The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-08
Doyle Te
Be Giant
FOrl9l8?
Former Captain Of Polo
Grounders, Now With
Braves, May Return to
Old Team With Pitcher
Rudolph, in Swap For
Charlie Herzog.

New York, Jan. S-There is much
Joy IN Harlem Larry Doyle, former
captain of the Giants and Prince of
Harlem, probably will be at home to
his many friends behind second base
at the Polo Grounds. next season.
Laughing Larry and Boston pitcher
elther DICK Rudolph or Jesse Barnes,
are likely to come to New York in a
oeal Tor Charley Herzog, the turbu-
lent ex-captain of the club.
The deal probably will be closed at
the National Commission meeting i'll
Cincinnati today. 1t has been hang.
Ing fire ever since the recent annual
meeting of the National League in
this city. There is a little difference
OF opinion between the New York
and Boston clubs as to the pitcher
who will accompany Doyle to New
York. McGraw has expressed a
preference for Barnes, but Stallings
has declared he will not consent to
any trade Involving this prospective
star. However, the Boston club is
willing to dispose of Dick Rudolph,
its former pitching headliner, who's
also is Giant discard.
The deal has been engineered en-
tlrely by Stallings. He recently sent
Tyler to Chicago for Doyle and Art
Wilson for the sole reason of using
Doyle in trade with New York for
Herzog. Sta1lings has been angling
for 'Herzv'' ever since it became evil
dent that the Marylander would not
play under McGraw again. McGraw
n I1N
another infelder for Herzog, and
Stalhngs did not make the Chicago
trade until assured by McGraw that
Doyle would be acceptable.
By a freak twist of fate Herzog's
relations when he left the Boston
club in 1911 for his second engage
ment with the Giants were lust as
cordial as are his relations with the
Giants today. He was then under an
indefinite suspension and had been
fined $500 for leaving his club with
out permission.
While Larry Doyle was one of the
most popular players that ever pIayed
here, and his return to New York
will cause joy to MANY of his friends
his return does not augur a bright
outlook for the 1918 Giants. McGraw
disposed of Doyle in 1915 because he
was slipping fast. AS a matter of
fact, Doyle began to slip perceptIbly
in 1915, and even the fact that he led
the league in hitting could not hide
1t. However. last season his batting
also fell to pieces with the Cubs, as
he hit onlv .254.
However. as Secretary Foster of the
Giants pointed out Yesterday, Herzog
slipped Just as badly last season as
did Doyle. and anv club is taking a
gamble on either PLAYER. "Herzog hit
.285 last season and played in ia
games: Doyle hit .254 and played in
1876 games said Foster Doyle in
jured his ankle early in the year.
which greatly handicapped his play,
while Herzoe injured his back early
in the, season and had his poorest
year since playing ball. There is just
as much chance Of one playing good
ball next season as the other."i
Herzog is Doyles senior by a year.
Herzog is 80 wears old and Joined the
Giants in 1909 while Doyle is 81 and
came to New York - 1907.
Rudolph. who is likely to come to
New York with Dovle. was tried out
by the Giants in 1910 and 1911, but
N1cGraw sent him back to the minors
because he was too light. Boston
purchased him from Toronto in 1918,
and he figured prominently in the
worlds championship won by the
Braves in 1914. He defeated the Ath-
letics twice.
Rudolph was bothered during much
of last season with a sore arm, and
despite the fact that he won two
shutout victories from the Giants, he
was rated next to the Bottom among
the regular pitchers.
If tRudolps PROVES to be the pitcher
involved in the Giants-Braves deal
the Boston club will start the 1918
season without a single player in the
lineup who took part in the 1914
worlds series, which Boston won with
four straight victories.
Red Smith was a member of the
1914 club. but he broke a leg on the
eve of the series and was in the hos
pitaI whfle his club was scoring its
sensational championship.
Rabbit Meanwhile, shortStop of the
1914 club, and Hank Gowdy, hero Of
the same series, still are on the clubs
reserve list, but both are in Uncle
Sans service. Gowdy was the first
big league PLAYER to reach France.