Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-01-12
N'GRAW IS david
HARUM OF colleagues
Giants Manager is Easily
the Most Active Trader
in Players
HITS ABOVE 500
IN SWAPPING CIRCUIT

Not only is the National League the
proud possessor of the Worlds Cham
pionship belt, after having lost it for
four years, but the old Tener circuit
also has the distinction of being the
greatest trading market in the baseball
universe As a bunch of traders the
Nationals have no near rivals.
Compared with the American League
as a David Harum outfit, the National
resembles a big city market lined up
beside a small country store. The lanls
are about the only American League
club which ever risks swap and risks
is right. Their trades have usually
been big risks, especially in the old
Clark Griffith days.
In number of deals. involving crack
ball players. John McGraw is the world s
champion trader. And we beg TO disa-
gree with dear Natty, or his pinch
author, that the other teams always
hang something on the Little Napoleon
when they swap with him. About the
only person who ever handed McGraw
anything rough in a deal was Joe I'm
ker when he took Leon Ames, Heinie
tiroh, and Josh Devore for Art Fromme.
Groh will bring more on the market
right now than a dozen Frommes.
However, beginning with 1908, when
McCraw turned old Charley Babb over
to Brooklyn for Naughty William Dab
len, John Joseph's swapping average Is
well over the 500 mark.
McGraw's biggest swap was made
in the winter of 1907-0S, when he
traded the nucleus of his pennant
machine of 1904 and 19O5-Dan Nc
Gam, Bill Dahlen, George Browne
Frank Bowerman and Cecil Ferguson
to Boston for Fred Tenney. Al
Bridwell and Tom Needham. That
trade almost won McGraw a pennant
as a technicality beat him out of the
1903 gonfalon.
In 1908 McGraw permitted Bresna-
han to crafty his managerial am
billions. and let him go to St. Louis
in trade which brought Jack Muir.
raw. Admiral" Schlei and Bugs
RAYMOND to New York, St. Loui'
also turning Fromme and Karger L
Cincinnati. Schlei could be switched
10 Gotham. McGraw was shaded OF
this deal, as Murray is the only play
or obtained for Bresnahan that eve
amounted TO much.
In 1910 Herzog was traded to Bos
ton for Becker, and in mid-seasoI
1911. Bridwell was shipped back I
Boston. along with Hank Gowdy, :
that Herzog might be brought back I
the Polo Grounds. The fromme
Ames. Devore, Groh deal was maze
mid-season, 1913. and at the emo
the season, John Foster pinch ira.
ing for McGraw, sent the muci
swapped Herzog and Hartley TO vi
cinnati for Bescher. inc latest M
Graw trade sends Stock Demaree an
Adams to Philadelphia Tor haI
Lobert. q.
Philadelphia has also done !
share of swapping, ana usualS .n'
got the best of their deals. Colis I,.,,
ing only their more recent aeais' Oh
Murray made a pretty good swap
1909. when he sent starr anu on0 q
two infield substitutes 10 Bos.on y
Johnny Bates. then one Vi Die
outfelders in the league. -....,
Dooin got the better of Cincinnnasou
the big mid-winter deai VI 80
when he traded McQuillen, W.
Grant and Bates to CinclnhaLl lo' n r
bert. Paskert, Roman ana DeSu 80,
PhialdelphiaBoston swap OF las Sss ~
mer Josh Devore for Jackie Maru
was very easy. 49,, =
srcl,er town in deals. and Charl
Murphy helped make the Cuos ia ~.
by. sending pile oil JUNK 20 S ga
Herrmann for Overall and Steiniel
Proolxlvn contributed Sheckard to !
great Cub outfit in exchange lot
loney. Casey and Mccarthy.
when Hermann landed Tinker
ID 1919 Mummy me
him give I'M Mitchell, Phelan, HUM
revs Knisely and Corridor. the lat
beinp secured from Detroit for FRA
chance. so Chance could come to
Yenks.
ST. Louis big trade of last win
with Pittsburgh places Miller III
Gins among the trading immortals.
his deal of Honey. Mowrey and II
mon for Jack Miller. Wilson, But
Dotan and Robinson is considered
trading classic of all time. The q
also handed Fred Clarke a lemon
1912. when they let him have X
Cole and Artie Holman for Tom
Leach and Lefty Leifield.
New York has been the only An
lean League club to do any tradn
recent years. Chance put owe
good deal in 1912 when he Ian
Peckinpaugh from Cleveland for L
welt and Stumpf. However, the
which sent Hal Chase to Chicago
Zeider and Borton was an all arc
fizzle. The trade which brought
Walsh here for Derrick. and later
Daley for Walsh, helped the Yanl
slightly.
-Chase's deal in 1911. Austin and
pUfte for Roy Hartzell, was ia
even However, it left the va
without a third baseman until Ma
was procured late in 1913. One of
most one-sided American League d
in recent years was made in
when John l. Taylor. of Boston.
So mitted Comiskey to take over III
Lord then the games greatest
baseman, and Ambrose McConl
for Frank Purtell. a weak-hittine
fielder, and Frank Smith, the vet
pitcher.