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Show OTIS CliLL 1Y QUIT GAIi FOREVER Veteran Likely to Leave. Task of Rescuing Giants to Others. NEW YORK, Dec. 6. On the best of authority It is learned that Otis Cran-dall, Cran-dall, the noted emergency crew, will not be a member of tho Giants or any other baseball aggregation next season. The authority la none other than "Old Doc" himself. lie can afford to quit, and he Intends quietly to pffaco himself from tho big show. He does not rollsh the Idea of -being shipped to the St. Louis Cardlnuls, or .any other minor league team. Crandall left New York with his wife and baby Immediately after receiving his world's aeries check and Is now at home for tho winter on his broad Indiana In-diana acres. He msiy never return to New York aa an active exponent of tho national pastime. Whon he departed he honestly believed he was saying a long farewell to the other players. But he may change Ills mind. CrandaU's sudden release to the St, Louis club lest season renewed his determination de-termination to quit. Only dne whose whole major league experience has been with a winning team realizes the sinking sink-ing -sensation that accompanies a transfer trans-fer to a tailender. McGraw recalled Crandall two weeks after this, deal was made, as the Cardinals Car-dinals did not particularly need him and tho Giants felt that ho was entitled to another -slash at a world's series melon. But even if ho is not traded it Is doubtful doubt-ful whether he will reloln thn filnntn If lie feels that he cannot be of much holp to them he will stay, away. For six years ho has drawn good money and has cut In on three world's championship champion-ship prizes. The bulk of this money has been wisely invested in Minnesota and Indluna farm land. Evers Predicts No Trades, Johnny Evers, manager for the Cubs, comes out with a prediction that there will be no trades when the National league meets In New York early this month. Maybe the Cub boss has some Inside Information on what is coming off. |