Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-13
TIGERS TRADE TWO GOOD
MEN FOR jim DELEHANTy.

Washington, Aug. 12-Second Base
man Jim Delehanty of the Senators
has been traded to Detroit for Schaef-
err The deal was closed by Manager
Jennings and Pres. Moves Wednesday
and Washington not only gets Schaef-
or for Delehanty, but Outtielder KILL
fer to boot.
1t has been known here several days
that Delehanty would figure in some
trade with Detroit, so that the news is
not so startling as might be expected
With Killifer and Schaefer, Manager
Cantillon has all the better of the bar
gain, and even Hughey Jennings -ad-
rnits it, but declares that something
must be done to bolster up his club if
another pennant is to be won, and Del
chanty is the man he needs.
The Detroit players are heartbroken
at losing Schaefer. Ty Cobb, Sam
Crawford and Bill Donovan expressed
themselves strongly on the subject.
Donovan said Il don't want to see our
club lose, but if l pitch here in Que Of
the games I hope Schaefer gets five hits
out of as many times up" Cobb de-
clares that Schaefer is not only the best
fellow in the world, but also as good
an infielder as there is in the American
League.
Schaefer said: ITS pretty tough to
leave a championship club for a tall
ender. and were it not for the fact that
Joe Cantillon is one of my warmest
friends and that my being here would
help his team, you can bet I'd be miss
ing just about this time.
Il intend to give Washington my
very best services and will work just
as hard for Cantillon as I have done
for Jennings. 7 feel sure that the Ma
tionals will finish a lot better than
many of the wise ones predict"
Delehanty is delighted with the
transfer. why shouldn't I be?" he
said. Il have been roasted to a whisp-
er by the bleacher fans in this city. If
I booted the ball they called me evrey-
thing on the calendar; if / happened to
pull off good play l never got credit
for it. With Detroit / think that things
Will break better. Hughey Jennings
and l are old friends and I am going
to work my head off for him.
Klllifer, the other player figuring in
the trade, is youngster of considera-
ole ability. In Wednesdays game he
pulled down two hits and Hughey Jen-
nings says that he is one of the most
promising youngsters he has had in
tow for some time.
Hughey Jennings in discussing the
deal made is plain that man of Dele
hanty's caliber was absolutely neces-
sary at this stage of the game. "Our
team must get out of this rut and
Delehanty can help us a whole lot He
is an aggressive player and a natural
hitter. I had to give up two crack-a-
jack players for him, but think he will
prove that he is worth the sacrifice be-
fore the season Closes"
Manager Cantillon paid Delehanty a
high compliment. He said that he hated
to part with him, but believed the ex-
change would be the best thing for
washington, as Delehanty for obvious
reasons was not putting up the kind of
ball of which he is capable.
1t was understood shortly after the
deal was closed that the men would not
be played in their new berths during
the present series, but after thinking
the matter over both managers decided
that as everybody knew of the trade it
might be just as well for the men to
shift. This would stop criticism in the
other American League cities in case
Delehanty was unfortunate enough to
make an error likely to lose a game to
Detroit, as all eyes are riveted on
Washington and Philadelphia at pres
ent in view of the red-hot fight for the
pennant.
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