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Show M'GRAW AFTER BILL SWEENEY A story is cmrent in Boston that Manager McGraw of the New York Giants Is after Dill Sweeney in a tiado from the Boston Nationals and is willing to phc two or three men in exchange, shifting Larry Doyle to third or outfield and playing Sweencv at second. I On toil of this story another story has just leaked out, to the effect that lVcd Clarke last season offoied to trade eight players to Kling for Sweeney At that time the story was glcn to some of the baseball writers hi confidence and was not published. Tho players said to haw been offered were Infielders McCarthy, McCar-thy, Viox and Rohg, Outfielders Men-sor Men-sor and Donlin, and Pitchers Camnitz and Robinson, besides a catcher. President Gaffney vetoed the proposition. prop-osition. However, it Is understood that Gaffney wants Sweeney to be captain next season, and Bill's contract con-tract has two more yeais to run, with graduall Increasing salary So McGraw must come across with a mlghtj good offer to cause Gaffney to loosen up. |