| Show KNIGHT AND OTHER GOOD ON MARKET New Manager Decides Decide to Get Rid of Knight Sweeney Sweeney Sweeney Swee Swee- ney Walsh ct et al EA EATTLE Nov No 23 i- i With the thet t that Clyde Wares aru had been promoted promoted pro pro- from the posItion position tion LIon of second baseman baseman base base- man mun to manager of 1 the Seattle baseball club and that the new leader loader and PresIdent PresIdent President Pres Pres- ident Bill Klepper Kiepper 7 would go East next I week for or the purpose of purchasing five or elx Ix major league ue ball ballI ballplayers 1 I pI players R r 0 r s outright j came the Information information tion that thai jimmy alth Jack Knight Ed Kd Sweeney Gus Gua and Mike Regan would b bo put on th the tho market marlet for sale or trade There are several reasons reason for fol the delIre de- de lIre to make an early carly disposal of these three bH ball players Jimmy Walsh before leavIng leaving leav leav- ing for Ha Cut Cast t In October stated that he would rather play In the tM Middle West Vest than on the Pacific coast and will be granted his wIsh provided he be can make maUe a a. trade for himself that will bring a player of equal ability to the I SWEENEY I IN BUSINESS sweeney owns an electrical store In Chicago and I It t is said has expressed sed a desire to remain near there If he plays next season actions action have not made mado a hit He lie Jumped the club when ho could not get along with sill Bill Clymer and after the tetter's latter's departure refused to return unless ho lie was reimbursed reimbursed reimbursed for back pay traveling expenses etc Does anybody wish the services of Gasoline GusT Gus I Mike e Regan also j Jumped the club b Just l r about the time he was rounding Into shape and he he too will w not be asked to I come back He lIe has been on tho tha suspended II list KNIGHT ALSO ON BLOCK Jack Knight will be on the market t too tao o I Jack believes it Is said that he could play to better advantage antage elsewhere al although although at- at though he was the only hitter on the club this year according to the official averages Wates and Klepper lepper will make a an effort lla ear ar rl to secure e two t Infielders an outfielder t a catcher and n a pitcher while they are East We Ve have figured that we can do better better bet bet- ter Cr by by going out and buying the five or r six ball baU players we want In Inthe inthe I Ithe the major league market and know what 1 we are getting rather than go experimenting expert expert- spend the same amount of ot money m hll I li Ii and d get nothing h While In tue Hast East on our three weeks weeks' trip we shall make particular visits to George Geore Grant of Boston Hoston and Connie Mack II at nt Philadelphia We have been in comI communication com corn I with Mack and he stands ready to sell us a a. couple coule of players We Ve Vei shall also V visit the owners s at Chicago hl i New Y York k and lj I t b sa a among on other tf r places |
