New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-01-04
ANOTHER YANKEE IS
SHIPPED To BOSTON
Al DeVOrmer, Catcher, Joins
Eyiles In Hub

New York, Jan, 4,-fhs Yankees
engineered another deal with the
Boston Red soK yesterday, but 1, IL
not likely 10 bring bowls Of anguish
from the ~, Louis Chamber Of Com
meree, In fact. the chamber is not
even likely 20 draft a resolution on
the matter. for all the fanks did was
10 ship a third-string catcher 10
Prank Chances new club in exchange
league players,
The ihird-string catcher is Al De-
werner. who was bought from the
Vernon club OF the Pacific Coast
League In March, 1871. and wodld
have been a great catcher II he had
lived up 10 even half Of what was
predicted Of him, As IL was. Al was
OF little use 10 Miller Higgins, and
now he passes along the spike
marked trail 10 Boston-the same
trail that countless other Yanks have
hit before him, Al goes 10 join the
happy little Yankee colony that
Harry Frazee has gathered tenderly
underneath his wing.
In the other direction come two
unknown athlctes-George Pipgras, a
right-handed pitcher from Charleston
OF the South Atlantic league. and
Harvey Hendrick. who is an out
fielder from Galveston OF the Texas
League In March, 1921. and would
Boston at the end OF last season. and
Hendrick Is said 10 be first-rate
prospect for the outer precincts. The
Yanks have had him under the
microscope for some time and are
willing to take chance.
What use will be made OF Plpgrass.
another right-hander. is not exactly
clear. Higgins now has enough
pitchers to stock two clubs. with a
few left over. and he is on the point
OF getting Jake May. With Bush,
Hoyt, Mays, Shawkey. JorH end
Murray as standard bearers. 1t looks
as If Pipgras to Pipp will not be seen
in the summers box scores as often
as Tinker to Evers to Chance used
to appear in the old days.
Devormer was not of much use to
Higgins last season. and the pros
poets were that he would be of even
less value next year. with Benny
Bengough, bought from Buffalo, COM
ing up to battle Hoffman for first I'M
derstudy to Wally Schang. Devor-
mer's departure may also mean that
the Yanks intend to go through with
their idea of buying Mike Gonzales,
ex-catcher of the Giants, who is sup
posed to be ready for a return to
big-time baseball But even with
out Gonzales the Hugmen will have
enough catchers to worry through
the season with. I
1t had been supposed that De-
vormer would be included among the
four players to be snapped to YER
non for May. In fact, the Yanks Of
fered him to Vinegar Bill" Essick, |
but the latter became even sourer
than usual when the proposition was
conveyed to him. Devormer came
from Vernon, and Vinegar Bill was
not exactly trembling with eagerness
to get him bs OK
However, Devormer may make
of himself if he is worked |
regularly at Ioston. He came here
with an excellent reputation, but de-
veloped sore arm and did not work |
at all until late in 1921. Then he
was rushed into breach and showed
enough to convince Higgins that he |
would do. Last winter therefore the
Yarks closed their deal for De-
and sent Vernon the last of
the players due It, But 1t was Hoff-
man and not Devormer who came to
The rescue when Schang was hurt on
the second trip west. Al did a little
pinch hitting but without much sue
cess.