The chronicle=news., 1913-11-08
CHANGE EXCELLENT
lE' WEeDER OUT OF
BALL PLAYERS

New York. Nov. k.-Of the twca-
six players who went to Bermuda
with Frank Chance last spring. only
ten remained on the New York
Americans payroll when the season
ended. This proves the assertion
that Chance. when he took hold nf
the team. had such Inferior material
ihrat n complete reorganization was
necessary before the p. l.. could lay
the foundations for winning ball
getting rid Of the undcsIrabIcs. for
with the exception Of Hal Chase aud
Jack l.rlivcit. none OF them stayed
Ia major league company. or the
ten who were returned six were
pitchtrx. In bermuda Chase began
the campaign with these men.
Pitchers Ford. Caldwell. Warhop.
Kcnt!nK. Fisher. Schultz. Davis. Me
conncii and Hoit: Catchcrs swccncy.
Williams and Stcrrc,,: inficidcrs
chnsc. Hartxcil. Derrick. barry anil
Midkiff: Outfiridcrx Cree. Wo!i-,.
Daniels and I.ciivcit.
Before tho American league season
war month old Chance bcsan Ia
use the pruning knife. Hoff wns sold
IN Lawrence, Younx to Sacramento
and Harry to Jersey City. Then
Derrick was released to Baltimore.
while Martin. Priest. Davis and VIII
linms were turned over TO Rochester.
i.riivcit and stump were traded In
Cleveland for Peckinpapxh.
HARRISON was returned to Atlanta
and Sterrett was sold outright 10
veaieeA Hal Chase weat to the White
sox IN exchange for Borton and
zcIdcr. while Midkif md Daniels
figured In tho deal for Maixci Of tho
MAitimorc Orioles. Mcconnell wns
allowed TO go 10 tho browns ny the
waiver route. while horton. u fail
urc. was assigned to Jersey City.
To replace thcAc mon Chnne~- nn-
thorixcd tho cxpcnaitur" Of more
than s5O.00o.
His first purchase was Catcher
Gossctt for whom he paid $4,000 to
the White sox. Az Zcidcr was erin
pied Jack Knight wns secured from
Jersey City for $1,000.
With both Sweeney and Gosscii
on the hospital list Smith. tho youn.
Italian backstop. was bought from
r I "A o.tno fne e.nn rV,o No.. v,-Ly
paid 45.0"0 10 Jersey City for Pitch
er McHaic. $4,000 to Baltimore for
Maisci and $500 to Montreal for
Gi'hoolcy. Tho price paid to New
London for Outficldcr Holden was
$4,000. while the Houston club OF
the Texas league received n total Of
$4,000 for Harry Williams. Rey-
nolds. Whiteman and Rose. Luther
Cook was secured from Austin for
$:.S00. and Boonc. the Dallas
shortstop. cost $4,000. Dodc Criss.
Of Houston. was sold to Chance for
32.5O0. while the same amount was
spent for King Cole. drafted from Co
lumbus.
Sweeney. Ford. Schultz. Caldwell. |
Warsop. Cree. Keating. Fisher. Vol.
ter and Hartzell are still In the cm-
ploy Of the New York Americans. but |
II is generally believed that before
next scnson woltcr. Cree. Ford and
possibly warhop will be sent to 9TH
or fields. Chance intends to further
strengthen the pitching department
and the outficld. Gilhoolcy and
Cook are practically sure of regular
outfield berths. while Chance will
make no changes in the hficld that
finished the recent campaign. There
will be a star .outficldcr added to the
clubs roster before New Years. and
also pitcher Of national reputation.
The task Of building up the team has
been something that only Chance car:
accomplish and the end Is not yet
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