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Title Combatants Make Swap
from the Sporting Way, June 3, 1903:
Last fall's championship opponents, the Giants and Lumberjacks, pulled off a swap on May 28 as Portland acquired "Big" Ed Delahanty from the Giants, sending back little-used second baseman Charlie Grant, an integration player with a lot of potential, and bit-player Joe Hughes.
For Portland, the deal makes great sense as Delahanty is a talented outfielder who will fit nicely into the 'Jacks lineup behind Honus Wagner. For New York, Delahanty was considered expendable, and the addition of Grant gives the Giants a second baseman of the future - and that future may be a season or two away.
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