The sun., 1919-04-12
LEE MAGEE LIKELY
TO BECOME DODGER
Negotiations On to Have Him
Replace Kopp, Who Still
Is a Holdout.
ny GEORGE ID. UNDERWOOD.
Special Despatch to TIE suS.

bpectdt Despdfch 10 THr SuS.
JAcKsoNvILLs, fla. April Lice
Magee may be seen in Brooklyn regalia.
Gene McCann, the former Brooklyn
pitcher who IL scouting for the Reds, has
been here for several days and has been
comforting with Manager Robinson over
the mixup on the Daubert deal. When
the Daubert for Griffith and Kopf trade
was made Cincinnati agreed to turn over
n player the equal OF Kopf should Larry
fall to report to Brooklyn. As Kopf has
not reported II IA up TO the Cincinnati
club to make good. Under the agree
ment the Cincinnati club Is not forced to
hand over player till the opening Of the
championship season. When that time
comes Lee Magee is likely to be the
player the Reds will turn over. II 10
understood here that Lee has failed to
accept Cincinnatrs terms and has not
yet reported to Manager Moran.
II Magee comes to Brooklyn he may
play the role Of utility infielder. as It is
unlikely that Robbie will take Lew
Malone of second base as long az the
youngster keeps up his present bat
ting and fielding gait Should Malone
show any. falling of in his play Magee
will be placed on second for Brooklyn.
Dodgers on Fishing Trip.
with the exception Of Ernie Kreuger
and Burleigh Crimes. who despite the
heavy rain played the full eighteen holes
on the links of the Florida Country Club,
and Zach Wheat, JEFF Pfeffer. Larry
Cheney, Jimmy Hickman and Joe Maggie.
ell of the Dodgers went on Uncle
Robbie's fishing expedition down the st.
Johns here to-day.
Players hero are accusing Manager
Robinson Of having an inside tip on the
weather. To-day's fishing trip was ar
ranged by Uncle Robbie early In the
week, when he informed everybody FRI
day would be a holiday and there would
be no practice OF any kind. When the
players woke up this morning 1t was to
the sound Of drenohing rain on the win
dow panea For the first time since the
boys have been here It rained steadily
until p. NJ. and no practice would
have been held anyway.
The Dodgers tomorrow will end their
sojourn here with the last Of the local
conflicts with the Yankees. The City
Council has passed a resolution thanking
the two major league outfits for coming
here and extending them an invitation
to train here again next season. Presi-
dent Ebbets replied. saying the Dodgers
would return here next season.
Fine Trip for Dodgers.
This has been the Dest training Trip
ever enjoyed by the Brooklyn club. The
weather has been ideal and TIL to-day
not a single day passed that was not
solden with Dixie sunshine. President
Ebbets considers this trip ample proof OF
the soundness of his arguments that In
the past teams have started South too
early and that the right time to start
the spring training trips is not until
after March IL.
1T have declared all along" said
President Ebbets this evening. that the
major leagues start both training and
championship seasons too early. we
should start later and make up the dif-
ference at the other end of the campaign
when the weather Is more settled.
in the past We also come south Tot
our spring training much too early. The
weather was SO bad on some OF our trips
that the players were kept indoors three
days out OF every Ave and the result was
we came North badly conditioned. on
this trip there have been no Charley
horses or sickness OF any description.
The spiking OF Ray Schmandt was some
thing that must be expected at any time
in baseball"
The Dodgers will leave here on the
$3.50 A. 81. train Monday for Brunswick.
Ga, where the first OF the road games
with the Yankees Is to be played on
Monday afternoon.