The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-09
GIANTS LOSE OUT,
THINK FANS WHEN
HERzOG IS TRADED
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

''Muggsy" McGraw can spend
money and get good players. but
when It comes to trading, he doesn't
make so good an impression. That
Is what fans everywhere are saying
today, after reading that the Giants
manager had snapped Buck Herzog,
:1eld captain and general infield live
wire last season, for Larry Doyh and
Jess Barnes, of the Boston Braves.
McGraw gives up a capable. ener-
getic veteran generally considered
the one necessary cog in his inf1eld
for a young, inexperienced right
handed pitcher and a spawned VET
erau whose legs and throwing arm
nave gone.
As the days pass. the Giants seem
tn Tor much trouble next summer
The Cubs are sure to make a hght
for the flag. The Cincinnati Reos,
81 Matty gets a capable pltchsr
.Uo- NAV follow suit. The Cardinals
ars likely 10 provide competition.
McGraw has a young infelder.
Jimmy Smith. who may make good al
second base, leaving Larry Doyle to
act as utility man, but Smiths light
hitting Is a handicap and his ineXpers-
ence a drag on the champions.
Barnes Not So bad.
Barnes ranked eighteenth in et-
fsctiyeness among National League
pitchers In 1917, allowing 2.es earned
runs per game. He appeared in 90
contests, pitching % complete games
winning IS and losing Il clashes.
OnIv Nehf and Tyler surpassed him
among the Braves twirlers pitching
at least ten complete games
McCraw's new hurler may be sue
cess with the Polo Grounders, but II
he does he will start new career
for riEht-hand pitchers in that park
Few OF his teammates, save the
southpaws, have done well there.
Herzog can hardly put the Braves
Sn the race, but while he Will not
particularly strengthen Stsllings
team. his absence Is sure to be felt
fn New York. It is generally thought
that McGraw has been David Ha-
ruined by George stalIings, that's all.
and that the Giants viii not win the
1918 pennRnt.
Big Meeting n Lemon
The much-advertised meeting OF the
National Commission is as good as
ended today at Cincinnati without
giving TO the baseball world a single
larEe-sized bit of news. Garry Herr
mann has his old job as chairman.
there being no better man connected
with the game for this position about
which centers so much acrid wrang-
ling. Formal announcement is made
Of the new. split OF the worlds series
melon as follows:
Sixty per cent of the receipts of
the first four games will form a
:und for the players OF the contest
ants and those OF the next three
teams in both league races. or this
sum $4,000 will go to each member
Of the worlds championship club.
with 81 400 to each OF the opponents.
The balance will be divided, so per
cent among the second place teams,
so per cent among the third place
and 20 per cent among the fourth
place teams OF both leagues.
Provide for City Series.
For other series, such as the Chi
cago and st. Louis city series, 80 per
cent of the players share OF the re-
esipts will be divided, so and 40 be
tween the contestants and the other
90 per cent added to the worlds series
pool and go to the second, third, and
fourth place clubs.
Special rulings will later be made
in case such city series are played
between teams finishing lower than
fourth In their league races.
Roger Hornsby is still with the
Cardinals. He will not be sold or
traded TO the Cubs