The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-16
National League Meeting
Concluded-To Open
April 13
A. |. MEETING TODAY
Cobb to Confer With Navin--
Larry Doyle to Lead
y Toronto Leafs

NEW YORK. Dec. fs.--Thc New
York and Boston clubs of the
American league today completed
IA aitrade involving eight players.
catcher, Muddy" Ruel; pitcher,
IIerb Thprmnhicn; second haseman.
Del" Pratt, ana outflelder. Sam
Wick Of tho Yanks goes to the Red
On In exchange for catcher. Wally
Nchang; pitchers. Harry Harper and
Waite Hoyt and infielder. Mike Nc
Nal,y.
Colonel Jacob Rupperts and Harry
rrazee, presidents OF the New York
and Boston clubs, respectively. nm
nounced no money was involved In
shc transa otion. Tho trade was made
on tho condition that both clubs
assume the responsibility OF sign
ing the PLAYERS,
Del Pratt Ii tho only one OF tho
piaycrs about whom there seems to
bs doubt about playing next season.
10 slxned n contract as athletic
coach with n western university at
TIN conclusion OF last season AMI
declared his intention to quit oase-
ball.
The Yankee management. how
ever. today expressed confidence
that Pratt will be ready to get into
ti>e game whom tho 1891 season
opens.
Manager Huggins said the deal
WAS made primarily for the pur-
pose of giving each club IA player
that both were badly In need of.
Boston wanted a second baseman
ana gets Pmtt. while New York
needed an experienced lefthand
pttchor and gets Harper.
The trade Of Pitcher Rubc Mar
guard Of Brooklyn for Pitcher Wal
IL Ruether Of Cincinnati. tho "nly
other deal involving players con-
syl5nmated during the week, was an
nxunccd shortiy after the National
league at Its meeting let II be known
that there was no desire on the part
o4 tho league TO punish MnrQunrd
further because of his alleged ticket
sAiping during tho last world
nlPtes. Discussion OF that case and
thN recommendation that the 1921
s6osion open on April - completed
the business OF the National leagues
annual meeting.
The annual meeting OF the. Ameri- !
csn league will be hold here FRI
day. President Navtn OF tho De-
trolt club today tclcgraphed Ty
Cobb to meet him here for the pur-
p@oe Of completing tho appoint
nyent OF Cobb ~ manager OF the
inAsuc Heads 70 Confer.
During the meeting Of tho Ameri-
can league. President JOHNSON Will
have . conference with President
Hoydier of the NATIONAL league, rela-
A. ~Na ma ..
tofs which they Wust dotide upon
AZ members. OF thS advisory council
created undcr the new major league
fThs baseball Writer'S association
OF America. at its annual meeting
elected: President, !. Il. Sanborn OF
Chicago: vico president, Frederick
q. Iieb Of New York; secretary
trsasurcr. Joseph McCrecdie OF
ihiiadelphia.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1b.--Pitcher
Rnho MarQuard wan traded today
fer Pitcher Dutch" Ruether to the
Cincinnati Reds. Announcement OF
the deal was made iato this after
noon by Manager Wiibert Robin
son OF tho Brooklyn Dodgers.
NEW YORK. Dec. l5.---The Ma.
tionAl league completed NS annua
meeting here today with an agree
ment to recommend to tho advisor,
council that tho 1874 schedule sea
son open April -.
The Case Of Pitcher Rube Mar
guard of the Brooklyn club. charged
with ticket speculation at CLEVELAND
during tho last world series. wa,
discussed and Il was announced IA,
the ssnse Of tho meeting that Mar
guard had been sufficiently pun.
ished and that 30 far M the Nation.
nj league was concerned. no was
eligible to play.
NEW YORK. Dec. I5.--Iarry
Doyle. veteran member OF tho New
York Giants. will quit major league
baseball. He has signed up to be.
come manager next season OF the
Toronto club In the International
lesEue. 1t was announced this after.
noon.
lEECH IS LEADING SCORER