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Show "CHICK" GANDIL GOT $10,000 FROM IDAHO Real Estate Also Figured in the . Transaction. Beet-Growing Populace Subscribed Big Sum of Money to Induce White Sox Star to Transfer Allegiance Al-legiance to Bushes. When the baseball magnates of St. Anthony, Idaho, learned there was a possibility of getting "Chick" Gandil of the White Sox to manage their ball team in the Yellowstone-Snake River league, Ed Smoot. a real estate man, left his office open and notified businessmen busi-nessmen that subscriptions could be made. 1 The beet-growing populace swept into in-to the office and made cash deposits and within a few hours enough money was subscribed to assure the former Sox player in the neighborhood of "Chick" Gandil. $10,000. He will also get an interest in a real estate and insurance firm. So much enthusiasm was whipped up in the northern Idaho towns that all the stars of the Pacific Coast league began to flirt with the outlaw organizations, organiza-tions, hut Bart Woolums, manager of the Rexburg club, foresaw the league blowing up, so had a rule passed that no team in the circuit could have more than four professional players. |