Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
John !. TAYLOR
ABOLD TRADER
Boston American Magnate Gener-
ally Gets Results in
Deals.
MANAGER McGRAW OF
GIANTS BARGAINS WELL
Clever New York Leader Knows
How to Get Rid of Dead
Wood.

Next to what happens on the ball field
the fans are more interested in trades Of
players than anything else. says writer
in the New York Sun. Frequent changes
in the personnel OF teams serve to keep
up interest. but what the fans like to
keep track OF is how the clubs involved
will fare in the deals. The trade of Harry
Lord and Andy Mcconnell. who were
third baseman and second baseman, re-
spectively, for the Boston Americans. for
Frank Smith and william Purtell, respec-
lively pitcher and third baseman for the
Chicago, White Sox. is the latest to at
tract their attention.
John I. Taylor, the Boston owner, is a
bold trader and has a way OF accomplish
ing things he wants. Parenthetically, he
may accomplish a pennant some day.
Early In the season the idea Of getting
rid OF Lord and Mcconnell wouldn't have
been entertained for q minute. Lord was
rated the best third baseman in the coun-
try last year. and was invaluable. Nc
Connell was a rising young second base
man. one whom the Bostons preferred to
keep in preference to Frank Laporte, so
they let New York have Laporte back
again.
Mcconnell was taken down with appen-
dicitis this spring. and has been out OF
the game since. There is no reason. how
ever. why he shouldn't be az good as
ever. Lord was hurt this year and Clyde
Engel jumped in and made good in his
place. All of which goes TO show that
you never can tell how long a star will
shine or how quickly his usefulness with
such and such q club will expire. Boston
wanted another pitcher and got one in
Smith, who hasn't been q star this year.
but who isn't old and may be but tenn
porarily in eclipse. anyway. Boston was
willing to take the chance.
When Mcconnell was laid up the Bos-
ton club was fortunate in having on hand
in Larry Gardner another young second
baseman who made good from the start.
with. In Purtell Boston gets a third
baseman who isn't SNOWY. but who. SO
far as his playing In New York is con-
cerned, always showed class Smith
hasn't been OF much use to Chicago this
year. so could be spared, and IL Lord is
any strength at third base. A good many
followers OF the Highfanders would have
liked to see a trade made which would
have brought Lord here.
Deals frequently turn out so differently
from the general expectations that IL Is
risky work venturing a prophecy on them.
Remember how McGraw was fllmf1ammed
in prevailing opinion when he swapped
Mccain. Ferguson. Bowerman and Dab
len for Tenney and Bridwell. Well, that
turned out to be a mighty good swap for
McGraw. His head was longer than those
Of the snap-judgment critics. Bridweli
alone was worth the price. and is shll
helping the Giants to win games and
stay near the front. even IL Tenney has
gone.
The Brooklyn club was pronounced DAFT
~ when II parted with McIntire to get
Tony and Happy Smith and Davidson.
three practically unknown players. The
deal. however. turned out a beneficial
one for Brooklyn. 1t helped patch up
holes in the team. also to obtain some
ambitious young blood, and the pitching
staff hasn't been weakened at all by the
loss of McIntire. That was one deal in
which the Chicago club didn't get the
better OF Brooklyn. though not needing
the men II traded, ft didn't suffer. Trades
can be mutually beneficial.
The trade that sent Sheckard to Chi
was a decidedly helpful one for Chicago
and was OF no help to Brooklyn. None OF
the players Brooklyn got I'm that deal Is
with the club now, while Sheckard has
been no mean factor In bringing cham
pionships and lucre to Chicago. Shrewd
helped make the present Chicago
team, bringing in Overall and Steinfeidt,
for instance.
One of the best bargains the New York
American League club ever made was
when it got Cree and warhop from De-
troit. The Detroit club passed these
players over TO New York. and later New
York let Moriarty go to Detroit. The
exchange wasn't simultaneous, but was
to a trade. Cree Is now
among the American Leagues heavy hit
tiers. and has developed greatly this year.
WARRIOR is and always has been a good
pitcher something which no club has TO
excess When the Bostons traded Laporte
back to New York for Jake Stahl that
was q good deal both ways. Having
Chase. New York didn't need Stahl. while
he has been q good man for the Red Sox.
Laporte's return furnished the Highland
ers with a robust batter.
Only the trade OF Lake and Demmitt for
Criger has been one made by the New
York club which looks as IL II would bet
ter not have been made. That doesn't
follow. but the New Yorks
could use Lake TO advantage just now.
The trade made by McGraw Of Herzog
and Collins for Becker looks like stand
on and hasn't helped either team much,
but may furnish more evidence along that
Iine later on. II hasn't weakened New
York any, that's a sure thing.
There are still a good many who be-
ieve the New York Nationals would
nave done better TO have kept Bresna-
IAN. hut in making the trade for MUIR
ray and Raymond McGraw was in
5uenced largely by Bresnahan's desire
10 go TO st. Louis and manage. The
Murray part of the trade was better
han the Raymond part McGraw was