The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-02
may MEET TURK WINTER BALL TALK
Magnates Have Trading Stock,
but Find Il Hard to Swan.
EvERs TALKS OF RETIREMENT

Chicago Nationals Second Baseman
Says He Will Devote Hi. Time Asre-
after to Editorial Work Managers
Chance and Jones May Quit.
Baseball. magnates of the American
and National leagues are In a tangle
Of proposed trades at the present time
such as has never existed before.
There is hardly a team in either
league that hasn't some trading stock
on hand. and it seems impossible for
any two Of them to come to an agree
ment. No club seems to have what
the other fellow wants. 1t would seem
almost advisable to have board of
arbitration appointed OF noninterested
parties to arrange the trades.
So far this fall and winter the two
st. Louis clubs have been more active
on the market than any others, and
the trades that brought Bresnahan to
the Nationals as manager and Criger
to the Americans as catcher have
been the gossip Of the fans the past
few weeks. At the same time the 9th.
er clubs have been pulling numerous
wires to land some favored player, but
have generally been unsuccessful.
Probably by the time the leagues get
together in February a definite basis
will have been established. SO that by
forming a few three or four handed
deals the desired effects may be at
tanned. At present each club owner
10 - ~1s
thing over on his neighbor. and when
they have all learned that such a
thing is practically impossible they
will get down to genuine business.
An effort to strengthen the New
York and st. Louis clubs in the Ameri-
can league and the Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Brooklyn and Boston clubs in
the National league has been the cause
Of much Of the stir SO far. 1t would
be q splendid thing for the American
league if the st. Louis club or the
Cleveland club or the New York club
could win the pennant next season
1t would be q splendid thing for the
National league IL the Nationals could
get a winning club in st. Louis, for
there is lot Of money for baseball in
the Mound City going to other pur-
poses simply because the fans will not
spend so lavishly on a loser. Cincin-
natl, too. is a fine baseball town, but
has never had q winner. and the fans
in the Queen City would show up al
others IL the Reds once landed on the
top.
There has been some talk Of q deal
between Washington and st. Louis
Manager Cantillon is after Hobo Fer.
ris, the Browns third sacker. and has
offered Pitcher Bill Burns in exchange
for Ferris. II is not likely that the
trade will go through. as McAleeI
wants Pitcher Walter johnson. Wash
ington's star twirler. McAleer's objec
ton to Burns il that the big south
paw is one Of those easy going. gigan
tic youths who can even sleep on the
players bench while contest il on.
Honestly, the ball players retirement
stunt IL getting funnier than the fare
well spiel OF some pugilist.
Johnny Evers, the Chicago Nation
ais star second baseman. is out witt
the announcement that he intends Il
forsake the diamond for the sporting
editors chair in Troy. N. T.. for al
least year. Now, the honorable posi-
ton Of sporting editor in Troy would
cause Johnny to drag down abou,
twenty or thirty plunks week during
the summer. while as second basemar
on the Cubs he can command jus,
about six times that much.
No one has ever accused Johnny OF
being q philanthropist, and there is ne
evidence to show that Johnny ever en-
dowed any charitable institutions, 81
it's nretty soft matter to. guess what