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Show oo WE SHOULD WORRY SAYS OTTO FLOTO (By Otto C. Floto ) Denver, April 21. In some quarters faull has been found with Ty Cobb for holding out for the $15,000 he demands. de-mands. But after all why have any worry concerning the manager or magnate? It's simply sympathy wasted wast-ed Of course there are a few exceptional excep-tional cases, such as Comlskey and McGraw, but the balance ol them are stony hearted jailers when It comes to an issue between the almighty dollar and some faithful player on their teams Wasn't this shown quite forcibly last fall when Owner Murphy of the Cubs did all in his power to humiliate Frank Chance and allowed him to go. asking waivers for his release and finally fin-ally letting Garry Herrmann have him for the waiver price? Where Is the much -vaunted business busi-ness acumen with which Murphy is credited when he allowed a player like Chance to go when he could have made a splendid deal or trade had he had his wits about him at the time0 He ruuld have made a deal without letting Chance know it and then given giv-en hlni his release. Were the faithful services of i Chance In yearse past given the least' consideration" Nothing like it Murphy Mur-phy had made up his mind he was 1 through with the P L. and that settled set-tled it What had gratefulness to do with o business deal? Now along comes the release of James Sheckard. one of the greatest outfielders the game has ever known iSheekard is forced to go t.j St Louis at the waiver price. Don't you think thai his years of great service and faithful work with the Chicago club Should have made It possible tor him to obtain his unconditional release'' We rather think so. Yet Murph) differs with the common folks Some day ihey may differ with him and remain away from his ball park. |