The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-24
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
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SIGN EDDIE GRANT.
Former Quaker Third Bas~man. New .
Lawyer. Objects 10 Risilruir Of
Personal Nature Giants Exhibition
Games Chase Talks ef Hllimen

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Lawyer. Objects 10 Risilcuir Of .
Personal Nature Giants Exhibition
Games Chase Talks Of Hiiinsen
''arry Hermann, owner Of the tin
/ cinnati club. appears 10 be worrying over
the reported un Hin gnsss OF Third Base-
man Edward Grant To play ~ith tho Reds
| ne 1t season. Grants case ~ Q peculiar one
and Is interesting the baseball world not q
little. Tho young man was traded. together
with McOuillen. Moren and Bates. To Gin
| cinna'i last fall nv tho Philatel phia club IN
.xchaR &c for Paskerr. Be,be. Rowan and
l.ohert n. was not consulted in the matter
and the deal was a big surprise To him.
lie drew u good Slaary IN Philadelphia last
season and a. soon ih. deal was made
| h. received word from Pres id.ut Horrmnnn
! thai h" could have a Cincinnati contract
for loIi ealing for u substantial increase
IN salary
4 Grant u u graduate of the Harvard law
school and has been admitted tn tho bar In
Massachusetts lie took mp the practices
OF Law IN Boston when last season closed
and ann ounc ed To- his friends that hs would
not reioin the Philadslphias until some
time ia May or June. But he had no idea
then that he would have TO play In tin
cinnau or retire from the national game.
To his further discontinue several facssious
persons IN Porkville attempted To have
some fun AZ his expense by digging up a
nickname. prompted by his personal APP
pearano This nickname found its way
into the Gin cinnati newspapers and when
Grant heard OF IL he declared that he would
not accept Pres ident Hcrrmann's terms
under any consideration.
During the recent National League meet
ing In this city Mr. Hermann sent a letter
to Grant asking him 20 accept terms hut
the letter has not been answered. Herr
mann also requested William = Murray.
who discovered Grant and developed him
as member OF tho Jersey City and Phila
delphia teams. To visit tho young lawyer
in the Hub and induce him To sign a CON
tract. But so far. 10 - said. Murray has
failed 20 accomplish anything Mean hiie
cincinnati critics are scoring Grant for his
hackwardne-s and are accusing him OF
''midity. They saw he shouldn't mind
n icknamcs and funmaking because OF his
physiognomy and should be willing To re-
csivs good natursd io-hing from the bleach
critics with no feeling OF resen tment Grant
- advised to sign with inCinnati and face
the music. but he says he doc-n { h~lievs
that IL the way a new player should be
received IN Redland. Grant also expresses
tho opIn ion that a ball player should not he
sold without his consent and should not
he placed in position which means ser
Witty or compulsory refinement.
II Grant continues TO hold OUT bncaua"
OF the bitter feeling that exists 10 il thought
that President Hermann will finally be
compelled to trade hiy either 30 Pi'tsburg
or Chicago and maybe return him To
Philadelphia in exchange for lobsrt
Manager Grifith does not favor engaging
dissatisfied players. and "a Grant has -ourcd
ON cincinnati because OF the ridiCule heapei
upon him Grin may advise the Reds owner
TO make change. Grant ~ one OF the best
third baasmen in the profession ~" - a
clean. well behaved player and has bis
following. His present embarrassment Is
pointed 20 a. further rvidsnc. that TN
CInnatI - not n bed Of roses for ball players
who object TO causti" criticism which IN
wolves personality.
Manager MCGraw Of the Chants has ar
ranged twenty-five exhibition games 20
be play ed next spring before the National
League season begins After the New YORK
PLAYERS have hmbnre'i ny al Marlin. Tex
they will work through tn. following
schedule March and :. one team in Waco
and the other IN Dallas March II and -,
one team In Fort Worth and the other in
Dallas March island 10. on" team in Houston
and the other in Galveston. March IS and 10.
one team in Dallas. another In Fort Worth
and n third IA shreveport March 80 In
birmingham. March 90 ~ = and April
Norfolk. April and IN Richmond, April :
in Balvi mor-. April With Yale az the Polo
@ siSS si.sy pr nv az the POO AS 10
MrGraw viii hate more than thirty play "rS
in h'- care on he TIN Its, IL IS G m
Marlin about February -.
Before Manager Chase Of the Htshiand-rs
eft here for his home IN California last
week ne admitted that he would try out
OTIS Johnson3,t short aeId and II the after
came up to expectations he would b.. a
regular in that position. while Jack knight
would be moved oLsT 10 second has.
base man. who i highly regarded by all
the scouts who have seen him in action.
S%.,n my" ,ha, co Shan Of 10. dismend Rnse
expressed the belief that Bert Daniels
would do better Work in centre neld and
provrman, The HiRhlanders' manager
seemed to ne particularly enthusiastic over
RAY Fisher would give Russell Ford a hard
fsht for leading honors IN the box can't
see where n" team al. be "eaS sad
lhat season. and that will improve u- lot.
II We get good -taTt ! think We viii
The HiIlmen will have thirty players at
Athens. Ga where they Will report the nrst
week n March
In challenging Jack Johnson 70 .fsh, for
the worlds "hampion-hip NJ kaufman
meet she bg negro before this time NEXT
year M"nnw lille kaufman l. going 10
FRANCE and England whore h" expects
sporting men will regard him IS n coming
Hampton II IA. californian IAN d"l..ni
I.annett". M"N"y. Lang and lanRfurd /
on the other sid" his 'halcng" to johnson p
will T"'siy" more serious consideration .
than Il does az present II Johnson aud /
kaufman W"r. 80 meet m the ring nov ~ +
- believed that beianev'- slpN muViuA
pupil would prove easy NICtI.n. II looks
s, ,1I,i man = .,nH 90 h o""mn
neat month
Jack Twin sullivan and Frank Mnntell /
viii probably meet in a ten round bout N !
the National sporting club here newt Nr"k /
Hugo X "iy who beat Frank Klaus IN Boston I.
IN. OF nor nIYht hna IA nroken hand and |