New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-15
Crazee Stuns
Rupert in Big
Baseball Deal
o.I Sox Get Bush, Schang
nd strunk From Macks
Athletics
Bv w. ]. Macbeth

By w. ]. Macbeth
.uc,co Dec. i4-As is customary
Iesr,e meetings Of import, the
. Ia.S SAT s.u while the bro:zes Of
- az. waved gifts Of The gods to
~ Innate clubs. The joint meet
@ :, be National and American
=, +, the Congress Hotel this
~ ICON resulted in much good for
- But old Gotham shared in 10
,sr o. T. ....s q, o,
~ lad t-ars7.rcj in any three
-. meetings in the history of
ii1,..y.--.5 baseball. Harry Fra7ce, the
'ftA..-.i .Erscr who lifted the RED
ae'.4 ttr nervous hands OF Joseph
~ 1. ~ pulled .ac real coup OF the
Ly. -. ,.--o-9rvs deal o. q
s-surst wish baseball sur
"A'o" .t. owners % the Red SoN
Ns,,,s Connie Nach's vaNow'ng trail
.sd The few player, OF worth HHlC -l
n, bossted. Frazcc secured amos
- Joe Bush and Nat-e SehahG
.v.bsTce fo- souttpaw Ncan Gregg
~, Thomas and ho1p. an oGgt.el'er
49, he Buffalo club OF the Intcrna-
aonsl League. - o. eeo nan ,,;.b
40. -, 80 on less uisft aggregation Tor
E.--eiir. NcGiculty's trio OF ap-
,v7,5 celebrities.
Only an Appetizer
"a, deal was only an appetizer 20
..a.ber rrc.atcs assembled. A few
~ -.'srts later. So. Louis and Wash
-, engaged iu O. deadly grapple.
c.'T,r;s traded Cutfcldcr Bert shot
.,- srj shor.s,op Lavau 20 the SEN
-. for pitcher Gall1 and $4,000.
Tfsss sales toos the wind out or
o.. ssils Of Colonel Jake Rupert
,r,8ert of the hr.cEerbocscr l.u6
TNsw YORK. Jake was just "nuttn
.-sund while q. these base hts ne"
.~,r his head Miller HugEins, me
l~.-u,Ive and astutc manager OF me
y,-tses. who associated himself with
"a, colorpPs coat tails. was left speech
..e, sf.er 10 was an over.
Psr Miller hurCins. be IT known
rrf 20 the Windy City loaded for
az and determined 90 save something
-. N the general wreck Of the great
...fsssio7 lie wished very much 20
each 10 himself young man OF
- known as George SIs.cr. To get
Ssisr he rr0ru--lcl q trade that had
nrs newt 90 it. He would have
rvsn Wa.y p.rp, Joe Gedcon, Fritz
Idse and Ray Fisher for Lavan,
Prs,t and s.s,er Ir a pinch he would
ave thrown Ir $4,000 or Sl7'uOV 20
ioot
Nll,r Euce.us was also very sweet
q Amos s.t..b. lrleed, u is said the
Ian and .4lsg Connie Mack pledged
rnef not 90 part with these assets
rsa New XoIa had lad q chance 90 bid
Gl their services.
Connie. however. saw o fash OF real
iosgh. and 30 so much surprised him,
after the lean years he had just expert
ucsd. that le grabbed without giving
Colonel Jake q thought.
Rupert Feels Glum
Nr Ripper, is very dosconsolate this
evening that be did not attract unto
himself all the baseball stars that were
'rle 70 filter about he believes that
,t was not given due consideration
iron riva. club owners and managers
"a the disposition of traded material
RUppert was particularly anxious 70
ssure second basemon Derril Pratt
ron the Browns. He was cajo.ed and
.sadied about until the opportunity
escaped Doubtless the ST. Louis trade
v.h Washington affected the PROPOSE
tons which had been made by New
York
S. Louis was looking for money. It
ls secured 30 from Washington IN a
certain degree. Eupper,'s millions no
longer appealed.
Colonel RUPERT was so certain Of
lmdllg Pratt his afternoon that he is
amos. stricken as 81 result Of his fall
ars 50 20 DO. ne was prepared % give
good infelier. "a catcher and 2 pitcher
q worth, besides money, for the key
stone guardian Of the Browns. HIS
cgb now IS where 10 was six months
go Trades galore have flown about
and, as usual. the Yankees have been
On the outside looking IN.
Joint Meeting Big Success
Tie joint meeting Of the two leagues
vas d tremendous success. However,
ione SINAI. minor details viii have 10
3 adjusted at later conference.
itefc was no divergence OF opinion
whatever expressed, save DO the scheme
Of President Ioucr 90 institute a new
aslslon OF the world series players,
po- by which all but the tail end
cans Of the two major leagues would
.Aire.
The two major leagues we're also OF
ne same mind on the idea 20 collect
1e 10 per cent war tax. A scheme
vi Be worked out whereby upon pur-
1Sse Of tickets the patrons VIII pay
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