New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-25
Star Outfelder OF the
Phillies Signs Contract
for Two Years.
HITCH IN YANKEE
DEAL DUE TO PRICE
Bill Donovan in Lead and Going
Strongly for Manager of
Ex.HighlanderS.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.


Braves yesterday by making deal for
Sherwood Msgee, the great outhelder
OF the Phillies. Magee called at the
Office Of Mr.. Gafney shortly after noon
and signed contract for two years.
T. is probable that one or two players
will be sent 70 Philadelphia in addition
20 the purchase price, but the details
Of the deal were not made public.
"Geel" said Magee. "why didn't the
Pbillies do IL last year" But then he
added: "Well, Pm with a champion al
last, and we're going to stay cham
pions.'
In spite Of the phenomenal success
Of the Braves last year, many shrewd
men in baseball have gone on record
with the prediction that Stalllngs
team could not repeat in 1915, and for
the most part they based their belief
on the weakness Of the Boston outheld
Even in the worlds series, when the
Braves played better baseball than az
any other time during the season, the
outfeld was in no way conspicuous.
Moran and Connolly made glazing
errors. Josh DevOre struck out M a
piuch. Whitfield delivered a damaging
blow lust once and Gather did nothing
~ all OF the many outdelders OF the
Boston team. Leslie Mann was the only
one who starred. IL was Mann who
brought Deal boa with the winning run
I'm the great pitching duel between
Plank and James. and he also con
f~ibutcd one Of the best fielding plays
o. the series remarkable running
catch of a line drive.
Stallnga sets great store by his sys-
tom o. outfcld shifts. but at that it
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abandon Dr. Sherwood Magce can hit
ricbt-hanied pitching just about as
we'll as .hc curves from the southpaws.
He U.s. likely TO be put on fixed post
Whitfield was not shifted I'm the latter
rart Of the campaign last year, md
that will leave Stallugs with just one
position foo the outtiCld for his per
amhulatiug players.
Sherwood Magee is not so young a
he was a few years ago, and he rs get
ting "a bit round here and there. yet.
after naming George Burns. IT would
be hard Co think uD any other out
fielder iu the National League who sur
passes him. Last year Magee led all
competitors i'm his organization M
timely hits lie drove home 101 runs,
and ninety-two O: them came IN on safe
hits. Seven runners moved to the plate
on sacrifice flies and two cantered home
ON infeld outs.
Sherwood should be useful to the
Braves also for his ability to finish
what Johnny Evers starts. Evers holds
many verbal decisions over umpires.
but his list Of knockouts is much
shofter than that of Magee.
The Philadelphia club undoubtedly
decided to let Magee 20 in order to
keep him from the Federal League,
which has been after him for some
time.
It looks as if StallinGs were trying
TO improve on his last years record Of
four straight.
Somehow or other the regular sched-
ule Of the New York Yankees was dis
turbcd yesterday. Perhaps 10 was the
snow. but al any rate the club was
not sold as 10 has been every other
Thursday for the last three weeks. I'm
fact, both sides have agreed 20 "a re-
cess. and no action will be taken by
the attackers or the defenders until
after Christmas.
Il is understood on pretty good
authority that the hitch iu the deal is
s.ill boz regard TO the price Meantime.
anybody who wishes To see Frank Far
rcll get angry has only 20 ask him If
the American League rs selling him out
"The American League is my friend 80
was the retort of Farrell 90 such a
question yesterday And why not?
Haven't the Yankees almost always
helped every other club IN the league =?
As far as the race for manager of
the Yankees goes, IL becomes necessary
10 announce change IN the position Of
the prospective candidates. Bill DON
ovau is now in the lead and going
strongly. lie came over TO town from
Philadelphia yesterday and had a long
conference with Captain Tillnghast
Huston.
Many good things can be said about
Bill Donovan. He brought Providence
home first In the international League,
but that pales beside the fact that Bill
has just about the best grin known 20
the ranks of protes Sional baseball, and.
unlike the perpetual smile OF Chief
Bender. this one is on the level
Donovan lights up room like q
Christmas wreath. and perhaps he
could DO as much for ball field.
Cheerfulness is what the Yankees need,
but u is hard 20 expect DO of them after
what they have been through. All the
managers of the Yankees Griffith,
Stallings. Chance and most of the 9TH
crs have been grouches. BY all means
let Bill have chance.
II Donovan can manage the Yankees
and smile al the same time we viii be
willing 20 believe that he sat as a model
Tor Ella Wheeler WilcoN's poem "The
man worth while is the man who can
smile when everything goes dead
wrong" At least, 10 goes something
like that.
II Captain Tunnghast Huston and
Colonel Rupert buy the Yankees, and
II Captain Huston takes the advice Of
his new spaper cabinet which met yes
terday afternoon az the Imperial and
the Hofbrau, he will sign Germany
Schaefer as assistant coach. pinch hit
ter and humOrist And 81 the captain
doesn't hurry il is more than possible
that McGraw will sign Schaefer
While everybody in baseball has been
busy buying and selling the Yankees,
real news has been overlooked. Cy Plen,
Of the Yankees. who ranked siXty-sec-
ond in an Official rating Of SiXty-two
ritehers in the American League. walked
into the Imperial yesterday, and admit
led that he mad been married FOR two
weeks Love is a wonderful thing
Cy isn't doing anything much except
count the days until the beginning OF
the baseball season. Tie says mat get
ting married is enough Tor one winter
Pieh had a long talk with blll Donovan
s,d assured the prospective manager
of the Yankees that he could win a lot
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