The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-11
LEMONS DRAWN In
BASEBALL DEALS
Seldom Does a Trade Turn Out Salts
factorily to Both clubc--In Nearly
Every Instance the Chicago Ma
tional League Club Has
Profited BY Exchanges.

Baseball history is full OF trade In
which one club was stung badly. and
there are really only a few Instances
where both clubs apparently had rea-
son to be satisfied Rather queer when
It is known that seldom are trades
made on the spur Of the moment
Sometimes the interested managers
and magnates win spar for weeks aud
months before completing the details,
and then one party discovers that It
has been beautifully gold bricked-
The Chicago Nationals have always
had the better OF their trades For in
stance. Murphy several years ago trad
ed Buttons" Briggs. Jimmy Casey.
Jack Mccarthy and Billy Maloney for
Jimmy sheekard sheckard Is still
with the Cubs. while the other four
have passed out Of the big leagues,
some Of them being even out Of the
game now Chicago also gave Bob
Wicker for Overall. The latter Is one
Of the Cubs mainstays In the box,
while Wicker has been in the minors
for several years.
Another deal that worked to the
advantage Of the Cubs was that where
by Mordecai Brown became a member
Of the Cubs along with Catcher O'Neil
Ia exchange for Pitcher Jack Taylor.
O'Neil and Pitcher Pfeiffer we're soon
exchanged for Catcher Moran. Did
Murphy and Chance get the better OF
those deals? Well. very much so.
Brown has been one OF the greatest
pitchers the game has known since
Joining the Cubs, while Moran. who
was recently sold to Philadelphia, has
been an able assistant to King and
Archer. As for the others, they are
now minor leaguers or have quit the
game. Then the Chicago men put an
other over on Cincinnati when they
acquired steinfeldt for Pitcher Wei
MGR, who WIS recently released out
right by New York.
A couple Of years ago New York re-
leased a big bunch Of players to Bos-
ton In exchange for Tenney and Bird
well. Tenney is now playing In the
minor leagues. but Brldwell is still In
bis prime, while the players let out to
Boston are down and cutters
A year ago the big clubs that won
the big league pennants found It nee
essary to make some trades In order
to strengthen several weak points.
Pittsburg traded Barbeau and storke
for Byrne. The latter was just the
man needed at the third corner, but
st. Louis has nothing to show for the
deal, storke dying while Barbeau has
been sent to Kansas City.
Detroit pulled Off two transactions
that showed that David Harum did
not have a whole lot on Hughey Jen-
nings. First be sent Schaefer and
Killlfer to Washington for Delehanty.
The latter has put up a splendid game
at second ever since and was the
champion batter Of the worlds series,
schaefer and Kiilifer however. have
failed to distinguish themselves at
Washington. Then Jennings gave
Rossman for Tom Jones. Jones is one
OF Detroit's mainstays today, while
Rossman Is minor Lacquer.
A year ago Cleveland gave Ryan
and Chech to Boston for Cy Young.
there being also cash consideration.
Young has not been Of service this
season. but he outpitched Chech and
Ryan last season. both the younger
men finding their way to the American
association
Yes. even up swaps are few and far
between,