The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
YANKS GET TRIO OF
STARS IN BIG DEAL
Lewis. shore and Leonard OBJ
tanned for Four Players
and $4,000.
RAY CALDWELL IN TRADE
Love, Walters and Gilhooley
Are the Others to Go to
Boston Red SOx.
RAY CALDWELL IN TRADE
ny FREDERICK q. LIEB.

since the signing OF the armietice the
Yankees yesterday procured Outhelder
Georee CDuffy) Lewis and Pitchers
Ernie shore and Hubert (Dutch) Leon
ard from the Boston Red Sox In ex-
change for Pitchers Ray Caldwell and
Edward Love, Catcher Albert Walters.
Ou,felder Frank Cllhooley and a cash
consideration. The check turned over TO
the Boston club was for no mean figure.
II was said to be for $4,000.
The deal. one OF the biggest In which
the Yankees ever figured, was closed
Yesterday at conference In the
New York clubs ONCE. Present were
Jacob RUPERT Harry Fra1ee. Miller
Higgins and Ed Barrow. presidents and
managers OF the clubs involved. The
deal had been hanging hre for some
time. Husgins suggested II TO Barrow
few days before the armistice was
signed II was carried out to Chicago,
where only the cash stipulation held II
up Ruppert's original offer called for
$4,000 but Frazee induced him to raise
II
The Yankee officials were delighted
when the deal was completed. Miller
ia to be congratulated for swinging IT,"
sad Col Rupert ut u a great deal
for the Yankees and strengthens US in
our weakest departments. 1t makes the
Yanks look like a real ball club"
HuHEfns Delighted.
"I am delighted with the deal" said
Huggirs I'VE got three star players
from the Boston club, all OF whom have
nroved over a stretch OF years that they
RAM, with the best in the game. With
shore. Fisher. Shawkey Schneider and
Quinn for right handlers, and Leonard.
slogrtdge and Thormahlen for left hand
ers. We should have one OF the greatest
pitching STATS in baseball Lewis gives
US q kick in our outfeld, something we
were IN sore need CT
TT IA the greatest deal ever made by
the Yanks," said Busiress Manager
Harry Sparrow. I'VE ought to stand up
with the best there 10 in baseball next
season"
Harry Frazee and Ed Barrow also
Appeared TO be pleased with the transact
ton. I'VE won the worlds champion
e1ip without the men we traded TO New
York, and got four splendid ball players
from New York." said Barrow. The
Boston club had 80 many stars in SER
vice that we were able to dispose OF
come Of our old players. Besides !
wanted n fast, young catcher In Boston,
and have one OF the catching stars OF
baseball in Walters. Love came fast
last season, and Caldwell still has lot
Of ability left Gilhooley IL a good run
gstte-. and smart young player.
II have Chick Shorten coming back
neIt spring. and with Shorten, Strunk
and Hooper to chase files for us. the Red
sox outfield still will rank as one OF the
greatest in baseball"
There is no doubt that the deal will he
highly beneficial to the Yankees, ana
Boston never would have made IL with
ont a strong cash consideration on the
side
shore May Not Play.
The only darnper on the deal IL the
question whether Shore will play next
season Shore won a commission as
Ensign on Tuesday and In Boston he
vas quoted as saying that he wants 10
Put in a year at sea before he returns
70 baseball.
Lewis also Is In the navy at present,
holding the rank OF petty officer In the
Mare Island Navy Yard. He managed
the Mare Island baseball team last year.
hut expects to get his discharge by next
spring.
Lewis one OF the cleanup outneiders
e, baseball, will be 81 years old next
april, He always has been q dangerous
hitter since coming to the American
League In 1910. He Is good for many
long hits during the course Of a season.
During his entire career In Boston he
has been cleanup man OF the team. and
vas one OF the brightest worlds series
F'srs the game ever has produced. He
took part IN the series OF 1912. 1915 and
Ials IN the 1918 series with the Phlllies
lewis especially played a remarkable
game, not only at bat, where he hit .444,
but In the field. Several catches made
~ Lewis of Cravath on Braves Field,
PoSton, rank among the greatest plays
In worlds series annals.
Leonard Is one Of the best lefthanded
pitchers in baseball In 1914 he hung up
che best average for earned run efficiency
recorded under the present method OF
rating pitchers. This year ne permitted
lol earned runs a game and pitched eel
innings
Leonard still Is a youngster, being
only rs years old. He FIRST attracted at
tent'on on the coast with the st. Mary's
College team. Al the age OF 10 he re-
oeiyed a tryout with the Athletics in
1911. The following year the Red Sox
took Leonard on Its training trip. but he
was 'armed out to Denver. where he
proved a sensation, winning twenty-five
E1mes and losing nine. He was recalled
" Boston N 1919 and was a regular on
tNe Red Sox stan until last summer,
when he Joined shipyard. Leonard.
however, had a dependent wife and did
not take IN shlpyard work to dodge mil
!arv service He saw the work or
players In getting essential employment.
Leonard Has Clean Slate.
Leonard never lost a worlds series
game, winning over the Phillies in 1915
ana the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1916. Leon
trd IL one OF the few pitchers who have
hurled two no hit games.
Long Shore. the third man procured
from the Red Sox. was once a member OF
ue Giants Shore, a sturdy highlander
came 10 the Giants In the 1919 season
rom Gulrord College. North Carolina
iie and Davey Robertson pitched the
sunday games which the Giants at one
tme played regularly at Long Branch
2 Shore pitched only one National
League inning during his Giant career
hfd II was historic. The Giants had the
raves, p TO g. and McGraw sent In
more 70 pitch tho ninth inning. Before
re could retire the side ten Boston runs
we're scored or the big pitcher as he was
."tut"d for flock OF hits. including
Two home runs
Ins Giants released Shore to Indian
EoNS, but ne refused to report to the
..oianS However, In 1913 he played
WIN Greensboro n. C.. and IN 1914
'En'd with Baltimore. He went 30 vel
nhh tho Orioles that in mtdseason oil
,'at ye1r Jack Dunn sold Shore. Babe
rum md Catcher Egan to the Red SoS
l'r "n@ NJ the biggest sums ever paid a
".'- league manager.
sho'e was a star from the FIRST day h,
on . Red Sox uniform. He allowed