Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-25
SENSATIONAL TRADES AND EXCHANGES
81 AFEATURE OF THE 1914 BALL SEASON;
ARECORD ESTABLISHED IN THE MAJORS

New York, August 25.-The baseball
season Of 1914 already noted as a period
OF unusual occurrences in the national
sport promises TO establish n record for the
purchase and exchange Of players in the
big leagues. Omitting entirely any refer
ence 90 the sensational trades and pur-
chases which preceded tho opening of the
pennant races the present season has been
an exceptional one in this respect. With
the exception Of the worlds champion
Philadelphia Athletics every club in both
the American and National leagues has
made unusual efforts toward strengthening
one or more departments by means of ex-
change or cash transactions. Not alone
have the minor associations been invaded
for big league clubs have dealt with each
other TO an extent greater Than has been
the case in other years.
In the American league Boston secured
Egan, Shore and Ruth from the Baltimore
club OF the International; Hobitzel from
Cincinnati; Vean Gregg from Cleveland in
exchange for Coumbe, II. Johnson and
EEan, as well as several miaor leagues and
college player. The Chicago White Sox
have signed or released TO date an even
dozen players, mol including Hal Chase who
jumped 10 the Buffalo federals. The deal
ing, however, has been confined TO the
minor and college class although Comiskey
holds the present season record in his pur-
chase Of Fielder Felch from Milwaukee Of
the American Association at So, 900 cash
and two players.
The New York Americans have pur-
chased, exchanged or released sixteen
players since April IA. Some Of the big
league material secured includes Catcher
Nnnamaker from the Boston Americans,
Pitcher Carroll Brown from the Athletics
In addition 10 Birdie Cree from the Balti-
more Internationals. Cleveland is another
club which has dipped deeply into the play
ers mart. Close to twenty players have
been bought, sold, exchanged or lost by
desertion this season. A majority Of these
transactions involved minor league, the
principal major league deal being with the
Boston Americans whereby Pitcher vean
Gregg went to the Red Sox in exchange for
Pitcher Coumbes and Johnson and Catcher
Ben Egan.
Aside from the purchase of two minor
league players and the release Of Catcher
Gibson the Detroit club has stood pat 10
date aud the same may be- said of Clarke
Griffith's Washington combination. The
capital club purchased Ontfielder Mike
Mitchell from the Pittsburg Nationals,
released Pitchers Collier and Cashion and
secured j. f.. Blair from the Martinsburg.
w. Va, club. The -. Louis Browns re-
leased two players aud pun chased one for
future delivery.
Far more activity in this direction has
been shown in the National league. The
Cincinnati club record shows that close Ia
thirty players have figured in one way or
another in club deals or jumped to the fed
eral league. Claude Derrick was bought
from Baltimore and then traded to Chicago
for First Baseman Mollowitz. Hobitzel
went to the Boston Americans and Tex
Erwin from Brooklyn to Cincinnati and
back again. Bert Daniels. former Yankee
and part of Jack Dunn's $40. 900 Baltimore
international league assests found his way
To the Cincinnati club 10 say nothing of n
number OF minor league and college play
era.
Prtsburg scouts, too. have been busy
and the Pirates have thirteen deals of one
kind or another TO their credit. Aside from
the deal with Washington whereby Mike
Mitchell was sold the transaction involved
the purchase or release of players from
or 10 minor leagues. The Philadelphia Ma
lions have ten transactions on record, the
principal one being the trade 81 Josh De
wore TO Boston for Third Ba>eman John
Martin. Boston records snow some thir-
teen deals. The major transfers inclnd
ing the sale of George Beck 10 the Cleve-
land Americans; the trading o. Hub Per
due to st. Louis for PLAYERS Whitfield and
Gather and josh Drvore's acquisition for
John Martin.
The Chicago Cubs have steven tran~ac-
lions in the record. Eliminating the minor
league purchases and releases the schedule
shows that Pitcher koeSfner was sold Ia
Cincinnati and First Baseman Mollowitz
traded TO the same club for Claude Derrick
The 81. Louis Cardinals Rave held fairl,
steady to the early season enrolment
Hsgerman was sold 10 the Chicago Ma
tionals and Whitfield and Gather traded IA
Boston for Pitcher Perdue. The othci
deals involve minor league players.
The New York Giants have a list OF
thirteen players signed or released thu
season but not in q single case does an.
other major league club figure in the deal
ing. Brooklyn'> principal efforts in thi
direction include the sale or Kraft TO Bos.
ton; Riggeri 10 IT. Louis: Erwin to Cinein,