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Show JOINT COUCH DOES: TO WHITE SOX AS A PITCHER San Francisco, Feb. 9 The Chicago Chi-cago White Sox today bought an op tion on Pitcher Johnny Couch of tin San Francisco club, a telegram to Manager Wolverton bringing the news last night. This option is part of the transaction transac-tion that brought Ping Bodie to tbe club. Besides the cash consideration which San Francisco paid the Chicago Chica-go management asked for an option OD a young player and Wolverton submitted sub-mitted several names to Charles Co-miskey. Co-miskey. owner of the Chicago club, who selected Couch. The Ditcher came to the San Francisco Fran-cisco club from the Modesto club of the California league and was farmed out last, season to the Ogden club of the Union association, returning when that league finished its somewhat fractured schedule. Chicago has to i exercise its option on or before Au gust 20. but Couch will remain with the Seals until the end of the coast season even if Chicago decides to take him at the price agreed upon. Couch A-as a star pitcher at Stanford u'nl-ersty u'nl-ersty before taking up professional all |