New Britain herald., 1928-01-12
SAYS GIANTS tor
 AN EQUAL TRADE
President of B,lls Dsaia Syndicate 0YH Tam


 Boston, Jan. E M-If there l. anything to the story that "syndi- cate" baseball brought Rogers Hernsby to Boston from tho New York Giants. President Emil E. Fuchs of the Braves dossn't know t.
 No man who h interested in any way with the Giants owns . nickel's worth es stock in the Braves" he declared in spiking rumors enamat- ing from Now York that the Giant star had been traded hers to help bolster up . club which was falling dowH financially.
 He took occasion at the same tins to assert that when the New York club got Francis Hogan. Bostons' star catcher and Outfielder Jimmy Welsh. 1t was taking DO losers end.
 Fuchs said he valued the pair at t15o.00 and considered them worth fully that to the Giants
 ''If Hogan and Welsh were to be sold by the Braves would ask $l5O. 900 for them. That's their value to me and any statement such as one have heard from New York that ;Rogers Hornsby, . S200.ooo player. was traded 10. t26.00o worth of ma terial is absurd. A deal has been made with the Giants. the same as any other club n the leAgue. Why there should be any criticism or mystery over this particular one is beyond me-"
 Discussing the financial setup of the club, President Fuch said: Out side of the controlling shares which I hold. the remainder is owned by reputable Boston people with the ex- ception of one share. I believe, which is owned by a former manager. and block ot 80 shares which is held by friends of mine in Watertowu. N. Y.
 Furthermore I do not owe one penny to anyone connected with the ownership of the Giants and tho only financial exchange I have ever had with the club was eight years ago when I accepted fee for legal services rendered"
 Boston Is Happy.
 New York may be stunned by the trade which sent Rogers Hornsby from the Giants to tho Braves but Boston's fandom Is just plain happy.
 The deluge of why's" and "where- fores." mostly speculative. which have accompanied news of tho deal. have left followers of the sport here cold. Apparently their only inter- est is In the fact that "the RaJdhn !, himself Is to hold down the second sack out in the Allston Wigwam and that is sufficient.
 Even the club management, from President Emil E. Fuchs, down, was in something like . delirious mood notwithstanding the fact that 1t took lot of figuring to see how the outfit could buy Hornsby's S4o.0o0. contract in the face of the poor gate receipts that have been the rule in recent seasons.
 There, however, was where the strategy of Charles F. Adams, the comparatively new vice president of the Braves, came III. according to the i view taken in certain quarters of informed fandoni.
 It is an open secret that Adams has spent money and spent it freely to bring a championship contending hockey team to Boston in the Bruins of the National Hockey League md tho public has reciprocated by giving the local puck chasers an enthusi- astic patronage.
 When the announcement was made last summer that Adams has put some of his money into the trib- al management there were predic- tions that new and outstanding faces might be expected on the playing rolls.
 While there was general regret that it had been necessary to part with such promising youngsters as Catcher Frank Hogan and Outfielder 1 Jimmy Welsh in the no-cash trade for tho former Cardinal manager sporting writers held hope that Ho- gan's place, at least, would be satis- factorily filled by an experienced biz leaguer now under option. The club, of course. has plenty of secon- dary material available.
 Depend on Hitting.
 Hornby's terrific hitting abilities were seen as . promise that all oi the home runs scored at Braves field next summer would not be by the visiting clubs as has been the rse | of late.
 The Rajah is expected to put tha' punch into the team which tht Braves have 70 notably lacked. and it is taken for granted that he vii captain the team in the field.
 In answer to the suggestion from New York that one of the reason! behind the trade was fear of con flict between the manager, John J McGraw and the possible managerial aspirations of his ertswhile captain local fandom saw To likelihood O. such a conflict ,f views here. Expect Cooperation. I: was expected that Jack Slat tery. the Tribes new manager. ant Hornsoy would work hand in hand .Iornsby, it was pointed out. hat been under an obvious strain as 2 player while pilotirg the Cardianl' and probably would not desire an