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Show III ICK WILL SELL II BAKER Home-run King's Recent Trip to Philadelphia Awakens Rumors. rniLADKLTHIA, Aug. 14. Prank 1 taker wis at Shibe park recently and the rumor that ho was to be sold lute been revived, and there is probably some round for it this time. While the Ath-1'ttlrs Ath-1'ttlrs were In the wet It la mild that Manager Muck held many consultations with weMam -ub owneis. There is not a chance of Baker ever playing wiih the Athletic., rb Managrr Ma :k declnrrs that he dog not want the Tmiipe nl 1 iks'-r after thi wrangle thin Bfrhitj. but it ia alio unlikely that he will remain In retirement much longer. Recent Re-cent developments In the Pelaware County Coun-ty league are Mid to hae convinced IWiker that the organization is not in uood shape, and he dealreo to get back into organized boll. Manager Ma-k will not discues Baker, and declares that he has absolutely no Interest In-terest In his former iu r- The majority of the to--al fans have supported Mack In tearing 'town the famous machine, and tnere. would he not even a murmur raised If Maker were sold at thla time. If Maker la not Bold before the clos-s of the present season to a club that is willing to meet the talary demands of the home-run king, he will be a free aent, according to the ruling of Judge U1m-I of PufTalo in t lie r'haae case. t 'hair man Htrrrrw 1111 of the national commission admitted thot there waa a rule at organized ball that made a - layer a free agent If he did not play for a year. This ruling was upheld hy the National AsiwKMatlon of Minor League Clubs a by. and it waa through this rule thai the St. Iuln Browns baaed their claims on Sla-1 Sla-1 r . There would no doubt be an unwritten luw liiat would keep Haker out of organized or-ganized hall, but he would be fre) to s.fin witti the federal leacue without fear of restraint from the courts. It Is no likely th.it orKa-nlzed hall will permit a star of Kaker a raJlber to depart to the ranks of the Independents without mak-t:ic mak-t:ic aome effort to hold him. Mnnjiger .Mark roust realize that while Fiaker will never he a member of his team again, he would be foolish to allow Mm to !"ive organized ball and to refuse to accept a larr sum of money for F-Aker's contract. Mack developed Baker, 8 nd while it proved a good Investment, j mere Is none but Mack entftled to reap I t ie reward If Baker's services are to be put on the maiket. When Raker waa a.ked whether be had come to Philadelphia to talk over this ib Sect with Manager Mak. he merely stated that there was nothing new, and rial he had come to Philadelphia to see some friends. The fact remains that there are three American league clubs bidding strongly for Baker's services, and, t'-.at the home-run king went to the Ath-leflcfl' Ath-leflcfl' drejMng rooms after the game. hlch Is something he did not do on any of h previous trips to this cHy. Whether Whe-ther he talkd to Mack In the dressing pnm Is not known, but it Is a fairly pnfe hM that Baker will be sold or traded soon. |