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Show PRESIDENT GRANT ONCE HELD MARANVILLE TO BE PRICELESS v 'V-' , ;.r L.' " V) , r jj The sale of Kabhit Maranville by the Boston Braves is an example of how quickly the value of a man, quite the same as that of any other commodity, com-modity, can change with circumstances. circum-stances. Was Beyond Price. Last summer Barney Dreyfuss of the Pirates wanted to buy the Kabblt. George Washington Grant, owner of the Braves, laughed the proposal to scorn, neglecting to put a price on the player and declaring that lie was beyond be-yond price. He said the Rabbit had become an institution in Boston and could not be allowed to depart. In explaining the apparent fickleness fickle-ness of his attitude, Mr. Grant said that Maranviue nad violated club rules and got the impression that he was a privileged character. "When an employee tries to run your business it is time to shift him to other scenes," said the Boston owner. Value Began to Cheapen. J In other words, according to Grant, as soon as Maranville learned that Grant held him to be priceless, his value began to cheapen because of the acts of the player. As soon as that happened a price was put upon him very quickly. How eloquent is this little baseball deal of the fact that we are what we make ourselves. |