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Show What Coasters Are! Gossiping About in Off-Season Harry Wolverton announced a few days ago that he had sold Catcher Clarence Clar-ence Rrooks to the Dallas club of the Texas league. But that doesn't mean tltat Clarence is going to play ball with Pallas. He isn't. He listened to the news and admitted that the deal was probably satisfactory to two-thirds of the parties to it. It was satisfactory to Wolverton, -who sold him, and to Ham Parti ers on. who bought him.' But it wasn't satisfactory to Clarence, Clar-ence, who says that he isn't going to play any baseball away from California If he can help it. So instead of going to Dallas he is going go-ing to Merced. He is to manage the Merced Bears this coming peason and furthermore fur-thermore he is going to become a resident of Merced and buy Into a business there that will keep him busy when he is not playing ball. Merced is starting out early to collect a team. Last season the fans supported their tearn loyally, end for the first time in many years they won from their ancient an-cient enemies of Modesto. Brooks is expected ex-pected to get a team together this year that will repeat the victory. San Francisco Fran-cisco Examiner. A deal between Oakland and Vernon is In process of incubation. George Sto-vall Sto-vall Is said to be desirous of landing Rube Gardner, the heavy sticker wrho has been played so long in the utility role. Howard How-ard is willing to let him go, but what do you suppose he wants by way of exchange? ex-change? Nothing less than Honus Mltze and Pitcher Decanniere. Mitze quit the Oaks because after his forced retirement as manager he didn't care to remain. Now it would be different, differ-ent, as some time has elapsed. However, the deal isn't likely to be pulled unless there is a cash consideration consider-ation to the Timers. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 14. Eddie Bo-gart, Bo-gart, Portland Infield er. has been signed by Manager Russ Hall of the Tacoma club. Bogart has played ball for several years and Is 22 years old. He was with the Helena and Murray, Utah, teams of the Union association in 1914 and, just a youngster at that time, made a good showing. Bogart played with the fastest of Orgeno semi -pro teams in 1915 and In the Portland Tri-City league. Dast season he played with the Chlco, Cal., club of the Trolley league and made a good showing. Brick Eldred of Seattle and Stash Meikle recommended Bogart to Hall, Jerry Downs is to be Seal field captain cap-tain again, his reappointment to the job having been announced from headquarters. headquar-ters. This is rather an unusual move, since in the past Wolverton has never appointed his field captain until practically practi-cally the I close of the training season. Possibly he believes that an early move will avert any possible jealousies that might arise. After declaring that he was through with professional baseball and that hereafter here-after he would attend to his ranch in Texas. Roy Mitchell, the veteran pitcher of the Vernon club, who proved a winning win-ning heaver last season, yesterday signed with the Tigers for 191V. Mitchell's contract con-tract was received bv Thomas Darmody. Mitchell signed because he is anxious to pitch for George Stovall. This former St. Louis mound man affixed his signature signa-ture to a Bengal contract as soon as he heard that the Firebrand had been secured se-cured to lead the club. Honus Mitze and Jack Qulnn also agreed to terms and will be on hand when spring practice, starts in another sixteen days. Los Angeles Tribune. LOS ANGELES. Feb. 14. Johnny Pow-ers's Pow-ers's condition is steadily improving, according ac-cording to word received by Boots Weber from Chicago. The Angel prexy plans to start for home just as soon as bis condition con-dition permits, but Weber does not look for him before the first of next month at the earliest. Bobby Muesel. kid brother of that hardhitting" hard-hitting" chap known as "Irish." has signed a contract with Oakland. The youngster looks like a promising recruit, but he hardly figures to stick in Coast league company the first year out. Two Pacific coast clubs are bidding for the services of "Gavvy" Cravath, the slusrginEr outfielder of the Phillies, nd whichever bins the highest will get him. if President Baker is able to obtain waivers waiv-ers on the veteran. Cravath does not want to come east if he can help it, and has asked Mr. Baker to obtain waivers on him. President Baker will have to make a personal appeal to the owners of the seven sev-en other National league clubs and the eight American league clubs that have a claim on Cravath before he can be turned over to the minors, but is wiliing to do this in return for Cravath's service to the Phillies. It is understood the contract sent to Cravath this year calls for a cut in salary, but it is more money than lie can earn in any minor league and more , than he received the year before he was drafted by the Phillies and batted -34S in the American association. If the other major league clubs refuse to waive their right to Cravath the heavy-hitting heavy-hitting veteran will very likely be carried bv the Phillies this year as a "pinch" hitter. Moran would be glad to have him on hand to hit against leTt-handers, and C.ra va th has been notified that if the Philadelphia club is unable to get him out of the bir leagues so he can join one nf the Pacific coast teams he can sign the coti tract &ent to him, report to the Phillies this spring and earn his salary without having to play regularly. Cravath lives in California, is anxious to be close to his family and has written Mr. Baker asking him to sell him to one of the coast teams. Philadelphia Ledger. |