The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-02-10
IMPORTANT CASES
BEFORE MAGNA7Es
Mathewson Discusses Sever.
al Pertinent Facts Con-
corning Baseball
(By christy Ma,hewson.)

Several big trades are in prospect
for this week. The occasion will be
the schedule meeting of both leagues,
to be held in New York on Tuesday,
when nearly all the big league man
ayers in the country will flock there
in the hope of grabbing a little likely
talent to piece out their teams in
ftinlsy places. Some players, who now
expect to go south with n club. will
suddenly find themselves ordered to
report to another.
So far the exchanges are only inn
piled, but several have been definitely
limited at. McGraw will be on the
job with some material for trading
purposes, but he will not let any Of
his men go unless he gets value re-
Iceived. or what he considers value re-
ceived. which Is the same thing, or
more. That Is the life OF trade, the
differences Of opinion of the value OF
a hall player. McGraw Is particularly
anxious to get another pitcher, as he
is beginning to become very skeptical
over Marquard's return, and does not
care to place too much confidence in
his string of youngsters.
in a poker game. You've got to have
your look before you can bet on them.
McGraw has his eye on a certain pit.
cher who performed rather we'll with
a club in a second division last year,
and if he can land him without Civ.
ing away any PLAYERS whose loss will
pereeptibly weaken his club. tina,
Giants this year. will go so far AZ
to say that he is a left.hander, Nc.
Graw's intention being to fill the gar
which may be left by Vanguard.
What have Won heard from
'Rube?'" i asked McGraw last week
Il have not received a word from
him except the interviews which,
Mac" He is evidently serving hi;
notice Of retirement On me by publ.
cation, like they do in some divorce
cases. don't know any more thar
you do whether he will report o,
I never WORRY about these fellow.
plenty Of other things To- fret over
Vanguard will not do himself an,
good by sticking to the footlights in,
stead of the pitchers box. II he fail.
TO show up this season. l will fill thu
gap some way"
this 80 c aMas' v Il ban'ieipatjng plugsin.
whom he now has his " if he car
siders the probabilities to be so gooc
that he postponed starting south unit
after the meeting, although he hat
talked of leaving before it and a few
days ahead of the first bunch of play.
ers and putting in the time fishing If
the Gulf Of Mexico. 1t would not bt
fair to the New York club nor to tn.
pitcher McGraw has in mind to men.
non his name or his team now. Pub.
llcitH might ruin the whole deal, ant
my allegiance is to baseball first.
guess ] am not nearly a regular re,
porter. Without Marquard, the clut
VII be greatly in need of a reliable
great desire to land this man. IT.
will be a winner with the Giants. too
The reason for the big stir expected
over the schedule meeting is that IN.
two annual gatherings OF the league,
in December were held in New Yorl
and Chicago. and the in%tcrvepi. dis.
lance made trading difficult where IN.
proposed dickcr had to do with botf
ORGANIZATIONS. Almost every big lea FL,
manager in both orga Mutations will In
at the meeting in New York this week
lane the making of the schedule viii
be only incidental. "
Frank Chance is expected to do A.,
inttle swapping business at this gath,