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Show MURPHY A VERY SHREWD MAGNATE i Charles Webb Murphy, deposed owner of the Chicago Cubs, is entirely en-tirely satisfied with his lot. Murphy, Mur-phy, according to his own assertions received for his share a good deal more money than he would, had he placed his holdings on the bargain counter for sale. It is said that he wanted to get out of organized baseball, base-ball, and in order to get the highest possible price for his holdings, made himself so obnoxious that the other magnates in the National league were glad to agree to a most unreasonable figure in their anxiety to squeeze him out of organized basebalL .... |