The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-10
RED SOX STARS ON
MANY NEW CLUBS
Former Prides Of Boston Fans
Scattered All Over Amer
lean League.
YANKEES HARBoR THREE
New York Wins Lewis, Shore
and Mays When Old Worlds
Champs Break Up.
YANKEES HARBoR THREE
- FREDERICK @. LInB.

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N 90 lust 30 far before there II a part
,rv Of the ways Whether Intentionally
or by force Of circumstances. all the
treat baseball machines Of the last dec
sde have been smashed up and their
former vital parts parcelled out to the
other clubs in their leagues.
The idiosyncrasies of Charley Murphy
and the Federal League war brought
about the smashup OF the great Cub
team, National League champions of
1905, 1907. 1908 and 1910. and worlds
champions OF 1907 and 1908. The Fed
eral League was the direct cause for the
breaking up Of Connie Mack's famous
Athletics, perhaps the greatest team of
all time American League pennant win
ners of 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1914, and
worlds champions of 1910, 1911 and
1918.
The confusion Incidental to the Ameri-
can entry in the world war largely Is
responsible for the scattering of the Bos-
ton Red Sox, the most formidable club
since the passing of the Athletics. The
Red Sox were American League pennant
winners In 1912, 1915, 1915 and 1913,
and worlds champions In each Of those
years.
Some OF Ed Barrow's detractors In
Boston have made the charge that a
stronger team could be assembled from
former Red Sox now scattered around
the American League than the team
which now represents Boston In the
American League.
Could Obtain Star Outaeld.
To a certain extent that is true. IN
questionably a better outfield could be
rugged up Of former Red Sox than tho
one Barrow now employs. Many a bali
manager would give his right eye for an
outfield consisting of Iris Speaker. Duffy
Lewis and Amos Strunk, with Tilly
Walker and Chick Shorten In reserve.
and this despite the fact that the pres
emit Red Sox outfield Of Ruth, Roth and
Hooper. with Gilhooley In reserve. Is no
SLOUGH, and carries the punch OF the
Boston team.
OF pitching stars. which has pitched
Boston to so many worlds series VIC
tories, Ernie Shore, Carl Mays and Dutch
Leonard, is now also scattered around
the league. Boston has no such material
around which to build a pitching stan
despite the fact that Shore has been of
little use to the Yankees.
Should a team of ex-Red Sox be put
together to play the present Boston
team an interesting combination could
be gathered.
good II they were bequeathed a team
made up as follows:
Duffy Lewis, Yankees, left field.
iris Speaker, Cleveland. centre field.
Chick Shorten, Detroit, right field.
Larry Gardner. Cleveland. third base.
Fred Thomas. Athletics. short stop.
Hal Janvrin, Washington, second base.
Amos Strunk. Athletics, first base.
Chef Thomas. Cleveland, catcher.
Pa
Walter Mayer. st. Louis, catcher.
Carl Mays, Yankees. pitcher.
Hub Leonard. Detroit, pitcher.
Ernie Shore, Yankees. pitcher
Clarence Walker, Athletics, utility
Les Nunsmaker. Cleveland. pinch hit
ter.
The inneld OF this team would not
carry much OF a punch. but II would
Be smooth fielding combination, and
the rest Of the team would be strong
enough to carry II along. Gardner and
Is not first baseman. but he can play
an acceptable game at that bag.
Speaker First to Go.
The first move in the breaking IN OF
the Red Sox was the big deal put
through by Joe Lannin In the spring OF
1916 when he sent iris Speaker, centre
fielder and all around star Of the
worlds championship teams OF 1919 and
1913. to the Cle' Gland club for $4,000
In cash and pitcher Sam Jones and In
heider Fred Thomas. However. even
with the great Speaker gone Boston re-
NAMED a powerful club. II won Ias
worlds championship In 1916 and 1918
and finished second in 1917
Clarence Walker was purchased from
me Browns to I'LL In for Speaker In cen.
IRE neld. while another fine young out.
neioer was developed by the team In
chick Shorten. Both Of these men did
splendid work against the Brooklyn
team In the worlds series Of 1915,
Then came Americas entry In the
war A whole raft of Red Sox players
vent Into the service. Lewis. Barry
Shore, Shorter. Gainer. walsh, Pen.
mock McNally and a bunch of Sos
youngsters wont into the navy. Will,
yanVrin. Hoblitzel and others entered
me army. Dutch Leonard, formerly one
tho star pitchers of the team
nopped to shipyard.
Boston Hit Hard.
Boston was hit harder than any team
me American League, but by riskins
10Y OF cash In an on year Frazee
SKINNED the cream of the Athletic,
Nhen he landed McInnls. SchanK Busr
no sunnk In exchange for 100000 ant
payers Larry Gardner, Clarence Walk.
81, Cnet Thomas, Vean Gregg and For,
rest Cady.
Inc move proved an advantaaeou.
one Tor the new material with such
ais OF the old Boston team that re.
neIne,t, Ruth, Hooper. Scott and Mays
won Boston another American League
penhant and worlds championship. Blu,
E the war over and all the serve
Y, returning to the Boston club the
ytuo Management was in a quandary
mOsi 10 admitted that they over.
su'haltd TIE strength of their lel,
oo, which acquired Its high honors n
an Abnormal year.
ana here is an amusing thing
.aLee' The Boston owner. actually wa.
Ialo last winter that the Boston oluI
Toun De too powerful. With men like
."is' Leonard. Shore and others re-
lining TO worlds championship club
ne inquired the race would be 40 on,
S'uee a5 20 be without interest.
WIN over a dozen service men on IL,
fIazee and Barrow were In out
quhndary. The foolish twenty-on,
SSyer limit had been adopted, and Their,
"a 10 reason to believe at the tin,
- would not remain In effect al
JASON, The Boston club had to lob Of,
,SeWhere. and Frazee greatly favored
men VINO had won his last pennant
Lewis, Shore and Leonard Deal.
ne also figured last winter to be 4
Huto one TO get back some of thu