Show CLIFFORD CLIFFORD C C. C CRAVATH VATH deposed manager manager man man- Nab Nationals Na Na- ager b of the Philadelphia who llO has Ilas been leen signed d by President William Villiam Lane to pilot the 1921 Salt Lake club I I g r I Y rt 1 0 9 C. C CRAVATH one of the famous C CC ball players of ot a short era ago has been signed by President S William Lane of the Salt Lake club to manage the Bees next season Cravath last season got his first chance as a skipper when he took the helm with the Philadelphia Nationals and was given his release at the close of the season President Lane was angling for tor Jimmy Austin of St St. Louis but evidently Austin could not be waived out of ot the majors When Austin began to look 1001 dubious as asa asa asa a possible pilot President Lane turned to Cravath and signed him on his way to the directors' directors meeting at Sacramento Cravath was born in San Diego Cal Cat in in 1882 and he played his first baseball with the Los Angeles club which he joined in 1903 He went ent to the majors five years later first joining the Boston Americans He Is a remarkable man with the bat and probably had his best season in 1915 when hen the Phillies copped coppeda a national league pennant For or the thelast thelast last few years Cravath has been acting in a sort of advisory position with the Phillies and last season was manager but failed to rank ranle with the other leaders in the big show He ne should however prove a great pilot for a Coast league club Salt Lake Lale is the only club In the Pacific Pa Pa- Coast league who has gone gone out oat of the tho league for a manager this year ear |