The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-19
SPORTING LIGHTS
MEETING OF THE "MAGNErs."

(By Dumon Runyon.)
We'll, l see the baseball magnets
are in session." the Breeze Kid yes
terday. They always get together at
this season of the year to deny any
runlors that may have been started by
Charley Murphy since last they parted
with him on terms of peace and per-
feet good fellowship and understands
ing, which was in front of the Hauled
Off Castoria, OF some place. about two
weeks ago.
Charley is a magnet himself, but
not socially so. He is the boss of the
Chicago Cubs. who will win the pea
is recognized. johnny Evers having
filed right after the Giants would've
won the worlds series. if it hadn't
been for Johnny Baker. None of the
other magnets Yer speak to Charley
publicly for fear of hurting their So
cial standing with each other, and
Charley doesn't speak to them for the
same reason: so there isn't much con-
Ncrsatlon, except a few columns for
purely puhlicational purposes, when
they're all i'll a seasoning condition.
All but Roger Bresnahan. who
ISN'T a magnet anyway. are willing to
meet Charley any time and trade
with him. if they own the Philadel-
phla club. Roger wants to meet him
before the club offering the best purse
nut, as | say. Roger is only here on
suffering. anyway. and my old friend
McNutt. who knows a-many things
if he could only think of EN-. says
hes heard of a brow whose got
lay off of Murph.
"There'n be a lot of trading OF
baseball players done at this meeting.
nut not for keeps. Charley Ebbetts'H
meet Garry Hermann in the lobby, if
lheN are on speaking terms. which +
don't remember. but guess not and'u
say: Garry, gimme your outtield,
Pl1enlns stan, life insurance and right
leg for Jake Daubert and Nap Ruck-
er; You're the only man in the league
L haven't traded EN- to-
All right says Garry, 1 won't,
Let's find a reporter
Wouldn't Trade for Whole Cincinnati
Club.
And then YOU see an interview
with Ebbets in which he says: Il
wouldn't give any ball PLAYER he's got
Tor the whole Cincinnati club. and
1t was a shame to cut Columbus day
or the schedule. but he's found an
other holiday, anyway. So the deals
consommayed. and Jake Daubert PLAYS
first base for Brooklyn next year.
While Nap Rucker. of Dahlen's team,
delays the Giants in winning the pea
nut.
Now n then a trade used to real
~ get over. but generally it was only
on Boston. Since John Montgomery
Ward and Jim Gaffney bought that
club. however. one of the fertilest
fields we had for getting good ball
players has been cut. All those hrows
want is the hest of it when they make
a decker now. and that's something
hard TO cot around = ceacinn nf va,o-
nets.
Salary Helps Out the Ball Players.
|. Don't get the idea that I'm not
in favor of magnets. 1 am. Magnets
is what pays ball players salaries,
and while it isn't enough. it helps out
side lines are slack. I like all mag
nets. n 1 hope they do we'll. They
don have such an easy time. after
all. when O come to hin about it,
They're busy all summer making or
losing money, and it keeps 'em on the
hop in the winter trying to figure out
o not to pay it back to the players.
They never get more'n enough ahead
to build an occasional million-dollar
plant.
My old friend McNutt a " he's
waiting for the day when magnets and
ball players will be sharing the fruits
of their combined labors. and stuff.
old friend McNutt-for the day when
the magnets will say: Boys, we're
going to split the money between us.
even Steven. because you're entitled
to halt. and I'm entitled to two
halves hut after looking the mob
over where they're seasoning. I'm
afraid McNutt has got a long, cold
pause in front of him."
No doubt the idle rich feel that
they are kept pretty busy paying
taxes.
AS we understand it, the late John
| Bigelow was a great man in spite Of