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Show STOVE LEAGUE WILL ENJOY GOOD WINTE-. Increased luterest in BascbaU Expected to Add to Number of Wild Yarns. The winter promises to be productive of more baseball rumors lhan any in recent ears. pugtiibly as a result of the Increased iiv.erest In the national game during the summer months. Tht- major league clubs have temporarily UishanjVJ and the player have scattered lo their homes, but the fans still are on the job and yarns arc flying I'lIcK and fast. Wune re.ently it was reported that ine Fhila-de.phia Fhila-de.phia National league park was about to be sold and tnat ibe FhilUes and Athletics Ath-letics would shart Shibe park next season. sea-son. This story was promptly denied, and attention called to the fact that the Phillies have a iiiiety"-niue year lease on the property. Then came the stories of the alleged efforts on the piirt of the Giants lo obtain "Rabbit" Maranvilie and o:' Jonn McGraw's intention to train his club In Cul-a next spring. The Giant leader lead-er put the crusher on those tales. The latest rumor tills one conies from Cincinnati Cin-cinnati Is that Jimmy Ring is to be traded, sold or otherwise disposed of by Pat Morau before the season of 10:'0 rolls around. I'nllke its predecessors, which sounded rather plausible a; first telling, this story is plainly worthless except for the purpose' pur-pose' of producing merriment. It is true :hnt last spring Moran didn't care whether wheth-er Ring, who was a holdout, reported to the Reds or not. hut six months or so have worked a remarkable change in the status of the former Colonel, who was one of. the heroes of the world's series. Jimmy; under the guidance of Moran. has developed Into a very .capah'e performer on the slab and wilt be one of Pat's chief dependencies in future pennant cam-paltrns, cam-paltrns, at least for the next few years According to the dope peddled regarding regard-ing Moran's supposed desire to get rid of Ring. Pat Is convinced lhat Charlie See. the youngster for whom he gave $10,000 to the Rochester club tn midsea-son. midsea-son. will not make good as outfielder, but rrtav be converted Into h sucressfu slab artist. Mdran. so the story runs. Is de-ptrOUS de-ptrOUS of obtaining .tack Smith from the Cardinals., and is confident thot be car get him In exchange for Rinrr. T'nforfu-nntely, T'nforfu-nntely, the yarn does not disclose iusl whom Sm'th, If secured, would replaet ' In the Red outfield. |