Show FRED MERKlE MAY MA GO TO THE DODGERS CINCINNATI 0 O. Au Aug 26 President President Charles Ebbets of the Brooklyn Nationals Nationals Na Na- who is here with his team said today that he had offered to trade Na-I Na Catcher Lew McCarty for First Baseman Fred Merkle o of ot the New York Tork Nationals and that he believed Manager McGraw of the Giants would accept the offer It was later learned that McGraw has hns I tentatively to the exchange of Merkle for McCarty l out but that the deal will wiil not be definitely closed until Sunday when the tho New York manager will be in Cincinnati If Merkle Mericle is obtained by Brooklyn he will play first base in place of Daubert who I is I on the disabled lit list |