The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-14
NUNAMAKER BOUGHT
TO ASSIST SWEENEY
New Works Purchase Catcher
From Red SOx-3 Years
With Boston Club.
ELLIOTT MAY JOIN TEAM
Utility Man Laid Up Since 1911
Now Rid of Rheumatism
Cubs Lose Protest.
ELLIOTT MAY JOIN TEAM

The catching stan OF tho New York
Americans has been strengthened by tho
purchase of Leslie q. Nunamaker from the
Boston Red Sox. The transaction was
completed yesterday. Nunamaker will be
FIRST aid in tho backstop department to
I'd Sweeney. Sweeney IL doing capital
work for the New Works. but in order to
be fortified the club needed another de-
pcndabc catcher. With Gossett, who was
laid mp early in the season, but now on the
mend Reynolds Sweeney and Nuna-
maker the New Works are well fixed be-
hind the bat, and strength behind the bat
is essential To success Clubs aren't up
there that are weak behind the bat. \
lis< OF ponnant winners for years back will
show that nearly all had at least one high
class receiver remnants have been won
by teams which were only fair In the box
or not strong with the bat or Indifferent In
fielding. but not where there was weakness
back a. the plate.
Nunamaker was drafted by both Cleve-
land and Boston in 1910 from the Bloom
ington club of the Three League. Cleve-
land won the draw and Nunamaker was
awarded to that club. but was turned over
10 Boston. He has played with the Red
Sox ever since. In 1871 he played In
fifty-nine games batted .2j7 and fielded
.s72: in 1872 he caught thirty-fve games
batted .25e and felded .37S: in 1913 ne
was In twenty-eight games, batting 227
and fielding 1915.
Before long the utility department OF
the New Sorks may he bolstered by the
reporting OF Eugene Elliott. who was with
the club under Chases management for a
brief time in the. gnrtpH 1lll Nor.
strength on the bench IL something Chance
has been seeking right along. and If Elliott
IL as good player now as he WAS then he
will bring that utility. strength.
Elliott was bought by the New York
club from the Mckeesport. Pa, club,
from where Ray Caldwell also came. He
was doing effective work both as a third
baseman and as batter in the spring
training work until taken with a cold
IN Atlanta Rheumatism then set in and
ne dropped baseball cold. He went to
Florida and went into the business of
raising grapefruit He stayed there I'M
til short time ago when. his rheumatism
having disappeared, he returned TO his
home i'm PENNSYLVANIA. He was a first
class prospect in 1911. and II he is free
Of the ailment which sent him TO warm
climate for three years ii IL thought likely
he will rejoin the New Works. He is
on the clubs reserve list and was dug up
by Arthur Irwin.
Hank O'Day loses protest which he
made following game last week between
the Cubs and Pirates. Moilwitz Of the
Cubs was running To first base when a
ball thrown 10y Gibson struck him. He
was called out by Klein. O'Day protested
and asked Klein why Mollwitz was out
For being hit by a thrown ball" was
klem's facetious reply but what the rum
ner was called out FOR was Interference
brought about by running inside the dla-
mond and not in the prescribed lane which
extends the last half of the distance be-
tween the plate and first base. Batters
must not run outside this lane to avoid
u hail being ilelded To first
Furthermorc. O'Days protest never ex-
listed officially because it wasn't signed
by the president OF his club. Protests
must he signed by the club president to
lie recognized and official In this con-
nection President Gaifney OF the Braves
did not sign Manager Stallingss protest
OF the Giants Boston game of last Satur-
day, in which Stallings took exception to
several decisions by the umpire. hence
that protest never took formal form.