Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-21
CLEVELAND, YANKEES AND
RED SOX CARRY OUT DEAL
New York Gives Peck, Quinn,
Picrcy and Collins for
Boston Players.
SCOTT COMES TO GOTHAM
Ecantown Tcnm Exchanges Star
Shortstop. Together With Bush and
Jones. PItchcrs-McInnis Gncs to
Indians for Burns, Smith and Harris.
Hy wes,nrool rcslcr.

united News stan correspondents.
NEW YORK. pee. :o.-Thc skies
are adazzic with shooting stars
Roger pcckinpauEh. star shorts;or
and captain OF the Yankees, goes
shooting up TO Boston. Everett Scott.
the Red SoX shortnclher, is coming
this way To swap Jobs with Peck,
Stuffy McInnis, the Red SoX first base
man. is now member Of tho Glove
land Indians traded for George
Burns. nrst bascman: Elmer Smith,
cutficldcr. and Joe Harris, another
first baSeman who Is jus; now under
suspension, but may become eligible
Ia play next eeason.
And that isn't a fun account OF the
astral commotion.
In detail. the movements ut the
stars. some bright. some rotiicr dim,
arc these
The Tanks have traded Bill Percy.
Jack Quinn and Kip Collins right
hand pitchers, and Roger Peckin-
raugh. TO the Red soX for Everett
Scott, shortstop. holder OF the worlds
record for consecutive games played.
and Joe Bush and Sam Jones, right
hand pitchers.
McInnis Goes 10 Indians.
In another deal. between Harry
Frazcc. owner OF the Red Sox, and
Him Dunn. president of the Indians,
Stufy McInnis goes 10 the Indians
for Burns. Smith and Harris. II Har-
rls is not restored 10 eligibility, Dunn
viii give Fra1ce some other player
in his stead.
The Yankees have thus relieved
themselves ut last OF Rip Collins, q
Wild man Of baseball, gifted with
strong right arm and q great ply
sique, but buricncd with an iniract-
able disposition and generally de-
acr!bcd as "crratic." They also have
cut loose that sturdy old relief
pitcher. Jaci; Quinn. OF the spit
bali delivery. who first Joined the
Tanks eleven years ago on the hill
top. and who only las, fall turned
back the TIGERS in ono OF those
Crucial" games that meant the diff
ference between 3cnnant and no
pennant at all. TO the gasplnG Yam
KEGS. BIN Piercey had a poor season,
with a lame elbow and had breaks.
but stu has his future In his arm.
1'ccS!npauSh is one OF the best
Shortstops IN the game, and his mora!
influence. at times, seemed TO be all
that held the spuabbl!ng Yankees to-
gethcr. AS captain OF the club. ha
was highly popular with his fellow
slaves. and when lie had charge of
the team in August while Manager
Miller Higgins was away, some OF
the players started movement TO
have him appointed manager and
have HuGgins dropped over the side.
This fall. when the Yankee owners
Wnrc hesitating about Offering lug
gins another years contract as man
agcr. Peck was believed to.be the
alternative choice for the job.
Harry Frazee was pretty well
pleased with the trades engineered by
himself and Hugh Duffy. and he said
the first seven men in the Red SoN
lineup for 1879 would he hitters with
an ayerage of $40 or better. thus
I.icbold, reckinpauEh. Pratt, Smith,
Harris. Burns and Foster
The triangular trade between the
AGnks, Red SoI and Tigers Is off
for the present. but the Ianks are
st!l after Bobby Neach to plug one
OF the early gaps in their outfcld
caused by the suspension OF Ruth and
Fob Mcusel. and later. perhaps. to
succeed Ruth In lc!. field. permitting
the BAN 10 try HE luck at FIRST, where
ne was once = star performer for the
Rod Sox.
fnnks Made Up of Red SoI.
The Yankees are noNN nadt:. up
largely Of stars drawD.-irG.l 1.-THE Red
Son. Cor Babe Ruth. Wally SSrhang.
the catcher. and the only two real
pitchers on the 1921 Yankee club. Carl
MAYS ana Waite lioyt. werc acquired
IRON FTa1sc 10y trade or purchase
Now tn" Ianks acquire n veteran
pitcher. but still q good pitcher. in
Joe Sush, famous years ago as The
EuIlct' because OF his slecd. Jones
also Is regarded as having "a distinct
edge over any OF the three pitchers
whom The Y"nka sen; ~ to boston.
rra1y" ana Colonel JacoD Rurpcr,.
mar owner Of ~. Yauks. both in
SIStcI ihai thcr. was 10 money in
the deal. However. II there had been
m"hsE 20 i :"r fru@cc ne probably
would have wau;cl The fact kept
HN!tt - assuasc tHc panrs of the
I"s'oH fans over the transfer OF
'hese stars. Therefore the wise
acres ot baseball .cel at liberty 20
hPeculatc ON ,hc amount OF cash
fazee received a!one with the three
pli mere ana i',ckiupaUith
nc American i.euEue batting
averages Just released show ,bnt
e N'h"auSh toEp.C Scott 1T bat.
'h'i i"sr"eilv" iigaros being .-Ss AMI
so. l'Hsh is ,Td-lt.d with .4c. ard
..'"!'. "iiA 90, Quinn tapped IN,
IA, 'of ~ .. ana Collins for 40.
li"rFi- " good hitter. I'm, tss
no uhio.al av"5ara te.aus,. a.. So,
.los' or he 1921 season playing Win
IN "Ait"N league iiurns mi, Cor al
and smith f9r EGO. Mclunis aycr ,,~.
Was 80.