New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1922-12-14
TWO TRADES MADE
AT final Session
Pirates Get a Pitcher and Pills
Land a ShortStop

New York, Dec. 1.-THE National
league wound up Its business affairs al
the Waldorf yesterday afternoon. the
annual session coming to a close late
In the day. At II o'clock this morning
II met with the American league in n
joint session at the Hotel Commodore,
with Judge X. NJ Lands, Commits
sioner of Baseball, presiding, after
which everything will be considered
as being In readiness for the journey
of the athletes southwark and the be-
ginning of the league races.
The concluding session yesterday
was devoid of any startling Develop
ments In the way OF legislation but
two deals were consummated, one OF
which was reported to involve some
thing like $4,000 in cash and play
ers. As compared with American
League deals. the elder OF the two
organization Is in heavy batting
slump, but neither Of the trades made
yesterday IN the parent league caused
more than a flutter of excitement in
the present age of five and six figures.
The Philadelphia Nationals acquired
stop on the Salt Lake City team in the
Pacific Coast league. in return the
Phillies gave up Catcher Peters, First
Basenan Leslie, Jnfielder Jimmy
Smith and Pitcher Singleton. Peters
and Singleton were inventories at
$500 each and Leslie at $500 in
the deal. and, in addition to Smith,
the Phillies added enough cash to
make thetotal mount up to approx
mately $4,000.
The principals in the others trans
action were Pittsburgh and the Sacra-
mento Club of the Pacific Coast
League. Manager Bill McKechnie of
the Pirates added to the clubs pay
roll right handed finger, by name
e. D. Kuntz who was last year a
member OF the tail-end Sacramento
club. In addition to $500 in cash
the Pirates threw In two pitchers,
one infielder and one outfielder, only
one of whom was an active member
Of the Pittsburgh forces last season.
The pitchers were Moses Yellowhorse,
Indian hurler, who has held down the
"bull-pen" assignment for two seasons,
and Bill Hughes, former Brooklyn
sandlot player, who was with the
fielder was Claude Rohwer brother
of the old White Sox, who was on
the rolls of the Charleston, s. c.,
team, and the outfielder, Harry Brown
who chased flies in the Flint, Mich,
team in the Michigan State League
In 1922.
Kuntz comes to the Pirates highly
recommended. lie is right handler
and 20 years old. In spite of the fact
that he was on a tail-end team last
summer he turned In fourteen vic
tories out of thirty-two starts.
Deal for Fourier Fails
The st. Louis Cardinals had irons |
In the fire in the hope of inducing |
the Baltimore Orioles, to part with |
his scintillating shortstop, Joe Boley, I
but when the Westerners refused to
listen to parting with First Baseman
Jacques Fournier. the deal went fiat. |
incidentally, Dunn announced that he |
had refused an offer of 100000 for
Boley and declared that the latter |
will be back at the shortstopping |
stand at Baltimore again next season.
In accordance with the terms of the
''wrecking" program laid down by the
International League Baltimore is
still faced with the proposition Of dis
posing of two more players ~ addi-
ton to Jack Bentley already AGiant. i
Dunn announced the identity of the /
players he is willing to sell provided
he gets buyer willing to meet his
terms. They are Nav Bishop, second i
baseman; Jimmy McAvoy. catcher
and Merwin Jacobson, outfielder.
President John A. Heydler, in sum-
ming up the case of the National
league to the newspaper correspon-
dents at the greater part of the SEES
sion hal been taken up with a dis
cussion of amendments and other
matters which will be brought before
the representatives of the two leagues
in their Joint meeting today.
The league voted to establish new
post, that of headmaster in the school
of umpiring. AS reward for mis- long
and faithful service to baseball and
to the National league, Robert D.
Emslie, for thirty-one season an UNI
pire, was appointed to the position.
Emsie will act in an advisory capacity
TO President Heydler. and In addition
to taking charge of the development
and instruction of young umpires. his
experience as a playing rule expert
will also be at the service Of the
league. Only in emergencies will he
be called upon to take his post on
the playing field.
"Emslie umpired his first game in
the senior league at Cincinnati on
Aug. 20, 1891" says the statement
given out at the time of the appoint
ment," and for more than thirty-one
consecutive seasons he has given his
best in this most trying OF profession
al callings. He has been rated as the
past master Of patience and diplomacy
among baseball officials and his
honesty has never been questioned.
started at n Pitcher
Prior to taking up umpiring,"
Emsie was pitcher, his first work
of note being with the Guelph Maple
Leafs. His professional career cover
ed from 1882 to 1887. his clubs being
Camden, Baltimore. Toronto and
lMtUlpnlS. Tlt was tit
greatest curve-ball pitcher of his time ,
and in 1884 he pitched fifty-one game
for Baltimore of which but eighteen
were lost. In 1886 his arm weakened
and In 1887 Charles ID. White thea
President of the old international
League, appointed him an umpire.
"Emsie is Canadian. He was
born In Guelph, Ontario and has re-