The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-17
Make BIG DEAL
IN THE MAJORS
Three-cornered Trade Seems
a Certainty, Despite
Denials.

That d big deal will involve several
of the National league clubs shortly
seems d certainty, despite
denials.
The Cubs are after konetchy OF the
Cardinals. and also a pitcher. which
they arc trying to get from the Phil
lies. The Quakers are also angling
for konetcay, who would also be
welcomed by the Pirates. Miller Hug
gins, who has the m~uch-Nanted play
er. is after several players himself.
For a long tinle the Chicago club
has been trying to secure Earl Moore
from the .Phillies. and in midseason
last wear former President Fogel had
practically agreed to swap. The
threats of Manager DOOM spoiled the
exchange. Now it is said tina the
CUBS are anxious To land Ippa RiNey.
the Quakers' star southpaw.
Regarding the prospects of a pro-
posed deal, Manager Doom says:
II have not amy deal on with the
Cubs. Som time ago Manager Evers
OF n Cubs wrote lne ii letter suggest
ing a trade Johnny wrote that he had
Il surplus OF o~utfielde-s, and wanted
pitchers. whereas he thought that 1
mad some pitchers that | might let go.
The letter was sent TO me from
O3AA va I1ot. / nave moi even
replied. so it can be seen how much
the Cubs have a big deal on With the
Phillies."
There is hardly a chance that the
Cubs will be able to get Rixey. even
though Evers induces Doom to part
with Moore a glance over Dooin's
list Of pitchers should be enough to
satisfy n one that such Il move
Mould be a Very foolish ono. The
fhillies have only two l~eft-handcrs.
ana 1t is not certain that -Addic 5ren-
nan will be at his best this Year. so
mat II RlAeN was traded. even for
GheneS OF the Cubs. the Phillies would
certainly get all the worst Of il.
Cafvo Does Not Understand English.
mt Washington club will introduce
q novelty this season in the person of
one Jaclnto Calvo, a Cuban outtiolder
tnat mas beer signed By Manager
Clarke Griffith. When Calvo received
"ofa from Washington that he would
DE given a chance by the Senators this
year he did not understand ii word of
English, and he at once began TO
earn the language, which is probably
lhe nrst time that a ball PLAYER ever
spent ms winter months studying Eng
ilsh SO that he could make himself
understood by his manager.
CalNo is a youth not Yet out of his
teens, who has shown some remark.
aple ability as a fielder and hitter
while playing with the Cuban teams,
But ne has never been in the states,
ana until recently could 10 speak a
Moro OF English. He realized that
this would prove Il serious han,lic,n
when he Joined the team so he s,nr,.
cd to learn the language, and, accord.
Ing to reports, he is nrnprcS.ino 80
idly. rap
King is Determined.
ina Johnny Killing, cx-Cub and
former manager Of the Boston i,r, y,1s
IS sincere in his determination to ami,
baseball unless he secures a minor
league club that he can n is
mno"h ny the failure of M%anagcr joe
tinker. Kings dc side-partncr. TO in.
duce Johnny 10 become /; Red.
Tinker is at his home i'm Chicago
after a trip to Kansas City. whittier
ne went for The purpose Of pleading
W1th Killing in hope Of securing the
promise "f tn" noted backstnp TO don
a 1'hellnati uniform in case his rc-
ledsc could be secured from the Bos-
on Nationals. Tinker's journey, it
appears. WAS fruitlcss. doc and John
n! ave been r]uns since childhood
but the veteran catcher still insists
inni he is determined to stick to his
billiard interests.
kl'ns is the proprietor Of n billiard
ana pool establishment, in Kansas CITY
mat stands in the front ranks and
faNorably with the mos,
modern parlnrs in the land. He also
mas an interest in the handsome bust
ness DOCK in which his billiard hall
Is located: Tinker. nevertheless. has
not entirely given up hone of lan1inp
King, and he will make another trim
TO kansas City shortly. While there
DO" intends investing some monev in
a moving picture thcatcr, in partner
snip with Kid Nichols, former Nation
al league pitcher.