Las Vegas optic., 1914-08-24

al one in this respect. With the ex-
ception of the worlds championship |
Philadelphia Athletics every club in
both American and National leagues
has made unusual efforts toward the
strengthening of one or more depart
ments by means of exchange or cash
transactions, Not alone have the min
or leagues have been invaded but the
big leagues have dealt with others
to an extent greater than has been
the case in other years.
In the American league Boston se-
cured Egan, Shore and Ruth from the
Baltimore club of the International;
Hobitxel from Cincinnatti; Vean and
Gregg from Cleveland in exchange for
Coumbs, R. Johnson and Egan, as we'll
as several minor leagues and college
players. The Chicago White Sox
have signed or released an even doz-
en- players not including Hal Chase
who jumped to the Buffalo Federals
The dealing, however, has been con-
fined to the minor and college class
although Comiskey holds the present
seasons record in his purchase of the
fielder Felch from Milwaukee of the
American Association at $4,000 cash
and two plavora
The New York Americans have pur-
chased or released sixteen players
since April IA. Some of the big league
material secured includes Catcher
Nunamaker from Boston Americans,
Pitcher Carroll Brown from the Ath-
letics in addition to Birdie Cree from
the Baltimore Internationals. Cleve-
land is another club which has dipped
deeply into the players mart. Close
to 20 players have been bought. sold.
exchanged or lost by desertion this
season. A majority of these trans
actions involved minor leagues, the
principal major league deal being
with the Boston Americans whereby
Pitcher Vean Gregg went to the Red
Sox in exchange for Pitchers 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 to date and the same
may be said of Clarke Griffith's Wash
ington combination The capital club
purchased Outfielder Mike Mitchell
from the Pittsburgh Nationals, releas-
ed Pitchers Collier and Cashion and
secured J. E Blair from the Martins
burg, w. Va, club. The st. Louis
Browns released two players and pur-
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 to 80 players have
figured in one way or another in club
deals or jumped to the Federal league.
Claude Derrick was bought from Bal
timore and then traded to Chicago for
First Baseman Mollowitz. Hoblitzel
went to the Boston Americans and
Tex Erwin from Brooklyn to Cincin-
natl and back again. Bert Daniels,
former Yankee and part of Jack
Dunn's 100000 Baltimore International
league assets found his way to the
Cincinnati club, to say nothing of
number of minor league and college
players. 58
Pittsburgh scouts, too, have been
busy and the Pirates nave 13 deals of
one kind or another to their credit
Aside from the deal with the Wash
ingtons where Mike Mitchell was sold
the transaction involfed the purchase
or release of players from or to minor
leagues. The Philadelphia Nationals
have ten transactions on record, the
principal one being the trade of Gosh
Devore to Boston for Third Baseman
John Martin. Boston records show
some IS deals. The major transfer
included the sale of George Beck to