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Show o ! What They Say V CHARLES WEBB MURPHY. There Boems" to be a strong undercurrent under-current to discourage deals for the services of ball players for a mere monetary consideration. Some of the biggest men in baseball think it is hurting the game. Every once in a while someone remembers tho colossal price paid for Babe Ruth, and straightway straight-way unburdens his views. Charles Webb Murphy of the Chicago Cubs, says : "If professional baseball over gets to the point where those interested will attend to it, we may have a rule that will mako such a deal as the transfer of Babe Ruth from tho Red Sox to tho Yankees impossible. Everybody's Every-body's business is nobody's business, and that' 1 am sorry to say, Is how baseball has been largely conducted of late. Wo all admire the prowess of Ruth as a slugger and commend the liberally of the New York club-owners in securing his services, but what the Boston public. Can a major league club if it expects to bid for public nntvnnnirp nffnrrl tn soil tlm Korvlr.PS of a star player for money alone? I claim it cannot If Ruth is worth $100,000 to $150,000 to New York, is he not worth as much to Boston?" HEINE ZIMMERMAN There has been one faithful follower follow-er of baseball at the New York Polo Grounds daily to see the Giants away I to a poor start. He Is Heinle Zimmerman. Zim-merman. Zim is placed in the unfor- tunale position of not knowing where ho stands. He says he cannot deny I charges which have nover been made known, and yet which, are rumored to exist concerning his name as a ball player. He says: "If I cannot play with, tho Giants, as now seems probablo, I think 1 should be given my unconditional re- v lease so that I could play with some 'other club and earn a living. I have heard that several big league clubs want me, but cannot do business with them if I am not a free agent.'.' JIM MURPHY An umpire ought to make a good baseball scout. Umpire Jim Murphy of the American Association has a lot of confidence in his Judgment of youngsters. He picked out Lutzke, a St. Paul recruit, because the youngster had big hands. Murray says this or Lutzke: "Watch this fellow Lutzke. I recommended recom-mended him to Mike Kelly in 1018 when he showed signs of developing! into a future star. His large hands convinced me that he would develop into an extraordinary infielder. And he has." SERGEANT A. ALTHENOUR Baseball is taken by the hand and congratulated as being tho world's greatest civilizer by Sergeant Aime Althenour, a United - States marine, who has included Nicaragua in his travels. He says: "I saw baseball work wonders in Nicaragua and I know what I'm talking talk-ing about. The United States marines brought baseball to Nicaragua when they pacified the country in 1912. Soon the Yanks had President Diaz developed devel-oped into a regular fan. They organized organ-ized the Nicaraguan League. It became be-came the national sport. A league game there now attracts as many as 20,000 people. The first games wero near riots. They disputed every decision. deci-sion. The marines taught the natives to obey the umpire as well as low. President Chamoro, present head of the government, himself admits that baseball has been the most potent force in bringing about law and order among the people." |