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Show TWO SOUTHPAWS FOR CINCINNATI Cincinnati. O. Jan 24. Charlie Herzog the Reds' new manager, has two good southpaw pitchers for use the coming season, and will not miss Packard, who v. as lured away bv the Federal league Farl Yingling. se cured from Brooklyn through the Tinker deal, signed up more than a week ago, and Benton has also ap pended his name to a Red contract. 'Yingling started his major league career with the Reds several years ago, v?n he was secured from the Dayton. Ohio. Central league tram by draft. The voung southpaw H one of the cleanest players In base ball and not a little of this is due to his father who is a prominent minister in Davton When Yingling came to sign up his-contract, his-contract, he was accompanied bv his father-in-law, Mr. Sawyer, with whom ingling now makes his home in Lebanon, Leb-anon, Ohio. The young heaver explained ex-plained that he usually takes Die wife along when considering a busi ness deal, as she possesses much business acument. but as she was not able to accompany him this time, he had brought her lather. Mr. Sawve; .proved to be as shrewd as his daugh er for he advanced some keen arg I ments in his son-In-laws behalf, anc the pitcher finally agreed to sign fo-a fo-a higher figure than wa6 at first oi fered. though not for the amouui which he asked. Garry Hermann was willing to give Yingling bis price provided he would sign a two-year contract, but the ban and papa-in-law figured that by next .ear the youngster would bo able ;.. command a lnugh higoer price, sc hey held out for a one-year clause. |