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Show BABE BORTON READY TO SIGN CONTRACT S'pecial to The Tribune.' MAEYSVILLE, Calif., March 24. Wiring from his home in Springfield, Mo., W. D. "Babe" Borton, first baseman base-man secured from the St. Louis Americans, Ameri-cans, stated that he had accepted the original terms offered by Judge Me-Credie Me-Credie and asked that transportation be forwarded at once. The message camo late this afternoon but Judge McCre-die, McCre-die, who arrived at noon today" from San Francisco, immediately sought the railroad office and wired transportation. Borton should be here by Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. It is not known what shape "BabeJJ is in, but it is believed be-lieved he had the forethought to do a little exercising to toughen his muscles'. mus-cles'. With the acceptance of terms by Borton, Bor-ton, there are only two other holdouts, Outfielder Billy Southworth and Pitcher Al Leake. The giving in of Borton means more to the club than either of the other two, as the slugger is needed on first base, while Southworth would be hardly more than a utility outfielder even if he did report. The only man he could shovo out of a position on the Beaver club is Wilie, and by the way lyaiiuie la um lik wuuiu nave ll nuro time doing that. Farmer is a fixture already, and McCredit figures Williams the best center fielder in the league. No particular worry is being expressed ex-pressed over the failure of Leake to report. |