New-York tribune., 1918-12-19

So +nr son,e time was completed after !
,o,ctbv conference in the local offices
=. .he Roston Americans. President
Marry H. Frazee and Manager Ed Bar
-o,v represented the interests OF the
'r.r,d,s champions; President Jacob
p,nrsrt and Manager Miller Higgins
~nrotiated on the part of the New
York Americans.
7, +be opinion of the writer Huggins
:. n he warmly congratulated. 1t
..r;,es one who has followed the fort
uros Of the Yankees very closely for
~. mast Ten years as the most sensible
h.rra;n ever effected to build up weak
forces.
Two Great Pitchers
While Al Walters is undoubtedly one
# the most promising young catchers
ia break into the game since the ad-
cont Of Raw Schalk, and also one of
the most popular of all the Yankee
Dlavers; and while Gilhooley is
smart outfelder and fast and tricky on
,he maths. New York gets two of the
creates pitchers of the day and real,
bg.league ousfelder and swatter.
Caldwell, in the opinion of the
writer has seen his day. Love is an
errstic southpaw, who looks like a
Rube Wadlcll one day and like
lemon another. He may OR may not
k,1t a
he could never be expected so to de-
velop in local environment.
For years the crying weakness Of
the Yankees has been a mediocre out
field. This drag year after year ruined
rare pitching effectiveness and under
mined exceptional infeld strength.
Around a veteran of Duffy's ability
and experience it should be easy for
Higgins TO construct a formidable
garden. He has plenty of promising
young material which never before had
bright example.
The acquisition of Leonard and
Shore guarancee to Higgins one Of the
most formidable heaving corps in the
game-four veteran right-handers Of
tried experience (not to mention other
promising youngsters of two or three
years major league schooling), and
three southpaws of wonderful ability
The veteran right handlers will be
Shore. Bob Shawkey, Ray Fisher and
Jack Quinn; the port-siders, Leonard
len. 1t is doubtful if three greater left
American League club.
From q Boston standpoint many
arguments might be advanced to prove
the trade q most beneficial one fol
the champions of the world. To begir
with, the Red Sox won the pennant an(
world championship without the ser
vices of any of the three. Withou
them Boston boasted an EXCEPTIONAL.
strong club, which cannot fail to I'm
prove through the addition of Cald
well, Walters. Gilhooley and Love.
Walters Greatest Asset
To Boston the greatest asset Of tn
Gotham quartet is little Al Walters
toston had no catcher that could be
gin to compare with him. One ca
imagine how effective Barrow's grea
hurting brigade will become with
second Schalk to handle it, and Walter
ii worked regularly should prov
mighty close to second Schalk.
Frank Gilhooley should fit nicely int
the Boston outfield. He is sma1
player, just about as smart as the
come, ana can handle the bat with tn
best of them. He makes an ideal Lead
on mar for club of the reputed hit
slowed up a bit as result of hi
many accidents, he still was the bes
oase runner of the 1918 Yankees.
The fate of Caldwell and Love
me Hub is problematic. Caldwell ws
supposedly on his best behavior la:
year and still he was far from II
"a 11a9idwell Of younger and wilder day
Ills arm appeared to be gone, but
got by nicely on his head. For he
/ enc On. OF the foxiest pitchers in the b
| !'me With team of such pitcl
ing strength as that of Barrow, hoy
ever, Caldwell should prove tower
S.rength, either acting on relief du
" iaporlng with rests of four or fl
| oays between assignments.
Love is one of those pitchers wi
lossess million-dollar arm, but litt
lower lowe above, the neck. The. enviro
ment of such a master mind as Ba
NUN may effect the cure.
At present Lewis, Shore and Leona
are all in the service, while the fo'
erstwhlle Yankees traded for them Il
Iancy free. Therein lies the mark
present advantage to Boston in t
zeal But there is every reason to b
neve the three new Yankees will be
vivian garb long before it is time
60 South.
Reports from Boston have had
s;e sHat snore. recently commissioned e
S'gh' intends to take couple of cruis
pe,ore he returns to the hill. But j
s,ae Information has it that he assuY
t'e Boston Offices last week he wor
De ready for the spring muster. Lev
Il snu Leonard are soon to be dischare
II from the service.
Lewis a Mighty Hitter
duffy Lewis, who is thirty years
age has been with the Boston Anne
oans since 1910 and has hit for an
yufage around 290 as a big leagu
-, ne was born in San Francisco a
prayed four years on the coast beft
SSomlng Eost. Lewis is player "
I nas always risen to his greatest heig
oh important occasions. He has bt
nero in each of the three worl
championship series he contested. tt
j ne M VIII welcome the opportunity
4 play TO metropolitan fans and ira
surety.
4 Ernie Shore, like Babe Ruth. was
netoped by Jack Dunn in Baltim(
ann sent him to the Hub in 1914,
mas been star with Boston e
1 s.hcc. wh. He is a powerful, big fel
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