Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-08-26
BASEBALL SEASON
IS ALREADY NOTED
UNUSUAL OCCURRENCES ~ IA.
rIoNAL SPORTS PROMISE
10 MAKE RECORD.

WV Inn Nuf -Hs tN haNf.
bail season for 1914 already noted
a. period Of unusual occurrences
IN the national sport promises 10 es-
'ablish record for the purchase
shd exchange Of players in the biz
leagues. Omitting entirely any ref
.renee To the sensational trades aud
purchases which preceded the open
ing OF the penant races the present
season has been an exceptional one
ip this respect With the exception
Of the worlds champion Philadel-
rhia athletics every club In both the
American and National leagues has
made unusual efforts toward
strengthening one or more depart
wents by means Of exchange or cash
transactions. Not alone have the
minor associations been invaded for
zig league clubs have dealt with
each other 10 an extent greater than
has been the case In other years.
In the American League Boston
occurred ERan. Shore and Ruth from
tie Baltimore club OF the Inferno
tional. llobitzel from Cincinnati
Y
change for Coumbe. X. Johnson and
fgan. a. well as several minor
leagues and college players Tho
Chicago White SoX have signed or
released TO date an even dozen play
"rs not including Hal Chase. who
jumped TO the Buffalo FederalA
ne dealing. however. has been con.
fined To the minor and college elias.
although Comiskey holds the pres
"nt season record IN his purchase of
FIELDER Felch from Milwaukee of
The American Association GO So. goo
cash and two players
The New York Americans hay.
purchased. exchanged or released
sixteen players since April ~
some OF the biz league material se-
cured includOs Catcher NuuaWakor
from Boston Americans. pitohc,
carroll Brown from the Athletic. Zoo
addition 90 Birdie Cree from the
baltimore International Glove.
land Is another club which has dip
Jed deeply into th, players mart
close 20 twenty PLAYER have bee.
aou 3ht sold. exchanged or lost lN
q 'sertion this season 4 majority
oi these transaction involved miuu.
i'arues, the principal mcaior league
Zeal being viii jho Boston Nueri.
cans whereby pitcher Ncau Grcsl
went 10 the Red SoN iu ,Nclalr. fo.
pitcher Coumbes ana Johnson and
catcher Pen Epau
Aside from the pUrchas. Ut iUD
minor league PLAYERS and tho ro.
lease Of catcher Gibson the uDtroi,
Club has -tood pat lu date and the
same may be- said of Clgrtc Griffith
washington animation The clpi
val club has purchased uutirlde.
Mike Mitchell from the Pittsburgh
Nationals. released pitchers Collier
ana tasnion and secured j. r. Blair
irom the Martinsburg " Va. cIuh
The ST. I ouis browns released two
Players and purchased one for I'm.
iurc delivery
Far NOR" activity 100 this direction
has been shown BOO the National
League. The Cincinnati club rec.
ord shows thai rlu.n 10 go pIaIor.
have figured 100 one way or an
other iu c!u3 deal. 90 Jumped Co.. 90,
Federal League Claude UrrricK
was bought from Baltimore and
then traded o. Chicago Tor first base.
man MOlloWlt2 nuhltzpl went t.
me Boston Americans and Tex Er
Nln from Brooklyn 90 Cincinnati and
2ack ,Sain Pert Daniels. former
Yankee and part ot Jack Dunn
100000 Baltimore International
HaEuc asset found bi ya, 10 IN,
Cincinnati club 20 sag nothing Of O.
number of minor league aud college
players
Pitisburg scouts TOO. have been
busy aud the Pirate have thirteen
deals OF one kind Dr another 20 their
credit. Aside from the deal with
the Washington club whereby Iik,
Mitchell was sold the transaction IN
vOlyed the purchase 0r release %.
players from or 90 minor ieagueo
The Philadelphia nationals have
transactions on record the pr.uciuaI
one being the trude of Gosh upy0rp
go Boston for third basrman John
Martin Boston records show som,
thirteen deals Tire major tran fer.
including the sale OF George Beck 90
The Cleveland Americans. the trad
iag of Hub pcrdur 90 81 Louis Tor
player Whitfield and Gather and Juo
Deyore'- acquisition for John Mar
In.
The Chicago cubs have eleven
transaction in tho RECORD Eliml
mating the minor league purchase
and releases the schedule shows ihat
pitcher Eoetner was sold Go Ciurr.
natl and first hasomau NOIiiWtt
traded 10 the same club FOR Claude
Derrick The So Louis Cariina..
have held fairly steady 90 thr 'ar..
.casou enrolment HarUuan Ha.
sold Co the Chicago Nations luu
Whitrd and Gather traded io BIOS
ton Tor pitcher por.u. Thr other
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