Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1918 — SALE IS SEASON’S SUCCESS [ARTICLE]

SALE IS SEASON’S SUCCESS

Because Newark Did Not Realize on Smallwood Transaction Deficit Was Noted at End. “The sale of one ball player frequently makes the season a success for a minor league club, when the loss of the money involved means failure,” ■ remarked a prominent International league man. . “Take the case of Newark and Walter Smallwood for example. Small* ! wood was the only player sold by the Newark club, the Yankee? purchasing him. One of the conditions of the transfer, however, was that in the event of Smallwood being drafted the deal was off. Smallwood reported to the Yankees, was caught in the draft and left to join the National army, so the Yankees did not have to pay the price decided upon. If Newark had realized the amount Involved in this deal the club would have closed the season with a balance in the treasury. It got nothing and ended the campaign with a deficit.”