Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-18

NEW YORK. December 1s.-Never in
the history of base ball has there been q
time when so many trades involving play
ers were talked of as are being preached
at present So far as heard from not
team in either the National or American
leagues will stand pat. except the Chicago
worlds champions, and President Murphy
and Manager Chance would not fall to
grab a promising player If they saw one
who had escaped the notice of the other
fifteen big league clubs.
All Of the local teams are ready to do
business, while the Giants are the best
fortified of the three clubs. John Nc
Graw is still looking for more.
1t is not only in securing material that
a manager has his troubles, but In dis
posing of surplus players as well.
81 have forty-seven players on my ros-
ter" said McGraw yesterday. "Of these.
] must dispose of twenty-seven before the
beginning of the season. That is no easy
task. Suppose, after I announce my
team for the season. the Giants shouldn't
do as we'll as the fans expect them to.
That Is where the manager would come
in for some severe panning. Every player
on the list has friends and admirers, par
ticularly so the older men. II anything
goes wrong, comes the old cry of I told
you So 1 am willing to say now that my
inf1eld is complete with Tenney. Doyle and
Devlin on the bases, and Bridwell at
shortstop.
Prefers Doyle to Wagner.
ITO those who have offered me well
meant advice. suggesting that play Her
zog at second and Larry Doyle in the out
field. I will respectively answer that I
wouldn't take Doyle off second base for
Hans Wagner. That is how much think
of the youngster. AS for HerZog. it will
be a pity to keep so good a player on the
bench, but II Herzie wants to get regu-
lar berth with the Giants he will have to
make the outfleld."
Besides Herzog, McGraw has ten out
fielders on his roster. They are Donlin,
Seymour. Mccormick. Murray, Barry.
Devore. Weir, Evans, O'Hara and Cocash.
In connection with the report that ST
Seymour will not be with the team next
season, Mike Donlin, who, with his wife,
Mabel Hite, is appearing in Harlem this
week, had few words to say yesterday
regarding a story that he and Seymour
had been at odds last season. This was
given as one of the reasons why Seymour
Is to be canned
Il want to say, and make it as strong
as possible" said Donlin, that Seymour
and have always been good friends. We
have played together in Cincinnati and
New York, and never at ahy time has
there been any bad blood between us.
Seymour and I are pals, and I hope we
always will be, whether he I should
leave the New York team. If there is
any change in the lineup of the Giants
next season 1t certainly won't be because
Seymour and Donlin had had any differ
ences"
$4,000 in Players for "Bres."
McGraw figures that he got at least
$4,000 in players for Roger Bresnahan.
"I offered the st. Louis club $4,000 for
Murray last season." said McGraw, land
the offer was turned down. An offer of
$1,000 for Raymond from another club
was also refused. Surely a catcher of
Charlie Schlei's caliber would be worth
$1,000. IL put on the market. wouldn't
take that for him now. There's your
S25 OOO worth