New-York tribune., 1921-01-24

~ ~ iheiy tHaC CniS deal is the lore
runner of the five-cornered trade, in
volving the New York, Boston, Cincn-
natl Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
clubs, which was talked of several
weeks ago, and that Maranville may be
later turned over to the Giants in an
other exchange of players.
If, however, the rabbit" remains
with the Pirates he will add the much
needed strength to the infield, as the
lack of another experienced infielder
was the one weakness in the local team
during the last pennant race. On the
other hand, the Pittsburgh club had an
abundance of good outfeld material,
and can we'll afford to part with the
pair of outfelders in order to bolster
the inner works.
All Experienced Players
Barbara, Nicholson and Southworth
are experienced players, and the last
named is rated as one of the best out
fielders in the majo leagues. All
three are good batters, the two out
fielders particularly. Barbara did not
show his best form last season, SIS he
vas handicapped by illness and acci-
dents.
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able strength to the Braves, as they
were in dire need of pair of good
outfielders last season and were woe
fully weak in this department of their
game. Fred Mitchell, manager of the
Boston club, will have difficult task
in finding a player to fill Maranvilles
shoes, but he was satisfied to part with
the star shortstop in order to get
some good outfeld material. Barbara
Nhoh %Lo Oak y
post next season.
The acquisition of Maranville means
that Manager George Gibson will shift
the versatile Whitted back to his for
mer post in the outer gardens. The
veteran will be teamed with Max Carey
and Bigbee, both of whom arc star
players. This will give the Pirates a
combination every bit as good as the
one with Southworth in the batting
order.
Regular Since 1912
OF the four players involved in the
zeal Maranvlle is easily the veteran in
point of service under the big tent
The sensational shortstop has been a
regular since 1912, when he joined the
Boston club, coming from the New
League. He has played regularly
every year since that date, with the
exception of 1918, when he served in
the United States Navy
Maranville has never been a heavy
hitter, his best batting average being
.267 for l31 games in 1919 Last year
the Rabbit had another good season
with the willow, hitting 1866 in 1874
contests. He finished fourth among
the shortstops of the senior circuit n
fielding last year, with an average
Of .94S.
Billy Southworth was the batting
sensation of the National League when
lsc first came to the Pirates in 1913
from Birmingham, Of the Southern
League, but did not continue his SEN
sational hitting in 1919 and 1920. He
finished the last season with batting
average of .2S4, but led all outfelders
i'll fielding with the exceptional mark
uf .99f for li2 games.
Fred Nicholson. the other outfcidcr.
linished the 1920 season second in
battiNG 20 Rogers iIornsby. The
Pirate finished the campaign with a
percentage of $50, but played in only
n;uety-rne games. His fielding aver
cge was .957.
Walter Barbara was one of .he many
shortstops used by Gibson during the
ceason. Barbara did nothing imnres-
sive in either batting or fielding. His
fielding mark for last year was 1928 for
thirty four contests, while he batted
for .274.