Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-22
FRAzEE FLAYED BY
BOSTON CRITICS
Nothing Left but Ball Park and
Bat Boy, Pens One
Writer
SAD CHRISTMAS IN HUB

There's nothing left but Che bali
park and the bat boy"
This is one cf the cutting criticisms
hurled OF Harry Frazcc, Red Sox prcsi.
dent. by Boston sport writers after the
announcement Of the tLrcc -Cornered
deal which sent Jones. Bush and Scott
20 the Ianks and Mclnnis 20 the In
dians in exchange for peckinpaugh,
Quinn, Rip Collins and Piercy from
New York and Burns and Harris from
Cleveland.
Critics and fans In the Hub arc up In
arms against the scrapping of the one.
time Worlds Champion Red Sox In the
latest trade which is called robbery
by the Boston American. Here is what
some OF the Boston writers have 90 say
about it:
Boston Americsn
Handsome Harry" FTazee Is stu
batting for one thousand IN his own
l!ttle private game OF put and take
taking everything and putting poth'
ing
The latest Red Sox robbcry---the
so.called trade that takes McInnis,
Scott, Bush and Joncs--puts the one
time world $ champions IN class by
| Notwithstanding left but ball
park and the bat boy.
1t is time for Judge Lands to cast
his eagle eye over this way. Some
thing must be done 10 save the rem
= nant ot what was once q great ba.!
club.
Bostrn Herald
/ TIE scrappins Of the great Red
Soz armada which won three worlds
series In the four years from 1915
to 1919 reached the junk stage when
Owner Harry Frazec announced
| that ShcrtStop Everett Scott and
I Pitchers Sam Jones and Joe Bush
! had been traded 10 the New York
Yankees and First Bascman John
t'Study" Nlrlnnis had been swappcd
! TO the Cleveland Indians.
Fr0Gco CullhaliyalIy told bis Bos-
ton working force over the iOrg dis
tance tclepnons trQm New YORK that
there was not ecu. involved ~
the ScX- -lanks swap, although the
average fan will believe mat BVetun
should have received many extra
thousands Of dollars. Our guess
would be Yankee "Christmas pres
ent' to the Boston club OF at least
$4,000.
Boston Telegram
With the spirit Of Christmas in his
heart, Harry Frazce handed out ho!i-
day rewards to four faithful and de-
serving baseball players.
Everett Scott. Sam Jones. Joe Bush
and Stuffy MGInIis were ali paced
il line 10 share IN the worlds series
money when they We're shifted from
the Red Sox.
Mr.. Frazee also asserts that the
Red Sox are not for ga c and will not
be for sale IN the near future.
The last statement must refer, OF
course, to sundry uniforms and q
franchise. About everything else
around the Red Sex park has been
sold already.
Boston Traveller
lis q sad Christmas for the Amer
icau League fan in Boston, The
tlnsei has been shorn from the tree.
His favorita players are missing.
Santa Claus has visited other houses.
The myth of st. Nicholas has cX-
ploded like the proverbial bubble.
The spirit Of the fans baseball
Christmas has been crushed. Speech
less and sad OF heart, he gasps at the
fate Of his beloved toys. 'Scottie.
"Stuffy," sam" and Bullet Joe"
adorn other trees. Like the wreck
left 10 break up on the beach, the
good ship Red Sox Is the victim ot
The tides OF baseball. Even the most
liberal fan looks askancc at the mo-
tive OF these trudGs. How do they
look IN bold type?