The Washington herald., 1914-08-30

/ money, finished In seventh place as a
manager and finally few the coop. So
| Cincinnati was surely stung-but Herr
| mann got $1,000 for him. even though he
| ducked the Brooklyn obligations. Con-
I slider the Reds as well jolted, all in all
As to the Cubs: Humphries has pitched
I good ball Mitchell was soon let out;
| corriden has apparently failed again.
and Phelan, though fine all-round play
er, has been sick most OF this season
| Count In the breaking up of the Cub team
| when Tinker left, and Il looks as though
| two clubs were smitten.
ChicaEo-BOston Deal.
The trade between Chicago and Boston
-Evers for sweeney-was. as is well
known. a forced AFFAIR, Iop-sided. and
more so because Sweeney, usually cork
ing good player, has had an of season,
while Evers seems as good as ever.
The deal by which Boston got Devore
from the Phillies and gave Martin
helped both teams. as each needed. the
man whom the other club could spare.
An exchange between 81. Louis and Bos-
ton-Whitted and Gather for Perdue-is
about an even thing.
Larry Mclean. with the Giants. re-
mains as a reminder OF the odd switch
by which Huggins got Crandan and then
sold him back again. As Crandan is now
with the Federals. the advantages and
disadvantages OF this affair are hard to
define. Jack Murray. still with New
York. is the last memory of the trade be-
tween st. Louis and the Giants. in which
poor Bugs Raymond, George Schlel, and
Roger BresnRhan also figured.
The ouakers have Bobby Byrne hitting
hard and fielding well. as evidence of q
rr-ifh
part Of the deal, skipped TO the Feds.
Dolan. given in trade TO Pittsburg. was
passed along TO the Cardinals, and has
done finely this summer. Luderus was
gained In a deal with the Cubs, and the
PhIllies had the shade and the advan-
tages. sure. recent switch by which
Devore was exchanged for Martin, a
lively inhelder. helped both teams, Boston
needing a gardener and having short
safely defended, while the PhilIies needed
a shortstop and were long on fielders. II
surely looks as II the ouakers had been
the real David Harums OF recent years.
Their deals for Lobert and Paskert.
Becker. Luderus, Byrne. and Martin
were all winners and stamped the Phil
lies as clever traders.
Pirates Have Suffered.
The Pirates got spilled badly in the
great trade with st. Louis. Desiring Just
one man. reaIly-a man who could drive
out the long hits and send in the runners,
Konetchy-they gave immense value for
him. Wilson, one OF the men sent TO st.
Louis in the trade, is far outhitting
Honey when II comes to long-distance
whacks, while Miller has been playing
better ball than Eddie at the bat, In
coming the extra base hits. in driving In
the runners, and in guarding first base
Mowrey, a strong and plucky third base
man, has done nice work for the Pirates,
but is fully offset by Dolan's aid on the
Cardinals Little choice as to the Pitch
ers-both Harmon and Robinson. though
grand pitchers. have been very unlucky.
The trade narrows at the end to Konetchy
VS.. Wilson and Miller-and the laugh is
on Pittsburgh. heavy-getting one star,
yes-and giving two! Pittsburgh hasn't
made many other trades in recent years,
and, apparently, was out OF practice in
the art of dickerinE.
As Just remarked, the Cards cleaned
up handsomely on the Pittsburgh eX-
deal with Boston, and st. Louis, in most
exchanges, has done nicely in bygone
years.
The Americaa LenEue.
Trades in the American League haven't
been so frequent as in the National. the |
American League leaders usually finding
satisfaction with their clubs or firing |
men outright and building up instead of
exchanging. There was, last summer, the |
trade of Borton and Zeider for Hal
Chase, with much squabbling when
Zeider was crippled and Borton didn't |
last Now Chase and Zeider are both |
jumpers, Borton Is back In the minors |
and the only memory OF the trade is a |
dark-brown taste in the mouths OF
Chance and Callahan.