Monday, Nov. 19, 1923

Baseball Trade

The first major trade of the winter baseball season was announced. Dave Bancroft, captain and shortstop of the New York Giants, and " Casey " Stengel, who won two World's Series games for the Giants last month, were traded by Manager McGraw to Boston, together with Fielder Cunningham, for the Veteran pitcher Oeschger and the hard-hitting fielder, Billy Southworth. Bancroft will be Boston's new manager.