Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09
SALE OF BRUCGY
., SURPRISES FANS
PhiIs Dispose Of Star Catcher
to Portland, Of Pacific Coast
League, for $500
BRINGS A RECORD PRICE

Philadelphia baseball fans woke this
morning to learn that Frank Bruggy,
the peppery backstop Of the Pbillies.
had been sold to tho Portland, Oregon.
team. of the Pacific Coast League. for
the sum Of S8500. The price is the
largest that minor league has ever
paid for major league player.
No announcement has as yet been
made by the Phillies concerning the
deal, but President Baker is expected
here today to close the action, ac-
cording to Thomas l.. Turner, Of this
city, who is the new manager Of Port
land.
The news of Bruggy's sale filtered
into town through the medium of the
following dispatch:
Catcher Frank Bruggy, of the
Philadelphia Nationals, was pur-
chased today by President Klepper,
of the Portland Pacific Coast League
Club. Klepper paid S6500 for Bruggy,
setting a new high water mark for
the release Of a major league player
to n Coast club
Fans Are Surprised
The sale Of Bruggy comes as COM
plete surprise to the local fans, with
whom he was extremely popular. He
caught the majority of the games last
season and batted $40 in ninety six
contests, q mark surpassed by only q
few backstops In the National League.
1t was Bruggys first year in the
big league, although he had been with
Boston for while some years ago. lie
formerly played with Newark and Buff
falo in the International League.
Francis, as he Is familiarly known
among his associates, is also somewhat
of a basketball player, virtually having
charge Of Scranton, Of the Eastern
Basketball League. He played many
games for Dave Bennis in Germantown,
and is n familiar all-year- round figure
In local athletics.
Here is the great hitting record made
by Bruggy in the last three seasons:
Year Team Games PC.
1910-Newark ......... 12O .34S
1920-Buffalo .......... ~ .343
1921-Phillies .......... 81 .310
To Change Rule
Advices from Chicago say that
Babe" Ruth is to be vindicated. The
anti transforming rule which cost the
home run star his share of the World
Series cash and a suspension of si1
weeks next. spring, is to be changed.
1t will not be abrogated. There will
still remain the prohibition against
clubs which participate in the worlds
title clash going on the road as organ
izations; but the paragraph relative to
the individual player will be amended,
giving to Judge Lands, commissioners
Of baseball, the power to grant permits
sion to men who get lucrative offers for
few weeks after the season is over.
The "barnstorming rule as it is
called. was discussed by Judge Landis,
Ban Johnson. president of the Ameri-
can League, and John Heydler, 'presi-
dent Of the National League. at con-
ference yesterday on the vexing draft
question. 1t was agreed to put through
an amendment to the World Series
playing rules at the meetings of the big
leagues which will be held February 10
to adopt the schedules for 1922. 1t is
believed that another joint session will
be necessary, but as all of the clubs are
represented at the SCHEDULE meeting. y
this should be arranged without diff
Guilty, though none has been called as
yet.