New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
TRADE CRANDALL To
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Larry Mclean, Famous Catch
er, to Join Giants in SenSa-
tionaI Transaction.
CHANCE CHANGES LINEUP
Peerless Leader Benches Dan
iels and Midkiff to Try Out
Williams and Cook-Knight
to Play Second.

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Otis Crandal is no longer a member OF
the Giants. The valiant Indiana farmer.
who has performed yeoman duty in these
pennant winning years as relief pitcher,
administering remedies to sick games,
was traded yesterday 10 the St Louis
Cardinals for Larry Mclean. the way
ward catcher. who made a name for him
self while on the roster OF the Cincinnati
Reds. Larry Will join the champions in
Cincinnati. while Crandall will report 10
Huggins as soon as the train can carry
him 10 St. Louis The deal is the first OF
many planned by the owners OF the Car
dinals to bolster the team President Brit
ton announcing only few days ago that
all his men were on the market
Although he is well stocked with pitch
ers. the passing Of Crandall as a member
OF the New York nine comes as some
thing OF shock 10 the fans" Without
having exceptional skill in starting
game, Otis revealed in coming into the
thick Of the fray with the bases filed
and checking a rally. He has saved
many a game for the Giants by his cool
ness In the pinches. II often required
fielding OF the highest calibre 10 pull him
through. as he was always pounded hard,
but possessed OF a wonderful slow bail
he dealt death among the best hitters
OF the league. He has been with the
Giants for six or seven years, having been
discovered in the West by Dick Kinsella
who corralled Larry Doyle for McGraw.
His role as relief man has been usurped
by Arthur Fromme this year. and he has
appeared in very few games for New
York. He is still good pitcher. but not
star. and McGraw has BY no means
seriously weakened his team By letting
Otis go.
Just why the Little Napoleon picked
Larry Mclean is hard 10 determine I'M
less ne feels that Chief Meyers is slow
ing up. Mclean was high class catcher
with the Cincinnati Reds. but a certain
dislike TO water as a thirst Quencher led
him astray, and after failing 10 live UP
10 many promises 20 reform he was
sent 10 ST. Louis last spring He has
led an exemplary life this year and
done some good work behind the plate
for the Cardinals, besides hitting the ball
in excellent form. Meyers has done
year. SO that Wilson and Hartley, a
promising youngster. have had little to
do. There are four high class receivers
on the team at present.
Frank Chance has made a shift in the
Yankees again. and the fans" will see
two Of the recruits in action this after
noon. Williams and Cook. the new men
from the Texas League. will get into the
game The new batting order reads as
follows williams. first base; Knight sec
ond base Peckinpaugh. shortstop, Hart
zell. third base Cook, right field Wolter,
centre field, and Cree, left field with the
catcher and pitcher following. Daniels
and Midkin have been benched.
Ed Walsh, the great tvirler of the Chi
oago White Sox, has determined 70 visit
Reese, the bonesetter Of Youngstown,
Ohio, in an effort TO save his pitching
arm. His speed is gone. and he can no
longer throw a spitball. He has hopes
that the arm will yield to treatment. but 1t
has been a source OF constant worry since
II went lame during the spring training
trip.
A three-cornered deal between Cleve-
land. Boston and Chicago. OF the Ameri-
can League. is In the air. Lajoie has been
named as one figure in the transaction.
but Birmingham, the Cleveland manager.
denies that Nap will leave his team.
Barney Dreyfus has returned Kent, the
pitcher 20 Brooklyn. as Ebbets refused TO
let the player go to Columbus.
The Chicago Brooklyn series OF four
games which closed yesterday in Chicago
was marked by luscious hitting. Extra
base wallops were a feature OF every one
OF the games, and were factors In win
ming all OF them. The Cubs won three
out of the four games, scoring total OF
thirty runs on forty hits. while the SUI
perbas tailed seventeen times on thirty
nine bingles Nine home runs were scored
IN the bevy Of clouts. five being made BY
Chicago and four by Brooklyn. Williams
Of the Cubs, and Cutshaw were each
credited with two. In the matter OF three-
base hits, only five we're made. three 1ali-
ing 10 the lot OF the Superbas. or the
eleven two-bass hits lined out Chicago
grabbed seven Leach. Needham and
Wheat securing two apiece. From this
avalanche of hits Cutshaw looms up as
the best heavy hitter OF the series with
his two circuit wallops. triple and
double. williams is close behind win
only a two-base hit lacking for tie. But
Williams has really the better record
He played in only three games and con-
nected for eight safeties. whereas Cut
shaw got SIX
Another feature OF the series was the
days,op,ng OF Fisher to Cutshaw to Dau-
bert These three Brooklyn men entered
into no less than five double plays dur
ing their stop at Chicago.