The Washington herald., 1922-01-11
sBlackie" Goes to Boston.
Pitcher and Out6elder
To Athletics.
DUGAN TO RED SOX
Cash Transaction Figures in
= Deal-Expect Managerial
a Decision This Week.
BY RAY HELGESEN.

| Sest, III not the very largest, base
ball deal of the winter.
In exchange for the famous
"Rajah." President Clark C. Grif-
nth. of the Nationals. parts with
three players who were on the
Griffs' roster last season.
Outfielder Edward Bling" Miller
and Jose Acosta, former relief
hurler, are sent to Philadelphia In
Exchange for Joe Dugan. -
Dngan in turn is turned over to
the Boston Red Sox with Frank
'Blackie" o'Rourke for Peckin-
| paugh.
In addition to the five players a
bundle of cash. amount not speci-
Ihed. was involved in/the transaction.
There in a stick" you have the
details of the biggest" trade of the
winter, a deal which has been brew
ing for the last five weeks and an
exchange of players which has all
tSe ear-marks of making a pennant
contender of the Nationals; OF help
ing the Red Sox considerably and,
|of giving the Terrible AS" enough
neip TO give them a chance to climb
aooVe the cellar, a position which
they have occupied "since the mem
DRY Of man runneth not to the con-
trary."
Whether or not Peck will man.
age the Nationals this season has
not been decided, according to
Grihith. The decision as to the
managership, however. will almost
certainly be reached this week.
Deal Completed I'm Washington.
The Philadelphia and WASHINGTON
END of the triple trade was COM
pleted yesterday at a meeting here
Washington between CLARK
Grifhth, Connie Mack. manager of
me Athletics, and John Shibe. presi-
lent and part owner of the Sleeping
City club.
The Boston end of the deal was
finished last week in New York
when Griffith met Harry Frazee,
owner of the Red Sox. and got the
Nrecker's o. X. to Peck's coming
here, providing Griff could wean
!umping Joe" from Connie Mack.
II is rumored that Shibe and
1zek attempted to get Joe Judge
rom Griffith for Dugan in an even
radc during the meeting yester-
bay. This, however, Griff is said
10 have absolutely refused to. do
stating at the time that il the
Emily traders insisted on Judge the
deal might as well be called of be-
fore negotiations were we'll started
Mack and Shibe. however. finally
came back to earth and after a
couple of hours declared they were
satisfied when Grifith offered to
throw in Acosta with Bling" Miller.
Mack, by the way. declared early in
the conference after finding out
that getting Judge was an impos-
sibility, that Miller must be in
cluded in the transaction.
Grin then fn
Party a list of thOse with whom he
would be willing to part. Whether
pr not Acosta was in the list is not
known Eventually, however. the
heal was closed with the Cuban and
Miller going to the Dope Village and
pugan being shifted here only to
be re-shifted to the Red Sox.
where Does Cash Go.
Where the money part of the deal
homes / nno one outside of Griff
Frazee, Mack and Shibe seems to
know. Ever Frazee may not know
Unless 1t is his club that figures in
|he cash end of the deal - Both
|iriffitn and Mack are extremely
sary about trusting" Frazee with
ny more information than is alb
olutely- necessary. Frazee, you see,
s a theatrical man and therefore is
hoo as used to keeping so-called
secrets" as are Griff and Mack.
The players involved in the deal
are so well known that IL hardly
seems necessary to "emote" on their
respective big league careers. How.
ever-
Washington fans will be glad to
get Peck-but they will be sorry to
see the passing of "Black'e"
<Tr1-
-Blackie" Is one of the most popu-
lar players who ever sported a
Washington monkey suit However.
Tor the first time since the days
when Mcbride was in his prime, the
Jriffs will have a shortfielder in
eckinpauGh, who should improve
he playing of the entire infield at
least fifty per cent
Philadelphia fans, according to re-
borts from the Dead City, will lose
ho, sleep or shed no tears over the
bassing of Dugan whose methods OF
haking a living have been frowned
pom there for the past two years
bn the other hand Miller's advent
nto Connie Mack's outfleld will al
host certainly be greeted with
miles of approval
As for the Boston angle, it ap-
bears to be about an even break |
far as the fans there are con-
terned- Red Sox fans have been
opposed to Frazee for two OF three
ears. believing that the theatrical |
barty has made a sap of himself |
n the trading market.
Dugan Popular I'm Boston.
However. Dugan is Holy Cross
follege boy and is quite popular in |
lis home city. This fact, IL is sup
bosed, will take the sting out OF /
he loss of Peckinpaugh. O'Rourke |
loo, provided his arm improves,
houId make a place for himself in
he Rex Sox infield, and there's no
Question shat he will be quite as
Popular with the broad-A fans as
lie has been here.
Clark c. Griffith clinched his rish.
o the title of the "Old Fox" OF
baseball when he grabbed Peekin-
baugh. He certainly did in the
Judgment of Washington fans, II
be number OF phone calls to The
Herald office last night-asking
hether or not the Peck deal went
Ihrough-can be taken as a crs-
erion.
When Griff went to New York to
he majors meeting. in December.
was known that his main object
as to get the Nationals a short
top. A real shortstop. Rumors
hat Johnny Mitchell was TO come
ere were circulated and denied.
like rumors in regard to Kopf. Of
lie Cincinpai Reds, were treated
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