The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-05-02
DREYFUSS RIVALS
McGRAW AS TRADER
Boss of Pirates Has Let Many
Stars Go to Others.

When Barney Dreyfuss, the gentle
man owning the Pittsburgh Pirates,
signed the documents that recently
moved his star hurler, Burleigh
Grimes, to the Braves, he brought
himself dangerously close to the all
time title for bad dealing. Only Mr..
John McGraw's record for erring in
the ivory market prevents Dreyfuss
from making an undisputed claim to
the doubtful honor
However. there is one thing to be
said in defense of the Pirate boss. He
has accumulated a bad name as a
trader because Of his habit of letting
go stars with whom he has differences.
He doesn't get the value in return.
With Mr.. McGraw it always has been
a case Of swapping with the idea of
getting the better of the bargain. He
has tried and failed in this so often
that even the men with whom he is
associated in baseball regard him as
a baby in the hands of experts. When
ever McGraw mentions a trade, there
usually are plenty of other owners in
leIeSltu. IHcI huO" Dy eApeTleuCe
that the edge is in their favor.
Speaking Of Shires and his fistic
tendencies, as ball players do, wit
nesses swear that there were at least
two members of the White Sox-both
outfelders-who were given a wide
berth by the Great One last season
whenever he felt pugilistically in
clined. This seems to dispose of the
idea that Art, merely because he
licked the manager, is or was the
No. 1 fighting man on the Chicago
club.
The Phillies collected 1913 home runs
last year and Babe 46, but they don't
pay off on that basis. The Bambinos
1880 salary of $4,000 probably ex-
ceeds the combined pay checks of all
eight Of the Philly regulars this year,
outside of the pitchers.
Ban Johnson was the outstanding
exponent of the theory that rowdyism
and buster should be deleted COM
pletely from baseball. His plan has
been carried forward steadily.
Now comes Charles StOneham, own
err of the Giants. He declares that
baseball is entirely too gentlemanly.
He is quoted as follows:
SIT is my opinion that baseball has
become too tame. The fans want to
see more excitement resulting from
aggressiveness of players who consid-
er themselves victims Of unfair de-
cisions. ! do not believe in down
right rowdyism, but I'd like to see a
player who thinks he has received a
rank decision show he has feelings in
stead of being forced to act like a
dummy because of the rules regulat-
ing the conduct of players today"
In addition to flock of athletes in
other events whose names are we'll
known, Southern California has a high
jump sensation in Bob Van Osdel, who
bounced over the bar at feet ~
inches in a spring dual meet, only an
inch short of Harold Osborn's world
record. Van Osdel cleared over 6.3 in
high school. He is only sophomore
now with lofty ambitions and doing
very well by them.
The University of Pennsylvania ten
mis- team will engage in Is matches
this season, according to the schedule
released by ii. Jamison Swarts. assist
ant graduate manager of athletics.
Matches have been arranged with
Haverford, Colgate, New York uni
versity, Harvard, Washington and Lee,
Rutgers, Princeton, Washington and
Jefferson, Columbia, Lehigh. Carnegie
Tech, Swarthmore, Gettysburg, Cornell
and Navy.
A nine-hole golf course is being laid
out in the front yard of Bridewell. or
county JAIL at Chicago. James Cur
ran. superintendent, said there is no
intention of letting the prisoners play
golf. Some of the nicer prisoners may
be privileged to caddy now and then,
but the course will be for the use of
judges. prosecutors and defense attor-
news with an hour or so loose from the
courtroom. Prisoners now are at
work on the course.