The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-12-14
SHORE AND LEWIS MAY PLAY a
 WITH TANKS NEXT SEASON

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The biggest base ball deal in years is hanging fire. It involves players of the Yankees and Red Sox and probably will be conn pleted within the next few days.
 It is to be a straight trade in which Gilhooley Elmer Miller or Hughie High, outfelders, will go to the worlds champions in exchange for [, Pitcher Erne Shore and Outfelder Duffey Lewis.
 It Is rumored that the only diff culty to be overcome is that Manager Ed Barrow of the Red Sox must be sure Harry Hooper will return to the Boston team before he will permit Lewis to stray to another pasture than Fenway Park. Last fall Hooper, be- fore departing for his home in Cali fornia, declared that he intended to 3etire from baseball.
 Deal Up to Hooper. Since then Barrow has had no com munication with the hard-hitting out fielder of the Worlds Champions. Last | night he sent a special delivery letter | to Hooper asking whether or not the i slugger had changed his mind. Now |; that the war is over 1t Is more than likely that Hooper will agree to play ball again. If he does, then the deal will go through immediately. Both Shore and Lewis are now serv- ing in Uncle Sam's navy, but it is ex- pected both will be mustered out long before the teams start South on the spring training trips. Manager Miller Huggins said last night that although he would be sorry to lose Walters (Huggins considers him one of the greatest catchers in baseball), he feels that the Yankees | must be braced considerably in the outfeld.
 Although Lewis is 31 years old, Huggins believes he has plenty of baseball left in his system. Duffy has been g. clean liver since his debut in the game, and when he quit the Red Sox to join the colors he was playing the best game of his long ca reer in the American League. In that he was hitting at a 1902 gait when he retired from the diamond.
 Love May Be Shifted.
 Shore has been one of the greatest right handlers in the game for years. He can stand an unlimited amount of work, and along wijh Caldwell, Thor mahlen, Fisher, ss'.,---r9y and Schnei- der. the Yankees ill have just about the best li,t,.,i5 corps in the American League.
 The writer did not include "Slim" Love in this list, for it is just possible that before the deal is finally com pleted the lanky left handler will too be thrown in.
 From a reliable source the writer learned last night that Clarence Row. land is to be let out as manager of the White Sox. It is said that Eddie Collins will be at the helm of Comis- keys aggregation when the opening bell rings next May.
 It seems that Rowland did not get alongf any too well with number of sftne star White Sox players last sea- son, and that Comiskey has decided 1t best that Rowland be replaced. In fact, it is said that Collins and "Commy' already have come to terms concerning the managerial as we'll as playing berth.
 Yankees Sign Up Two. [ Miller Huggins signed two players yesterday. Both played with the Great Lakes Naval Station team thc past season. They are Johnny Jones shortstop, and George Halas, out fielder.
 Scouts from Detroit, Chicago ant Cleveland have been after these men but Bob Connery, the demon scou or the Yankees finally landed then Tor Huggins. Halas is a left hande, batter, but throws with the port sid NEnC To said to be ready right now to ste into major league society He for merly played with the University 0 Illinois team.
 Jones was taken south by Huggin the last year the little manager wa pilot of the Cardinals. He was on! eighteen years old at the time anc naturally was bit too green for fas company. Since then Hug has ker an eagle eye on Johnny and Conner believes he is now ripe
 It seems that there was a grand ol fight at the American league meet ing yesterday, despite the fact tbe every magnate who attended decla, ed 1t was regular old peace SC. sion.
 Magnates Curb Johnson.
 The writer learned last night tb, Comiskey served out a bitter talk Ban Johnson. Among other thin, Commy said:
 If the major league presiden quit playing petty larceny politi baseball will be much better off"
 It is said that he directed this ia. at Ban Johnson and that the latt took it all without endeavoring counter. Harry Frazee also shot number of heated remarks at Ba but Johnson simply turned a de ear.
 There is no doubt that Johnst was disturbed. His eight club ow CTS have stood for many many "b; breaks" from hima during. the pa year. and they insist he must be mo dignifled and businesslike hencefort
 Frank Navin, president of the D troit club, is seeking the services "Dutch" Leonard, the famous sout paw of the Red Sox. If Navin Ian him it probably will be a straig cash sale. The Tigers Aave no m teriah that would fit in with the R
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