Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-03 | Page 33 | Trades Should Add to Fans' Enjoyment

TRADES SHOULD ADD TO FEIJGITI Patrons Who Like to See New Faces Will Have Their Fill. NKW YOKK. Kci.. 2. Tra.Us that have been undo hy major league mogul mo-gul thin winter shoukl miu-li to .stimulate .stim-ulate interest anions' the fans next summer. sum-mer. The baseball fan is loyal, but he i.s also fickle. lie sets tired rooting' for the same old vets year a fter year, and new fares wake up his interest in the home club. The trades eni.inered hy the Cubs. Rrave.--, I uiqers. Pirates and Giants in tiie National league and the pales and purchases made by the American league clubs will - result 'in unite a change in playing "scenery" in bolh league?, and thoutrh tl;p Imps may fipur1 that better-deals better-deals could have bee?i made in several instances, they will be interested in watching the work of tiie newcomers. This docs not apply particularly to Philadelphia. Phil-adelphia. The Cubs made a good trade In swapping swap-ping Wilson and Ioy!e for George Tyler, Ty-ler, and the Hraves benefited by being able to trade Doyle for Herzog. Stagings, however, weakened his pitching staff greatly in letting Tyler and Jess Barnes get a way, but lie had to have a strong second sacker. The return of Doyle will he popular wit h the Giant fans, and Jess Barnes will also get a roya i welcome. An for Doyle, it is a pitv that .McGraw should brins him back t late to share in tiie wo i- j j fc l ies s w is bu t suc h is ba se -ball. Tiie Dodgers and Pirates made a good swap when O'utshaw a nd Stengel were traded for Grimes. Maniaux and "Ward. Tt was perhaps ihe most even trade of all and both clubs should profit. Mamaux could not have been an asset to the Pit tsbnr club be"a.use lie was dissa tis-lied tis-lied and would not try to win. Ji" there was an advantage, however, the Dodgers got it, because they got young blood. Cutshaw and Stengel are veterans.