New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-07
CHANCE HOLDS RECORD
IN BASEBALL TRADING
Yankees Manager Most Active
in Season Remarkable
for Transfers.
STARS HAVE NOT ESCAPED
Some of Best Known Figures
in the Game Have Appeared
in Two Uniforms
This Summer.

The present baseball season will I'M
doubtedly go down in history as a record
! breaker in the way OF trades and trans
fers. Not in years have so many big
league players been invited to don new
colors and fight under new standards.
New York itself has been the very hot
| bed OF barter, both the Yankees and
! Giants being deeply involved in numer-
Gus transactions, while nearly every other
team in both leagues has made at least
one change More than two hundred
| deals have been recorded by the major
organizations between themselves and
the minor leagues. with the draft for
young players still TO come. Trading has
| not been confined to mediocre men, but
some Of the stars OF the game. who were
regarded as fixtures have been forced 10
make mid-season shifts
In his efforts TO golster the Yankees
Frank Chance has done a tremendous
business. His first big move sent Hal
Chase to the White Sox in exchange for
|
come Up 10 expectations and was sent
to Jersey City for Jack Knight, formerly
a member of the New York team. Roger
Peckinpaugh and Jack Lelivelt were In
yolved in a deal with the Cleveland Maps
Bert Daniels and Ezra Midkin bots
went TO Baltimore in exchange fer Maise,
who cost a pretty sum Of money as well
! while Mcconnell wended his way out OF
fast company to make way for Gilhooley
Of Montreal who also made dent IN
Frank Farrelrs pocketbook. Cook and
Williams were purchased from the Texas
! League and as a result OF all this there
is little left Of the team which Chance
took over last spring.
McGraw has not been backward about
breaking up his championship team ana
| startled the baseball world by dispatch
ing Ames Groh and Devore 10 Cincinnati
! for Arthur Fromme, a pitcher VINO mas
been of much service 10 New York. De-
wore did not make good with the Reds,
and was snapped up by the Phillies.
Beals Becker followed this same route
earlier in the season. Otis Crandall was
sent 10 St Louis in return for Larry
, Mclean. the catcher. who spent most OF
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Reds. Crandall did not stay long WIN
the Cardinals. bu, was bought back ry
McGraw.
A steady stream Of new men has come
and gone in Boston until George Stallings
has a good team organized. Briscoe Lorh'
formerly a star with the Athletics. Is sun
on the roster. but Arthur Devlin has gone
back to the minors along with Mcdonald
a voungster who hit the ball in furious
fashion. but could not field accurately
Roth are low with Rochester. Smith. a
new third baseman. is developing rapidiy'
while Connolly a dashing left fielder IS
making his presence felt. Schmidt at first
base is a newcomer Guy Zinn and Jack
Quinn. formerly with the New York
Yankees. have been recently acquired by
the Boston manager. who was once at
the helm in New York.
The Cincinnati Reds have been active
but not with much success. Aside from
the deals with the Giants, Mordecai
| Brown was taken over from Chicago
while Jimmy Sheckard came 10 Tinker oy
the roundabout way of 81. Louis Ed
| Ruolbach. once a great pitcher with the
Cubs. has Joined Brooklyn, while STACK
has gone 10 work for Johnny Evers. The
| Superbas have also attached Collins as an
outfielder. who was tried out by McGraw
several years ago A number OF new
men OF ability have been bought BY Eb-
| bets.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have rescued
McQuillen from the minors, and he IS
pitching good ball for them. George did
some fine work for the Phlllies years ago,
/ but was traded TO Cincinnati. and later
/ sent TO the American Association. Nike
| Mitchell. the valiant right fielder. who
went from Cincinnati 10 Chicago last win
| ter in the deal that brought Joe Tinker
! 10 the managership of the Reds, has been
picked up by Fred Clarke and is holding
down regular berth with the Pirates In
fine fashion. Clarke's biggest coup OF the
| year, however. came when he sent Bobby
Byrne. the veteran third baseman, and
Camnitz. the pitcher TO the Phillies in
exchange for Dolan. an infelder who was
once with the Yankees.
Hughie Jennings has tried out innumer-
able youngsters at Detroit Most of the
new men have been distinguished by
queer names more than anything else.
playing regularly now The climax OF the
trading for the year will come when Ty
Cobb is officially turned over TO the New
York Yankees next winter for the record
price Of $4,000.
Jake Stahl, manager Of the Boston Red
Sox, holders of the worlds championship.
was calmly traded TO the banking bush
ness in Chicago during the summer and
new leader. Many other deals for young
sters have been made, but all have been
Of minor Importance.
Killifer. the young catcher OF the Phil
lies, has the best record as a fielder OF
any receiver in the National League. He
has an average OF 1851 and has made only
five errors in nearly hundred games.
Miller. OF Brooklyn, is next on the list
among those who have seen regular SER
vice. with Archer. OF the Cubs. third.
The catcher Of the Superbas has made
twelve errors and Jimmy eight. Meyers.
OF the Giants, is well down in the list,
having made twenty-five misplays. more
than any other catcher In the league.
while his average is 1854.
Carrigan, OF Boston. leads the Ameri-
can League catchers with "A mark of 1884.
with Schalk, OF Chicago. second at sS2.
Schang, the star OF the Athletics, Is