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Show WI'CREERY AND FAST OUTFIELDER GO 10 DETROIT Butte, Mon i July 26. Bsley Mc Croery, Butte's star pitcher, was sold today to the Detroit Americans, and with .McCreery gees Cliff Marshall, the fleetest outfielder of the Union association Larry Duggan, owner of the Butte franchise, reported the sales tonight and said an attempt would be made to keep McCreery and Marshall until the end of the season, as he did not want to hurt Butte's chances In the pennant race McCreery has been looking for the offer, although it was expected that the Athletics would grab him first. McCreery turned down an Offei from the Federal league six weeks ago, paving he preferred to remain In organized baseball, if it were onh a class D berth. "Ducky" Holmes has been coaching Marshall's hatting all season, as this was all that kept the youngster from KOing up before Dick Klnsella, when scouting here, had his eye on Marshall, but passed him up on account of weak hittingg The local management expects that Shortstop Cal Sawyer is not the prop ! ertv of the Butte club, but loaned to the Ducks by the Los Angeles club of the Pacific Coats league While the prlc was not made public, pub-lic, It is reported that McCreery brought the Butte club $2000. |