The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-19
TANKS GET TRIO /. OF STARS IN E BIG DEAL
Love. Walters and GiIhOoley Are the Others to Go to
 Boston Red SOX.
RAY CALDWELL IN TRADE
Lewis, Shore and Leonard Ob- tained for Four Players
 and S15, GOO.

In the first big baseball transac- tdon since the signing of the armis- tice the Yankees yesterday procured Outfelder George Duffy) Lewis anu Pitchers Ernie Shore and Hubert (Dutch) Leonard from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Pitchers Ray Caldwell and Edward Love, Catcher Albert Walters, Outfelder Frank Gill hooley and cash consideration. Ihe check turned over to the Boston clup was for no mean figure. It was said to be for $15,OOO.
 The deal, one of the biggest ln which the Yankees ever figured, was closed yesterday at conference Ill the New York clubs office. Present were Jacob Ruppert, Harry Frazee' Miller Huggins and Ed Barrow presidents and managers of the clubs involved. The deal had been hang ing fire for some time. Huggips sug- rested it to Barrow a few days be- fore the armistice was signed. II was carried out to Chicago, where only the cash stipulation held it up. Rupperts original offer called for S1OOOO, but Frazee induced him to raise it.
 The Yankee officials were delighted when the deal was completed. MIL. CT is to be congratulated for swing ing it." said Col. Ruppert Tt IS c. great deal for the Yankees and strengthens us in our weakest de- partments. It makes the Tanks LOOK like a real ball club
 Huggins Delighted.
 "I am delighted with the deal" raid Higgins. we got three star nlavers from the Boston club, all of whom have proved over a stretch of wears that they rank with the best in the game. With Shore, F4sher. shawkey, Schneider and Quinn for right handlers and Leonard, Mo - gridge and Thormahlen for left hand CTS we should have one of the greatest pitching staffs in baseball. Lewis gives us a kick in our out field, something we were in sore need of"
 ''It is the greatest deal ever made bv the Yanks'' said Business Manager Harry Sparrow. We ought to stand LID with the best there is in baseball next season"
 Harry Frazee and Ed Barrow also appeared to be pleased with the transaction. eve won the worlds championship without the men we traded to New York, and got four splendid ball players from New York" said Barrow, "The Boston club had so many stars in service that we were able to dispose of some of our old players Besides l want ed a fast, young catcher in Boston and~I have one of the catching stars of baseball in Walters. Love came fast last season, and Caldwell stil has a lot of ability left. Gilhooley i' a good run getter, and a smart young player. "I have Chick Shorten coming hack next spring and with Shorten Strunk and Hooper to chase flies fol us the Red Sox outfeld still will ranl as one of the greatest in baseball"
 There is no doubt that the dea will be highly beneficial to the Yan kees. and Boston never would hav' made it without a strong cash con sideration on the side.
 shore May Not Play
 The only damper on the deal i the question whether Shore will pla' next season. Shore won commission as Ensign on Tuesday and in Bostol he was quoted as saying that h. wants to put in a year at sea befor' he returns to baseball.
 Lewis also is in the navy at present holding the rank of petty officer il the Mare Island Navy yard. He man aged the Mare Island baseball tean last year, but expects to get his dis charge by next spring.
 Lewis. one of the cleanup outfield CTS of baseball will be 31 years ol next April He always has been dangerous hitter since coming to tn American league in 1910. He is goo for many long hits during the cours of a season. During his entire caree fin Boston he has been cleanup ma of the team, and was one of tn brightest worlds series stars the gam ever has produced He took part i the series of 1912, 1915, and 1916. I the 1915 series with the Phillies Lew is especially played a remarkabl game. not only at bat, where he h .444. but in the field. Several catcht made by Lewis off Cravath OF Brave Field, Boston. rank among the grea est plays in worlds series annals.
 Leonard is one of the best lefthanC ed pitchers in baseball. In 1914 I hung up the best average for earne run efficiency recorded under tf present method of rating pitcher This year he permitted 1.01 earnc runs a game and pitched 221 inni~g g
 Leonard still is a younEster, bei1 only 26 years old. He first attractt attention on the coast with the Mary's College team. At the a of 1s he received a tryout with | Athletics in 1911. The followil year the Red Sox took Leonard It's training trip, but he was farm out to Denver, where he proved sensation winning twelty-two gam and losing nine He was recall by Boston in 1912 and was a regul on the Red Sox staff until last SUI mer. when he joined shipyal Leonard. however, had depende wife and did not take up shipya work to dodge military service. saw the work or fight order col ang and beat the other players in g ting essential employment.