Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-24
EVENTS OF THE DAY IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
the BASEBALL SEASON OF 1914
MAKES RECORD IN CHANGING
PLAYERS-OTHER ATHLETICS

New York. Aug. 2S.-The baseball
season of 1914 already noted as a pc
road of unusual occurrences in the
national sport promises to establish
a record for the purchase and exchange
of players in the big leagues. Omiting
entirely any reference to the sensa-
tional trades and purchases which
! preceded the opening of the pennant
races the present season has been an
| exceptional on in this rspct. With the
| exception of the worlds champion
| Philadelphia Athletics every club in
| both the American andNational
Leagues has made unusual efforts to-
| ward Strengthening one or more de-
partments by means of exchange 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 leagus.
| In the American League Boston Sc
cured Egan, Shore and Ruth from the
Baltimore club of the International;
Hoblitzel from Cincinnati; Vean Gregg
from Cleveland in exchange for
! Coumbe, r. Johnson and Egan, as
well as several minor leagues and col
lege players. The Chicago White Sox
have signed or released to date an
even dozen players not including Hal
Chase, who jumped to the Buffalo
| Federa1s. The dealing, however, has
been confined to the minor and college
class although Comiskey holds the
present record in his purchase of
Fielder Felch from Milwaukee of the
| American Association at $4,000 cash
and twop layers.
The New York Americans have pur-
chased, exchanged or released 16 play
ers since April a. Some of the big
league material secured includes
Catcher Nunamaker from Boston
Americans, Pitcher Carroll Brown from
the Athletics in addition to Birdie
Cree from the Baltimore information
I ais. Cleveland is another club which
has dipped deeply into the players
mart. Close to 20 players have been
bought, sold, exchanged or lost by de-
sertion this season. A majority of
these transactions 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 Pitcher
Ben Egan.
ASIDE from the purchase of two mi
nor league players and hte release of
catcher Gibson the Detroit club has
stood pat to date and the same may
be said of Clarke Grifilth's Washington
combination. The capital club pur-
chased Outfielder Mike Mitchell from
the Pittsburg Nationals, released
Pitchers Collier and Cashion and Sc
cured j. L. 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
mas been shown in the National
League. The Cincinnati club record
SHOWS that close to 80 players have
inquired in one way or another in club
deals or jumped to the Federal League
Claude Derrick was bought from Bal
tiInore and then traded to Chicago for
FIRST Baseman Hollowitz Hoblitzel
went to the Boston Americans and Tex
Erwin from Brooklyn to Cincinnati
and back again. Bert Daniels, forue,
Yankee and part Of Jack Dunn's $50
QUO Baltimore International League
assets, found bis way to the Cincinna-
Il club to say nothing of a number OF
minor league and college players
Plttsburg scouts too, have been busy
and the Pirates have 10 deals of one
KIND or another to their credit. Aside
from the deal with the Washinptons
whereby Mike Mitchell was sold tbe
transaction involved the purchase OF
release of players from or to minor
leagues The Philadelphia Nationals
have 10 transactions on record, the
principal one being the trade of Gosh
Deyore to Boston for Third Basemar
John Martin. Boston records show
some 13 deals. The major transfers in
clude the sale of George Beck to the
Cleveland Americans; the trading OF
Hub Perdue to st. Louis for Players
Whitfield and Gather and Josh Devore's
acquisition for John Martin.
The Chicago Cubs have IL transac-
lions in the record Eliminating the
minor league purchases and releases
the schedule shows tina Pitcher Koest-
ner was sold to Cincinanti and First
Baseman Hollowitz traded to the same
club for Claud Derrick The st. Louis
Cardinals have held fairly steady tc
the early season enrolment. Hagemar
was oOlO " lIlt SnitdssO Nationals aTC
Whi.ted and Gather traded to Boston
for Pitcher Perdue The other deals
involved minor league players
The New York Giants have a list OF
thirteen players signed or released
this season but not a single case does
another major league club figure .ir
the dealing. Brooklyn's principal eff
forts in this direction include the sale
of Kraft to Boston; Riggert to st
Louis; Edwin to Cincinnati, ant
Smith to Boston.
An unusual athletic feat was re-
Gently accomplished at Putney, Eng
land, when Walter Bricllett, wei
known professional swimming coach
ran, walked, rowed. cycled and swan
a mile his time for the combined fivi
miles being as minutes. 10 1-5 seconds
Brickett, who is 40 years old, under
took to accomplish the task in one
hour and succeeded in finishing in Il
!, minutes, 40 AS seconds inside thai