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Show SPORT GOSSIP 1 I SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 2. Bench managers are at the end of the rope in Oakland. The latest rumor making the rounds in the transbay city say a that Cal Ewlng. Oak boss, has just about decided de-cided to allow Del Howard to resign as skipper and place a playing manager at the head of his gang next season. It will be remembered that some years ago, when the Oakland club won the pennant. It was guided by Bud .Sharpe. then a first baseman. Since that time the management has given "Honus" Mitze and Rowdy Elliott a fling at the Job. but both were found wanting in some-respects. some-respects. Just who Ewing is figuring on placing in charge li not divulged, and probably won't be until Del Howard a retirement did and pitched for the Oilton team. He i struck out e.ghteeti batters on the rival Drumrlght team and won his game. 3 to 2. the two runs off him coming in the ninth inning. According to reports from Hod Eller's home town of Danville. BL. he will not return to his job as a member of the fire department in that town, but will accept a position as salesman for an automobile concern in the neighboring town of Champaign. The eight clubs of the National league engaged in a total of 1116 games this year. Only two tie games were played, ono between the Robin.s and Phillies and the other one between the Braves and Cardinals. it. made official. a The Kitchener club of the Michigan-Ontario Michigan-Ontario league -which may bo an all-Canadian all-Canadian league next year has reengaged re-engaged lark Beatty na Km 192 manager. man-ager. Early action was taken because of the efforts of several other clubs to fecur his eerviees as manager and Drat baseman. Practically all tho Kitchener players have beui reserved for ncxJ year, and Beatty will hav$ a pretty fair lot to build on. NEW YORK. Nov. J. Charles H Eb-bete. Eb-bete. president of the Brooklyn National leagu baseball club, ha p greed to pay his wife. .Minnie F. A. Khbets. $78.00 In annual payments of $6500 for twelve years. Mrs. Ebbets rued for absolute .divorce, and the referee has decided in , her favor. Though Jack Punn trained his Baltimore Balti-more Orioles at h-.me so well last spring that they won the lftlft pennant In the International league, he's going to take them farther south next spring and already al-ready has his club secretary scouting around lu Dixie for a sultablo camp. Jole Ray. national ohe-mlle running champion, expects to conclude his career bv representing the United States In the mile race at the Olympic games in Antwerp Ant-werp next year. a Manager Pat Morsn hopes to yet ral!ie. on the heavy investment the Cin-rlnifttl Cin-rlnifttl r'.ub m-id- in Charley Se, for whom the Rochester club was paid $10.00". MMBJI snya ho will make A pitcher out of See. The youngster started out last spring as a lopian. but was pUM In the outfield 1 Rochester because be-cause of hit hitting ability. a There mav b two McCarthys managing manag-ing tems In the American association next year. Joe Is pretty sure to stay at the head of the IoulsviH ColoneK and It is said Alex may succeed John Ganzel at Kansas City. It would be quite a notlty. two, managers of the same name, both gaoead basemen and both veterans of the game. The New York National League club la to extend the randtand double decking deck-ing Into left fMd and possibly in right field. se as to IncriM teg Polo grounds' seating capacity by 11,000) giving a totl nTlng r.ipacity of 4S.000. Business done season indicated there I demand for such additional room for fans. Rolfle Zidr. reports have It. may manage I tejalfl In the Western Canada IgaaOS next season. Zclder once played In that circuit and Is remembered there for his god work. Ty Cohh did not show up for tho bis; game for the ohamplonshln of th oil fMds. played t OUtou. Okla... on October Octo-ber l" owing to n nw huby having ir-rlved ir-rlved In hi family, but Walter Johnson |