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Show CHANCE HOPES TO FILL HOLEAT SHORT NEW YORK, May 16. Tie trade by which Shortstop Peekinpaugh comes from the Cleveland elub to the New York Americans in exchange for Inflelder Stump and Outfielder Lelivelt is expected by Manager Chance to ping the long existing gap at short in the Yankees' infield. Derrick. Stump and McKeehnie have beeu tried sueceesive-ly, sueceesive-ly, hut none has solved the shortstop problem- In Peckispsugh the Yankees have obtained a plaver with a fielding rec en! of P24 in sixtv-nine games for Cleveland last year, only four of the regulars in this position topping him. His batting average eras ,!12. The Cleveland elub will he the fourth elub in tbe American league in which Lelivelt has seen service. He started out with the Philadelphia Athletics, Ath-letics, then went to Washington, from which eitv he was sent to Rochester. He was brought to New York last season. |