The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-07-04
LEMONS DRAWN M
BASEBALL DEALS
Seldom Does a Trade Turn Out
Satisfactorily to Both Clubs.
CUBS HIVE EiV'h8lE RECORD

In Nearly Every Instance the Chicago
| National League Club Has Protitcd
, by Exchanges-Hus;' jennings Has
! Pulled OF Few Coed Cnes.
| Baseball history is fun of trade i'll
which one club was stung badly and
there are really only u few Instances
where both clubs APPARENT, had rea-
son to be satisfied. Rather queer when
1t is known that seldom are trades
made on the spur of the moment.
Sometimes the Interested managers
and magnates will spar for weeks and
months before completing the details.
and then one party discovers that 1t
has been beautifully gold bricked,
The Chicago Nationals have always
mad 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 Sheckard. Sheckard is still
with the Cubs, while the other four
have passed ont of the big leagues.
some of them being even out of the
game now. Chicago also gave Bob
Wicker for Overall The latter is ono
of the Cubs mainstays in the box,
while Wicker has been in the minors
for several years.
Another den that worked 10 the
/ advantage OF the Cubs was that where
by Mordecai Brown became Il member
Of the Cubs along with Catcher 0'Neil
in exchange for Pitcher Jack Taylor.
O'Neil and Pitcher Pfeiffer were 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 or"
now minor lcaeuers or have quit the
game. Then the Chicago men pat an
other over on Cincinnati when they
acquired Stcinfeldt for Pitcher Wei
mer. who was recently released out
right by Now 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 Bridwell is still in
his 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
IN 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 Barbcan has
been sent to Kansas City.
Detroit pulled off two transactions
that showed that David Harum did
not have whole lot on Hughey Jen-
nings First he sent Schaefer and
Killifer 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 n
Washington Then Jennings @a"e
Rossman for Tom Jones Jones Is or
OF Detroit's mainstay9 today. while
EoSsman is L minor Lacquer
\ year ago Clevei1ld gave Ryan
and Chech to Boston fey g. 0}'ns.
there being also cash consi1 "r"ti"n.
Young has not been of service This
season. but he outpitcheG th2rh and
| 1oc lnIti thn
men finding their way to the American
association.
Yes. even up swaps are few and far
i between.