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Show MARQUARD DENIES JOINING GIANTS San Francisco, March S "Rube" Marquard. the former star pitcher of the New York Nationals, now on the I vaudeville stage, is playing an en-gagement en-gagement at a San Francisco theater When told of th.- report that he wafl expected to join the Giants at their spring training camp in Marlin, Tex-as, Tex-as, ho said It was without founda- ; tion 1 My contract with the vaudeville' ' circuit runs until June 5, and car-t car-t ries me back to New York on that I date," he said "I have no intention of breaking ray contract or changing J my plans. "I am on friendly terms with Manager Man-ager McGraw It is only a question of money. After the championship series last year, in which I pitched two winning games, I asked for more money for the corning season. I was turned down and so I quit I could see no future in baseball for me alter alt-er that." |