Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-29
TRADE RIDDLED
RED SOX SHORT
Of TITLE CLASS
Manager Duffy of the Boston
Americans Is HuStling and
Struggling With a Bunch
of Young Players.
(BY JAMES CRUSINBERRY.)
Copyright, 1921. by The Chicago
TrihInp)

Copyright, 1921. by The Chicago
Tri5unc)
Hot Springs. Ark. March est
doesn't seem possible for a one
time champion baseball team to
have much Of the championship
punch left after disposing by sale
and trade of such recognized stars
as Babe Ruth Carl Mays, Iris
Speaker, Harry Hooper. Duffy
Lewis, Jack Barry. Larry Gardner
Wallie Schang and Ernie Shore.
Not long ago all those famous
fellows were With the Boston Red
SoX, and not long ago the Red SoX
were worlds champions. Now all
of them are gone. If AZ were in
the Red SoX camp tOddy-even if
one or two of them have passed
their best days-the Red S0X un-
dcubtedly would be fayorltes for
the 1921 pennant.
AS it is. I1ughey Duffy, who has
taken the job of leading the Red
SOX, is hustling and struggling with
a bunch of lesser lights, some Of
which haven't yet reported because
of salary differences.
Old Paprilka Seems Lacking.
Some already here are working
in manner that lacks spirit and
confidence, and the general impress
sion among the experts Of the game
is that the Red Sox are doomed to
a second division berth.
There are a few players of high
standard still with the Boston out
fit, and much depends upon the
spirit those fellows display in the
fight. Should they enter in the
hattle-as they may, because of the
pleasing personality and ability of
their manager-the Red SoX might
have quite a strong crew on the
field. with a bit of help from some
bright looking youngsters and a
gOOdly portion of baseball luck.
Everett Scott. at short, is the
best in the American league. Stuffy
McInnis who is booked for first
base, but declares he'll not play for
the money offered. is one of the
great first basemen. Del Pratt who
accepted the Job Of coach at the
University Of Michigan, is a capa-
BILE man at second base.
Good Slabsters and Gardeners.
Sam Jones. Herb Pennock and
Joe Bush, when in shape, are three
pretty fair pitchers. and the vet
eran Shauno Collins and Memo
Leibold who are the most recent
trade victims are caDable outfield-
ers. but neither is a Harry Hooper.
However If those fellows get in
to a spirit Of winning. >through the
managerial efforts of Duffy, the
Red SOX could make trouble for a
lot of teams. because there's suffi-
cient talent among that lot to
make trouble for the hest of them.
Because of the delay in reporting
of several of the regulars, the Red
SoX are not likely fn he well set
for the start of the pennant race.
When the team was ready t
start for camp Manager Duffy die
not know Just what he would have.
BY disposing of Hooper for Jack
Collins and Leibold of the White
SoX, one of the difficulties was
settled and he got two outfielders
for one Perhaps that wasn't all
that was involved in the trade, for
Hooper would not have reported to
Boston,
McInnis May Go. Too.
Mc1nnis is lust as determined in
his claims for more money, and one
should not be surprised if, even
before the bell rings for the first
game, another trade will be an
nounced and McInnis win find ii
new place to go to. 1t isn't hard
to trade Of a fellow like Hooper
or McInnis and get something to
boot.
Things look better than I eX-
pected," were the most encourag-
ing words spoken by Manager Duff
fl. Il figured that if we could get
the holdouts back in line the Red
SoX would not be a bad ball club.
We have all but one in line, that
one being McInnis. There are
some good looking RECRUITS in camp
and few of the lot may be of
great help" o..
The pitching staff isn't impress
sive. Joe Bush. who has been
troubled more or less with his arm
for a year or two. really is the best
looking Of the lot. and he hardly
will turn out games as in his bet
ter days. Sam Jones and Elmer
Myers. once of the Athletics and
Cleveland will take a turn on the
slab as usual. They have splendid
days, some days. =
PennOclS u Good Port Wheeler.
Herb Pennock is a good south
paw pitcher and good ball player.
Allan Russell was q corking spit
ball finger a year ago. but has
been taking treatments for lame
ness or something. and cut the
training trip. Herb Thormahlen,
another lefthander. labored at New
York before the Ruth trade, and
had some splendid games. Benny
Karr. with the team last year,
looks like he might be one of the
regulars now. ...
A youngster named Curtis Full
lerton. from Jeff Tesreau's SEMI
pro team, looks fine, and so does
Frank Talcott. a star at Yale three
years ago. Ernest Neitske. from
the London (Qnt) team is husky
Highlander and a fine hitter, Cliff
Best, from the Imperial valley Cal
ifornia league. showed flashes of
great stuff. Harold Brownell, from
Nova Scotia. and George Carman,
from London. Ont. are on hand,