The Washington times., 1922-12-17

.&tty -. ffo1co Oh tho fteu COX
insisted that the Yankees take
It was either case Of the
Yankees taking Bush or the deal
falling flat.
~ What D break, eh7
imagine bsing handed q pitcher
who won twenty-six games and lost
only seven. But that's the truth
81 the matter. rFrazee insisted on
Bush being q part OF the deal. In.
stead OF the pitcher. who was
sought by. the Yankees when the
Zeal was first discussed. M
4 OF course Boston baseball fana
remember the deal which was toast
Cd to . crisp brown whom it was
announced. Boston parted with
6ueh IN exchange for Roger Peck
inpaugh. rip" Collins, Jack Quinn
ana Bill Piercy.
THOUGHT TT STICK.UP.
\ Boston fans roared to the house.
tops. They regarded II In the hight
Of another stick-up. by the New
York club and Frazee.s Judgment
Vas questioned on all sides.
But were not discussing the mer-I
sts OF the. deal which Just about
gAve the Yankees their 1922, PEN
nant. We're setting forth the facts
N the care OF the fortunes Of base
AL which turned Joe Bush from
q lean table to q baseball banquet.
Owner Ffazee conferred with the
owners Of the New York Yankees--
Colonels Rupert and Huston -
more than two weeks before tha|
zeal was finally contaminated.
The deal was held UP simply be-
cause the Yankees wanted q player
The RED Scx refused TO part with.
Don't try 70 guess his identity.
IwouM Be- almost impossible.
The Yankees had agreed to part
With the four players already men,
TONED. namely. Peck. Quinn, Piercy
ard Ccliins. and Frazee agreed to
the transfer Of Jones and Scott.
The third Boston player kept thai
WANTED FULLERTON. l.,y
Curtis Fullerton. OF East Boston,
Flghthand pitcher. 70 the player the
>xankess wanted and didn't get. And
now they consider themselves
II II any wonder that Miller Hug
GINS smiles 20 himself anytime he
recalls the facts In the case.
During the fag end Of the 1871
eeason Fullerton. new conner with
the RED Sox. pitched two brilliant
I games, against the Yankees at the
I % .. and iost the other by the
same score. .fsssE
Miller HugEins had visions Of 81
- <<If,I<l~.sw o. - =
Boston-New York deal was first
mentioned, HuGg1na sugGested that
EsiIlerton be included in the deal
Give them anything but get Full.
lerton. He looks like the best pitch
inx bet OF the year." whispered Hug
gfns into the ears OF Coionels Rup-
nert and Huston.
But HuEh DUFFY ana II. H. Fra
zee also were Of the same opinion.
vuilsrtoD,s future looked bright. In
fact, he looked 1ike . coming star,
ana under no circumstances. would
fke Red Sox agree to part with
s. when the Tanks claimed Fui-
lsrton, Frssee simply shook his
Anybody you name but Fuller.
ton.s quoth the bard Of Peoria.
ssBut We want Fullerton. No /
e<her VIII do.'' countered the Yam
kee spokesman.
REF6sEp 10 NUDGE.
Hui TIaxes refused to bulge. He
efuck 10 the finish and refused to
loss his "trip on rulisrton.
.We'1I rive you Joe Bush instead
- r,,1I&rfons cl1frped the Red 9ox
orner. But the Yankees only
rnniled. They, had no need OF Bush-
~ was on the verge OF retiring
frorn the game. He had injured his
xrm and his baseball days seemed
~ bs numbered In fact. his big
leaxuS career seemed at an Aond and
there were muttsrings that Bullet
.Joe'' would pass back to the minors.
a And when the Yanlks refused to
ssssnsssss ssss SS 81 sSs dssi WIN 'i Bush
:'93e's' just the sert Of veteran
|v>fcbcr the Yankees need said the
{;s6 Ho1 boss. s'fIsu win . lot Of
- rncs. too, bv Going IN to finish up |
IN some tired pitcher"
B1t the Yankees refused TO give
rs hope Of SECURING Fullerton. He |
|u@nn the player they wanted. Ana
|fHev were willing to psy for him.
|oFYERED s1e.eoo EXTRA.
an fact II was whispered that the |
yankees offered an extra $4,000 4
|thes Red sox would include Fui.
|lerton.
Frazee was determined to keepl
|r.lllertou. He- looked like conner. |
And he wouldn't be hornswogeIed BY 1
|fhe Yankee ColoneIs IN spite OF the |
|fact that they were Wiling 70 |
empty their pockets 70 set him.
And in order to get Scott and |
|5oncs. whom the Yankees did not |
want to loss, st last they acaspted |
rvButl we're getting stuck ana w |
know a. Quoth the spokesman Tor |
the Yankees - the final nsgotla. |
|f|ons were completed and the Yanhs
|carfc6 away Scott. Jones and Bush
d And them Bush proved the sensa- 4
|<|on ~ the 1877 penhant race. 4
Tones was almost helpless and |
|uroved q thorn In the side OF tina
|xankccs advance. while SCOTS ell
|f,cfivcuess fell way Off for soms
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