The New York herald., 1921-12-21
Red SOX Come Here i'm Deal
Said to Involve More
Than S125,000.
PECKINPAUGH is TRADED
Collins. Quinn and Picrcy Ac-
company Veteran Short
stop to Boston.

One of the biggest deals in the his
tory of baseball yesterday transferred
Everett Scott. greatest shortstop i'm
the American League, and Joe Bush
and Sam Jones' right handed pitchers,
from the Red Sox to the Yankees. In
return for this stellar trio the New
York club gave to Boston it's captain.
Roger PeclSinpaugh. who will take the
place of Scott. and three pitchers
Rip Collins, Jack Quinn and Bill
Percy, all right handlers OF varying
degrees Of usefulness and potential
ity.
In announcing the trade Col. Jacob
Rupert. president of the New York
club. made no mention of a financial
consideration. But even cursory
appraisal of the material acquired by
the Yankees develops the belief that
Harry Frazee, head of the Red Sox,
received a check which beat even the
selling price of Babe Ruth-which
was s125,000.
Frazee announced that he had COM
pleted that deal with Cleveland about
which THE New York HERALD told some
days ago. Stuffy McInnis, the great
first baseman, goes to the Indians in
a trade for three men-Elmer Smith.
the hard hitting right fielder; George
Burns, the first baseman. and Joe
Harris, another first sacker. who is
TO be converted into an outfielder.
Harris is under suspension by Judge
Lands for having jumped his reserve
clause to join the O1l City (Pa.) out
laws" However. 1t is expected that
Harris's fine war record will lead
the Judge to reinstate him. II Harris
fails to win his way back into the fold
the Red Sox will get Doc Johnson,
still another first baseman, or some
other player with outflelding abilities
or possibilities.
While the acquisition of the two
pitchers was forecast in THE New YORK
HERALD yesterday the transfer Of Scott
TO the Yankees and the loss OF Peckin-
paugh came as great surprise. Peck
inpaugh, it had been believed, would go
from the Yankees only in trade for
Sam Rice, the fleet outfielder of the
Washingtons. Scott appeared to be
headed for the Detroit club In three
cornered deal involving Bob Veach and
Howard Ehmke--with a companion
trade which would nake veach men,
Der of the Yankees. Veach yet may
come to New York.
The passing Of Peckinpaugh from the
Yankees is not likely to be mourned by
Miller Huggins, the manager. Last
season certain coterie among the
players, headed 1t was reported, by
Babe Ruth, organized a movement to
put Pecxinpaugh in Husgins's place as
manager. When Huggins was taken Ill
Peckinpaugh toolScommand OF the club
in the West--and then the Yankees
proceeded to win game after game and
show a complete reversal of form.
This seemed to give strong impetus
to the Peciyfnpaugh boom, but Col.
Rupert was stanch In his support or
Huggins and the Peckinpaugh nove-
ment was throttled. It rose again even
after Higgins had led the Yankees to
pennant. though they were beaten in
the world series by the Giants. When
Huggins recently signed to manage the
team again next season there was
report that he had arranged deal with
Washington which would permit Pec8in-
paugh TO assume the managership Of
the Senators. George McBride's resig
nation left the Washingtons without a
leader, and Clark Griffith believes that
Peckinpaugh has the makings Of n great
manager 1t now behooves Griffith to
make his advances to the Roston club.
All negotiations with Detroit were
broken off YESTERDAY by the Rex Sox
and the Yankees will resume them to-
dav on their own account. 1t Is evil
dent that the owners OF the Yankees
did not relish the idea Of Tyrus Cobb
getting so great n shortstop as Scott to
plug up that gap between Jones and
Young or Yourg's successor. SO they
decided to make a big sacrifice and get
Scottie for themeeves.
Now Col Rupert offers Johnny
Mitchell. Bob Shawkey and divers other
players to the Tigers for veach-and he
indicated last night that he was hopeful
of success. IL the Yanks land Veach.
with Carl Mays, Waite Hoyt. Bush and
Jones In the box and Babe Ruth on first
base after May 20. they may as well
order that new pennant at once.
In making the trade with the Red sox
the Yankees gave up nobody who was
essential and got tremendous lot OF
power both on offense and defense.
they had to give up Peckinpaugh. II Is
true. but they got Scott who Is a faster,
YOUNGER and greater infielder. even TX
he is not the equal of the old Rajah IL.
hitting.
But Collins, Piercy and Quinn-well,
the Yankees will not miss any of them.
Piercy Is under suspension with Ruth
and Meuse and will not be available
until May 90 And then he will be a
problem. Quinn may have another year
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