New-York tribune., 1921-01-03

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England baseball fans, still has hope
is more, the Rabbit has a feeling
year. He is more than anxious to p
before he closes his career.
We ran across the midget inhelder
here to-day on the main street and
engaged in conversation with him for
more than an hour. Needless to say
we got an earful, in "Fats"-as every
body here calls him-inimitable snappy
style. Maranvlls is sketch on or off
the field, as anybody who knows him will
tell you, and always he carries his
everlasting pep" in his gait, in his
talk, on or off the field.
Rabbit Tells His Story
"Who am I going to play with next
season?" he asked. "Well, that's hard
question to answer just now, as
haven't received any contract from the
Braves. But l figure it will be with
Boston or New York, and believe me,
] hope it's the big town. I'd like to
take whirl on the diamond there just
once before l quit. But il it isn't New
ork, then l guess it will be Boston
again, because those are the only two
cities where I'd care to play.
II feel as though l knew the folks
. IL both OF those places, and that to me
means moro than anything else. When
know l have my gang with me, be-
ieve me, can travel. 1t makes you
feel like playing.
II know there's talk of my being
traded, but haven't given it thought.
Can't until | get that contract. But I
would like to land in little old New
lork. If just for one year. I think
nag next year, and, being only human
Ike any other ball player, do love to
play with q winner
ALSO I like McGraw Mac won't
tolerate loser and you know that if
,ou are on his club you'll get chance
sooner or later to climb. And. above
an. like to play on the Polo Grounds.
: y you know a fellow feels ten years
>ounger cutting up on that lot It's q
different feeling altogether from play
ing on the Braves field. That place is
as big as all outdoors.
..-. More of Honey Place
IT'S more OF honey place at the
Polo Grounds. It's like one big family
Why there are days when I'm out there
running around on that park I feel as
though l could almost eat a baseball
Yep. | certainly do hope they see their
way clear to shifting me to New York
this year I'll guarantee the folk in
New York won't regret it anyway"
That's the, gist of the rabbits"
yarn. But there is more to it that
'aturally he wouldn't relate. Maran-
lille is far too modest to say that
change of scenery probably would help
him. but his friends declare that he is
pining for such a change, and there
isn't doubt but that it would help
him.
This is the way in which We size up
toward Maranvile nor is he ready to
:siTe New Englanders the cold shoulder
The relation between the two is the
same as that between the members of
one and the same family. They under
stand each other too we'll. Bostonians
won't appreciate Maranville any more
until he shows up with an opposing
team They have seen him perform
-e~ery kind of feat it is possible for an
inheder to turn in.
The vest pocket catch and his bare
one handed stops back of second base
lave no more thrills for them. They
lave seen the rabbit" do these stunts
too often. They still appreciate them,
md they probably would appreciate
these things more than they do if the
Rraves were in the pennant hunt. But
re Braves haven't been UP there since
1914. SO much for the Boston fans.
Incentive Lacking in Hub
AS for Maranville, the wonder is
that he can still show the amazing
mount of pep he does day in and day
oIt without any incentive to urge him
IN. Bancroft has always been one of
90 'ae most brilliant shortstops in the
game, but it wasn't until he was traded
70 the Giants, when he had something
10 work for, that he showed his true
form, and that the fans appreciated
his value.
:. IT takes no Delphian oracle to pre-
-.tict that were Maranvillc with the
Giants in the thick of a pennant hunt,
v'ith the wonderful Bancroft working
alongsidc of him at second base, he
would burn up the inheld. He proved
ihat in 1914 while acting as Johnny
fvers's sidekick. In spite of the fact
'he Braves have been far down in the
race since that memorable year and
tAat he hasn't had first-class second
baseman to work with, the rabbit"
aas gone on performing astonishing
md seemingly impossible feats and
holding his own as one of the great
shortstops of the game.
AS far as the fans mere are con
cerned there isn't any doubt but that
2 'tiiey are with him. You can tell that
, thc way they welcome the little fellow
when ne comes onto the field. And
~ neither is there any doubt that his
- presence would boost the stock of the
s,G.ants even more so than would the
55saeauisition Of Hornsby
- - FOR Maranvlle, while he may not be
the hitter the st. Lousan is, is
better fielder. more colorful player
and IS more popular throughout the
circuit. az well as here