The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-09
LEMONS DRAWN IN
BASEBALL DEALS
Seldom Ooas a Trade Turn Gut
Satisfactorily to Both Clubs.
CUBS HAVE ENVIABlE RECORD

w weary %VePJ instance the VniSaQo
National League Club Has Prefitsd
by Exehsnses-Hush Jennings Has
Pulled OF a Few Coed Ones.
Baseball! history Il full of trade In
which one club was s,ung badly. und
there are really only few Instances
where both clubs apparently had rea-
son to he satisfied. Rather queer when
II is known that seldom are trades
made on the spur Of the moment.
Sometimes the interested managers
and maEnates will spar for weeks aud
months before completing the details.
and then Quo party discovers that 1t
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 Sheckard. Shcckard 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 nainstays 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 Mordscai Brown became a member
Of the Cubs along with Catcher O'Neil
In exchange for Pitcher Jack Taylor
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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 Killing aud
Archer. AZ 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 was recently released out
right BY New York.
A couple Of years ngo New York re-
leased big bunch of players to Bos-
ton In exchange for Tenney and Bird
we'll. Tenney is now playing in the
minor league hut Bridwell is still In
his prime. whilc 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
ossary 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
81. Louis has nothing to show for the
deal, Storke dying. while Barbeau has
been sent to Kansas City.
Detroit pulled OF two transactions
that showed that David Harum did
not have a whole lot on Hughey Jen-
nings. First he sent Schaefer and
Killifer to Washington for Delehanty.
The latter has put up q splendid game
at second ever since and was the
champion batter Of the worlds series.
echaefer and Killifer. 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 10 a minor Lacquer.
A year ago Cleveland gave Ryan
and Chech TO Boston for Cy Young
there being also cash consideration
Young has not bsen Of service this
season. but be ouspitched Chech and
Ryan last season. both the younger
men finding their way to the American
association.
Yes. even an swaps are few and far
between.