New Britain herald., 1919-10-24
MEANWHILE RUM0R
 EXCITES HUB FANS
Selling Of Braves Shortstop to
 Giants Will Cause Trouble

l New York, Oct. 24.-Boston is
 pretty much perturbed over the re- ! port that John McGraw, manager of 1 the Giants, had made the Braves an
 offer for Rabbit Maranville, the great
 little shortstop of the Boston team. | As one Bostonian put 1t, If the ! Braves let go of Maranville, they
 might as we'll take down their
 shingle.'
 1 Officials of tho New York club will not admit that any offer had been
 made to the Braves for Maranville, but it would not be surprising. Sev- eral days ago the writer predicted that when McGraw swung a. trade it would be one similar to that of 1908, by which half of the present Giant infield likely will leave the team. McGraw never objected to giving quantity for a player he wanted. In 1908 he gave up McGann, Dahlen, Browne, BoWerman and Ferguson for Bridwell, Penney and Needham. When he wanted Pitcher Art FrOmme in 1913, he gave up Red Ames, Josh Devore and Heinie Groh. Groh then was kid but already has displayed great promise. In 1916 to get Herzog back a third time McGraw gave up
 Mathewson, Roush, McKechnie and s25,OOO. It was through these deals
 that the Reds procured the greatest
 stars of their present worlds cham pionship ggregatiOn--Groh and Roush Both were utility men when 1 McGraw disposed of them.
 Unuuestionably there would be a terrible uproar if Boston let the Rabbit go for some veterans of the ; Fletc letcher-Zimmerman vintage. BOs- ton might even take the transfer of
 the Brave franchise to Toronto with a sesse of complacence.
 Boston Club Needs Money. Were it not for the Nehf deal of late last season, it is likely that the Maranville talk would not be taken
 seriously either in New York or Boston. But if the Boston club gave up it's best pitcher because in the { language of George Stallings, 'the price was so attractive the club couldn't afford to turn it down." then
 why is it not just as feasible for the Braves to sell their star shOrtstop be- cause of a similar reason?
 There is no question but that Rab- bit Maranville would look mighty 1 sweet in the Giant infield. He Is a player with a personality, who would
 20 strong In bOllldlll. IL NNC1l etW ttll put over the Maranville deal 1t will be Q great feather in his cap but it will start a lot of commOtion in the Ma tional league.
 There were lot of reports around last winter that Charles StOneham of the Giants financed the deal by which George Washington Grant became the owner of the Braves. It was denied,
 of course, but it was true that Grant had desk space in Stoneham's office before he took over the Boston club i The deal by which the Giants got i Artie Nehf last winter lent color to the stories that Stoneham had a friendly interest in Grants venture. If the Giants want to brace up their infield they will have to do it during inc winter. Several National league club owners already are framing
 legislatiOn which will be put through
 at the annual meeting next December which will prevent any deals between National league clubs after July 1. The measure is backed by Hermann, Drevfuss, Hickey, Baker and FIbbets, and enough votes are insured to put it over It will prevent such deals by which the Giants procured Dougles and Nehf late last season.
 The American league also is con- sidering the adoption of similar
 legislation, and, taking 1t all in all, it , will be a good thing,