapped by the Pirates for
"Cozy" Dolan, the utility infielder Of the
Phillies. Mike Mitchell was let go by the
Cubs to the Pirates.
Beals Becker, with the Giants last
season. went to Cincinnati and from
there to the Phillies, Jos Devore accom-
panying him.
This is the same story year after year,
the big league teams never being con-
tented with their line-ups. Managers are
ever experimenting with new blood, even
though sometimes they have to try Out
veterans in their search for the win
ming combination.