The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-25
GRIFFITH LEADING
BASEBALL TRADER
Cincinnati Manager Holds
the Record for Making
Deals for Players.
National News Association)

New York, May 25.-Clark Griffith,
who is here with his Cincinnati Reds,
still insists that he never has played
the role of Santa Claus in making
deals for players with rival major
league clubs. Griff doesn't like the
idea Of being told that he has used
poor judgment or has been hoodwink
ed by the David Harums of profession
al baseball. The Cincinnati manager
is a conscientious, energetic fellow,
who seldom allows his mind to wander
rather pilot a winning team than be
elected president of the United States.
Griff has had so many heated argu-
ments over his deals that several crit
les have taken the time and trouble
to enumerate them, giving the result
Of each with as much impartiality as
they can command
An Early Swap.
One of Griff's early swaps while
manager of the Highlanders. was with
James McAleer. then in charge of the
St. Louis Browns. He handed over
Jack O'Connor to McAleer, for Big
John Anderson, and results show that
Griff got the better of the trade. mas
much as O'Connor had seen his best
days, while Anderson proved a worthy
member Of the Hill Top team for some
time after. Another deal with McAleer
involved the exchange of Joe Yeager
for catcher Branch Hickey. Yeager
did well as third baseman and utility
infielder for the Browns, but Hickey
after reporting here became i'll and fin
ally retired permanently from the pro-
fessional arena.
Grifith's third deal with McAleer
was a complicated affair. He got hold
of Hobe Ferris of the Boston Ameri-
cans in a roundabout way and traded
him with second baseman Jimmy Will
liams to the Browns in return for
pitcher Fred Glade and outfielders
Harry Niles and Charley Hemphill
Williams and Ferris, who have drop
ped out of major league company made
the Browns a first division team that
year. Glade was big disappointment
here. and finally quit baseball Niles
was a failure too. and was traded, but
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to the Highlanders. McAleer got the
better of the trade in which he turned
over Big Jack Powell to Griff for Har.
ry Howell and a stiff cash bonus.
Howell pitched great ball in the
Mound City, while Powell's indifferent
work here soon found him in much dis.
favor. Later Griff let Powell return
IN for 0fvHy he
latter assumed a new lease on life
which is still in evidence. Before re-
signing the management of the Hill
men Griff sold third baseman Moriarty
to Detroit for $500 and catcher Ira
Thomas, now of the Athletics, was
also turned over to the Tigers for al
most nothing.
First ciney Deal.
AS manager of the Reds Griff's first
deal was with the st. Louis Cardinals
by which Roger Bresnahan secured
second baseman Miller Higgins, cen
ter fielder Rebel Cakes and pitcher
Frank Corridor in exchange for pitch
er Fred Beebe and Alan Storke Hug
gins is one of the best infielders in the
national league and Cakes is a coming
star. Corridor is in the minors, Beebe
slumped in his work in a Cincinnati
uniform and Storke died before the
championship season began. Grit
traded third baseman Mowry to Bres
nahan for shortstop Charles, the form
er making good and the latter being
turned back to the bush leagues.
Griff's biggest deal was made las
winter when he exchanged center fild
er Paskert, third baseman Lobert ant
pitchers Beebe and Rowan to the Phil
. adelphia National for center fielder
Bates. third baseman Grant and pitch
ers Moren and McQuillen. Manager
Doom in setting forth that he got tn,
long end of the transaction points II
the fact that the Philadelpias are lead
ing the race and have stronger team
than last year. But Griffith nothin,
daunted, predicts that Cincinnati will
finish ahead of the Quakers which
will prove beyond peradventure tina
he outwitted Doom when he made tn
deal. On the face of it Griffith ha
made more baseball deals than an.