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What was Tris Speaker speaker traded for?
Lannin traded Speaker to the Cleveland Indians. In exchange, Boston received Sad Sam Jones, Fred Thomas and $50,000.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the Tris speaker  article?
Red Sox president Joseph Lannin wanted Speaker to take a pay cut from about $15,000 to about $9,000.

Question: Was Speaker happy with this?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Tris Speaker happy with Red Sox president Joseph Lannin wanting Speaker to take a pay cut from about $15,000 to about $9,000?