Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-17
Wally Schans
Snapped for
Muddy" Ruel
aube Marquard Of Robins and
Dutch" Reuther to Elk.
change Places - del"
Pratt Goes to Boston.

New York, Dee. l6.-The Nation.
,lleaguc completed its annual meet
ing here yesterday with ali
agreement to recommend to the
advisory council that the 1921
,chedule season open on April Is
The case of Pitcher Rube Mar
luard of the Brooklyn club, charged
with ticket speculation at Cleveland
during the last world series. was
discussed by President Heydler and
the club owners. 1t was announced
as the sense Of the meeting that
Marquard had been sufficiently pun
ished and that, as far as the Nation
al league was concerned. he was
eligible to play
Marquard was given i'll an even
trade by the Brooklyn Nationals 10
the Cincinnati club for Walter II.
Reuther here today.
Yanks Complete Trade.
The New York and Boston clubs
of the American league completed
trade involving eight players:
Catcher Muddy" Ruel, Pitcher
Herb Thormahlen, Second Base
man del" Pratt and Outhelder
Sam, Wick OF the Yanks so to the
Ned Sox, in exchange for Catcher
Wally Schang, Pitchers Harry
Harper and Waite Hoyt, and In
fielder Mike McNally.
The trade was engineered by Col
onel Jacob Rupert and Harry Fra
zee. presidents of the New York
and Boston clubs, respectively. They
announced no money! was involved
in the transaction. The trade was
made on the condition that both
clubs assume the responsibility Of
signing the players.
Y Del Pratt is the only one of the
players about whom there seems to
be doubt about playing next season.
He signed contract as athletic
coach with a western university at
the conclusion of the last season
and declared his intention to quit
base ball. The Yankee manager,
however, today expressed confidence
that Pratt will play next season.
Manager Huggins said the deal
was made primarily to give each club
a player that both were badly in
need OF. Boston wanted a second
baseman and gets Pratt, while New
York needed an experienced left
handed pitcher and Gets Harry
Harper.
The trade of Pitcher Rube Mar
Guard Of BROOKLYN for Pitcher Wal
ter Ruether of Cincinnati. the only
other deal involving players con-
summated during the week was an
nounced shortly after the National
league let it be known that there was
no desire to punish Marquard
further because of his alleged ticket
scalping during the last worlds
series. Discussion of'that case and
the recommendation that the 1921
season open on April l2, completed
the business of the National leagues
meeting.
Annual Meeting Friday.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can league will be held here Friday.
President Nayin of the Detroit club
today telegraphed to Ty Cobb to
meet him here to complete the ap-
pointment of Cobb as manager OF
the Tigers. Friends of Cobb at
the base bah meetings declared he
was not particularly anxious to be-
come a manager for year or two.
but since the resignation of Hugh
Jennings let it be known that II
President Navin offered him the
position he would accept it.
During the meeting Of the Ameri-
can league President Johnson will
have a conference with President
Heydler of the National league, rela-
tive to playing rules and other mat
tiers which they must decide upon as
members of the advisory council
created under the new major league
agreement.
The Base Ball Writer'S Associa-
ton of America to-day elected !. E.
Sanborn, Chicago, president; Fred
erick G. Lieb. New York, vice presi-
dent, and Joseph McCNedie, Phila-
delphia, secretary-treasurer.