New-York tribune., 1921-12-24


Miller. Higgins, manager Of the
Yanks, and Ty Cobb. helmsman Of the
Detroit outfit, had several long con-
ferences over the Veach matter while
the baseball meetings were being held
at the Commodore ten days ago, and it
IS known that trade was almost Nosed
at that time which would have brought
Bobby to New York. Players, cash and
one other big league organization were
involved in the transaction, and when
Cobb left town it was said that only a
Few dollars stood between the Yankees
and the desired outielder.
Higgins has returned to his home in
Cincinnati, and in two weeks will go
on shooting trip. Before he goes, &C.
cording to information gathered in
we'll informed baseball circles yester-
day, Huggins will see Cobb again dur
ing the early part of next week some
where in the West. and will offer the
Georgia Peach proposition that is ex-
pected to meet with his immediate ap-
proval.
viii be "Riding Pretty"
Il the Yankees succeed in securing
Vsach they will be riding pretty"
when the 1922 season opens. 1t is no
secret that the deal with the Boston
the Hub in return for pitchers Bullet
Joe" Bush and Sam Jones, was made
with the idea of giving the American
League champions sufficient pitching
strength to Offset the temporary ab-
sence from the lineup of Babe Ruth
and Bob Meusel, both of whom are un-
Ger suspension until May 20 for violst-
ing the rule which prohibits players
who have participated in the worlds
series from taking part in post-season
transforming tours.
The acquisition of Everett Scott
from the Red Sox will add something
to the Yankees in defensive way, his
ability to play short being generally
expected to hit as we'll as Peck. partic-
ularly when timely smack is needed
an pinch, but the experts up and down
the line declare that the change of en-
vlronment is very likely to send the
former Bostonian's batting average
soaring next season.
Before the Boston deal was put
through there was every indication
that the Yanks were in for some tough
shedding during the first five weeks of
the season, without Ruth and Meusel
taking their regular turns at bat. AS
the Rupert Huston pitching staff
stood prior to the big swap with Harry
frazee's club, there were only two de-
pendable twirlers to bear the brunt of
the mound work. These were Carl
Mays and Waite Hoyt, stars Of the last
worlds series against the Giants.
Harper and Shawkey
Hackensack Harry Harper was a de-
cidedly uncertain quantity last season,
due to an injured finger, and while
there ere wiseacres Of an optimistic
turn OF mind who look for him to come
back IN 1922 in a sensational manner,
there is decidedly no assurance of this.
Bob Shawkey flivvered miserably to-
ward the latter part of last season and
was of no use whatever in the series
against the Giants. What he will show
III 1922 ls highly problemstical, many
students of the grand old pastime hold
ing the opinion that Bob the Cob has
shot his bolt and is through During
the baseball meetings here it was ru-
lnored repeatedly that Bob was to fig
ure in one OF the deals which were de-
signed to bring Veach to New York.
With Bush and Jones to share the
pitching burden with Hoyt and Mays
the Yankees will present about as
formidable q front, so far as mounds
men are concerned, as any club in the
league. Bush, incidentally, is one of
the few players involved in this weeks
trades who is pleased with the prospec-
tive change of climate When he was
Informed that he had been traded to
the Yankees Bullet Joe' declared that
It was the greatest Christmas present
he had ever had handed to him. He
added the significant remark that he
/ considered raise in salary Of NO mean
dimensions was coming to him.