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M'GRAW TRADESSCHUPP TO CARDSfS^nds Southpaw Pltohcr to St. LonU and Receives Catcher Snyder In Retnrn.FI RTHF.R DEALS PENDINGOlnnts. Plrntos njid Dodeors May Engage in Exchangeof Players.-«T CnARLKi K. MATH MOW.In the first Important deal looking | toward the strengthening of the Clients ; for tfi* tsmp*atuftu* journey thay are 1 sure to hiv* jn their process pennart-war«i John MtQraw vestorday sacrificed Ferdinand Schupp H« NDt him to the •. flt. Ixulo National League club In ©x-chan** for Frink Snyder* the riant birkatop of the Cardinal*.White flChUpp performed wonders on the mound for thlt;» Giants in I916 1916 and 191*. wpeclailv the teat named year, when he won twenty-one out of twenty-eight gum*#. he hn* been n d.eappolnt-ment this year Ilia failure lo make good km due entirely to a Uma arm While ha had hor**e of getting the bettor of Ma ailment hi* essays on the tr.ound hava been very* unsatisfactory.Although McGraw la in need of pitching atrength. It hy no means follow* that the trade of yesterday will not evantuaily result In the acquirement of a good hurter by tha Giants. The Cardinal* alao art In need of pltcdura and It la thought that Branch Rickey la of the opinion that S.-hupp'a arm may be restored to Ita original strength and thua become a atrong uaaot for the Cardinal*.An Bren Deal, iifi Officials.White It la 'teetered the deal was an eren one. It does not aeem likely that tha St. Louis manager would give a Perfectly good and sound catcher like Snyder for a crippled pitcher unless there was som« financial consideration.There Is good reason for the belief that MoOraw in making the deal yesterday had In mind tho securing of a good pitcher. Pittsburg, which ha» a disagreeably strong Mart of moundemen.I* under the observation of the Giant manager.Pittsburg fa In crying need of a ' catcher, and if Etetdek could bo Induced to part with one of his atar hurlera for a backstop of the calibre of lt;ion-i*le« there la small doubt the New York club would consent in a hurry to the d-a:Brooklyn also ft aeon ring the baseball nap for a capable backstop, and It lanst unlikely thut if Robbie would yield a hurlsr ho might get Gontalrs.There Is tmali queatlon that McGraw Intends to use Snyder as tha regular tickstop of the OlauM and to use Oon-safef. whose hitting ha* not been Im-pmaive. although h# is a fine -backstop. in a trade. There Is excellent ground for the t*e:ief that a three cornered deal will ao^n be completed as a result of which McGraw will fee! much wore confidant s.* to the position of the ' Giants at the close of the present season.There will ho general r^cret over the departure of Sehupp. who bof.-r* the 1 Injury to hia arm. had performed ao valiantly This young mm la a native of Loqiavllte and begin play as a semi-pro In H.u, After a year with Cincinnati and on© with Decatur he came ‘ to New Vork. McGraw kept him on Me bench In 1313 and 1914. but ctarted him in 1316 and the youngster made an instantaneous success. Ho struck out 14T men In 191?Frank Snydet who will Join the 'Hants. Is a nan vs of San Antonio. Ts*. He la a huge, unruly aon of the 1-ops Star State, s'Andlng 6 feet 3 Inches tall and weighing 200 pounds. He started hie career In 1310 a* a minor leaguer and after the customary experience in th* bushes h© was lassoed by it)is f'ardmaie. and he* caught and payed flra? ba*e for them ever since. As backstop he te a hard effective worker, hut a# a hatter la not impress»Vs. hla Y*?t re-ordd In the major* being r.9 lr. 10U.• tiyder n Tireless Worker.A*» u tlrete .«, combative worker for • Ma team Snyder h.ia few uperlor* and hi* treatment of the umpires is brusque, j «-» My the bast When the Cardinals filled their test engagement at tha i-olo ; Grounds Snyder. Incensed by a decision ef t mplr© Harrison, gave a startling! exhibition of the way In which to browbeat and Inritntdaie an umpire without r sorting to the methods employed by J.tck Dempsey. Although Snyder wu r ni lo tho showers he wag generally designated the winner on pojnts.The American appears fo havea drag with the weather man, for white •very schedule 1 gams in the Johnson organisation wax plftvrd yesierdsy the j National Leaser* *ert- i wept nit tho !b-teohall map by the rainstorm pro railing in the CanThe unfortur i*» Vinlceas again wer* * sdiunied downward. Thin tlrrr they were 1 aihlt'waahed by the Brrwnj?. and the Cleveland* by beating tr»« Red Hog got , closer to ihe second rung, on which Me (Huggins men are perched.
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New York Sun
New York, New York, US
Thu, Jul 17, 1919
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