The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-12-13
Three Most Important Trades
in Baseball Consummated.
Joe Tinker Goes to Brooklyn
for ss5, oOO-He Gets $1,000
MANY BALL CLUBS AFFECTED
Looks Like Herzog rs Man
ager of Cincinnati Reds.
Konetchy Finally Gets Away
+ From st. Louis Club.

New York Dec, 1S.-Three Of the
most important baseball trades made
were contaminated here Friday night,
involving more than half the clubs Of
the league.
Chief among the deals is the disposal
Of Joe Tinker, recently deposed as Gin
cinnatis manager. Tinker was bought
by Brooklyn for So, 900. If he agrees to
play with the team that purchased him
he will receive $4,000 Of the sum, the
remainder of the money going to the
Cincinnati club.
Other sensational shakeups in the
1914 personnel of the senior major
league are:
Charley Herzog. third baseman. and
Grover c. Hartley, catcher. New York.
to Cincinnati in exchange for Bob"
Bescher, outfielder.
Edward Konetchy, first baseman; H.
H. Mowrey. third basernan. and Bob
Harmon, pitcher. Of st. Louis. to Pitts
burg in exchange for John Miller, first
baseman: J. o. Wilson, outfelder: Ar
thur Butler, infielder: Albert Dolan,
third baseman. and ]. H. Robinson.
pitcher.
The trades were the outcome Of ne
League club owners during the leagues
annual meeting, concluded Thursday
night. They are Of such importance
that the magnates' session Of 1918, al
ready made memorable by the election
of Governor John X. Tener of Penn
sylvania as president. will go down in
history as one of the most notable the
league has ever held.
Tinker Was in Demand.
The sale of Tinker, whose services
had been eagerly sought by at least
three major league clubs. disposed Of
an eleventh hour rumor that August
Hermann. president Of the Cincinnati
club, had changed his mind about let
ting the famous shortstop go and had
decided to retain him as manager for
another year. The acquisition Of Her
zog, who was a 1912 worlds series hero.
means. in all probability. that the
Giants substitute third baseman of
last year will be selected to manage the
Reds next year. This was not an
cles here 1t was said there was no
doubt about 1t.
Herzog and Hermann were in fire.
quent conference during the league
meeting and the New York player was
quoted as saying he would not play in
Cincinnati unless he could be manager.
Whether Tinker will consent to play in
Brooklyn, is not known, but President
Charles H. Ebbets believes the $4,000
consideration offered to the shortstop
will alter his announced determination
not to play anywhere except in Chicago
OF 1ltlSOuI6s AC vAOsVVV OAASA AOA
Tinker If contaminated will be the
largest outright cash amount ever
paid for a baseball player. 1t Is
also the first recorded instance in which
q player had shared SO largely in a
baseball deal.
Deal Off II Tinker Refuses.
The agreement set forth specifically
that the deal was to hold good only In
case Tinker gave his consent.
The Pittsburg- Louis deal. unher-
aided by rumor. supplies new berths to
several Cardinals who were said to be
dissatisfied and brings about an ex-
change Of the major portion OF the In
field of each club. Konetchy. declared
by many baseball followers to be sec
ond only in rank to Daubert among
National League first sackers, has long
desired to play with q team with evil
dent championship possibilities. accord
ing to reports, and Harmon has want
ed transfer. too. Barney Dreyfuss,
who announced the deal, is confident
the infusion of new blood means the
rebuilding of the old Pirate machine
that won two pennants and worlds
title in three years running. On the
other hand, the St Louis club gets
Robinson, a sensational pitching young
ster, ranking up with Harmon. togeth-
er with a seasoned outfielder. two
youthful infielders and Miller to take
Konetchy's place at first.
WIN Enforce Reserve Clause.
The first important duties that de-
veloped on Governor Tener since his
selection as president he performed In
appointing the schedule. playing rules
and the constitution committees.
AS the national agreement provides
that the president Of the league con-
stitute it's schedule committee. the gov
ernor appointed as his proxy Barney
Dreyfuss. who, with President Ban