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Show PHILLIES LET TWO - STARS SLIP AWAY PHILADELPHIA, July 18. Philadelphia Phila-delphia demands a probe why Georgo. Burns, who lives a few blocks from the two ball parks, and Marty Kavunaugh, who played within a bhort train ride of this city Jast year, were permitted to gut to the Detroit club. An investigation revealed the fact that the Phillies could have bad Burns without paying a nickel not very Ion" ago. Burns, who was eager for a trial and had been turned down by Marty Hogan, then manager of the Lancaster te'um, reported to 'Manager Dooin of the Phillies. Dooin told .him to prct a uniform and work out with the other players in the morning. Burns did this for several mornings, but finding that Manager Dooin did not watch morning practice and that none of the players t.ook any interest in him, he became irritated and kept away. There was less excuse for letting Marty Kavauaugh get away, thi nk Quaker fans, Marty played right under (he noses of the local clubs all last season. The York team was scarcely able to mask the feats of this peppery -juvenile, who led the Tri-State with a- batting average aver-age of .M57, yet. for some reason he escaped es-caped the eyes of the Phillie scouts. Fans are figuring that had the Phillies Phil-lies obtained Bums and Kuvaoaueh they would moro than have mode up for the defection of Doolan and Knabe and the team would be in thn ponimnt race instead of the lowest position they have held for years. Detroit, however, is the gainer by vrbe slothfuluess of the Phillies. |