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Show DENVER MAKES BID FOR LEO DRESSAN Salt Lake. Sept. 11. Leo Dressan, pltcher-outflclder-first baseman of tho Salt Lake Union association baseball base-ball team, may soon bo seen in a Denver uniform. The "Sunflower" product, who mndo Buch a wonderful record In 1911 and failed to ljve up to his promise in the season Just closed, js -wanted by tho Denver club President Dick Coolev of tho Skyscrapers Sky-scrapers received a message yester-, day from President James McGIll of Denver asking him to place a price on Dressan. But tho season for direct di-rect sale lof players Is closed and Denver miiBt take its chances In tho draft "Buck" Weaver, catcher and manager man-ager of tho local club, has returned to his homo In Denver and reached there In tlmo to help out his old teammates. The Denver receivers nro In bad shape and Cooley was wired for permission to use tho veteran vet-eran In some of tho romalnlng games of the season. This permission wns cheerfully accorded and tho tall catcher will perform for the remainder remaind-er of tho season in the fast Western league. Tho members of the Salt Lake team are leaving for their respective homes, and in a few days onlv the local members of the club will remain. re-main. Willis Morgan goes to Collision, Collis-ion, where ho will work In his father's fath-er's hardware store during the winter; win-ter; BIttrolff who Is an expert brass finisher, will follow his trade In Ev-nnsvllle, Ev-nnsvllle, Ind , Rex Ames will spend the cold scaBon at his homo in Scl-by, Scl-by, Mich., nnd Dressan will return to Ellenwood, Kan., If not drafted by Denver. Billy Davis leaves today for Los Angelos, whoro ho is employed ns a traveling salesman: Johnny Pendleton Pendle-ton goes to Norwalk Cal , and will again play winter ball on the coast: Brick Devoreaux, who Is almost wealthy enough to be classed with tho plutocrats, will resume his connection con-nection with an Oakland lumber concern, con-cern, and Spencer Abbott is already in Topeka. Kan., where he spends the winter Belling cigars, Jake Bauer will winter on his ranch near Blackfoot, Ida., nnd Heinle Spencor is enrouto to Oakland, where he will spend the winter. Billy For-tler For-tler will remain In Salt Lake and. when his broken thumb Is healed will settle down to hard work Magnate Cooley and Mrs. Cooley, who is see-retary see-retary of tho club, anticipate a busy off-season In tho management of their new cafe. |