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Show ALEXANDER NOT CALLEDIN DRAFT Board Declares Great Pitcher Has Not Been Drafted Error Made. ST. PACL. Neb April 12 Grover Alexander. Chicago National league pitcher) has not been drafted, accord' inc to nnnouncement made tonighl r K D Bahensky, clerk of the exemption exemp-tion board here. The statement was made in answer-to answer-to queries following widely circulated reports that the pitcher had been called for service in the next r.uota. Mr Bahensky says Alexander's case is still pending He added that there was, of course, a possibility the noted pitcher may be one of twelve men to entrain for Camp Funston on April 28. Alex. Ready to Do His Duty. GCTHRFE okla. April 12 Press reports today saying Grovcr Cleveland Alexander had been called for army service threw the Cub forces Into a near-panic. Alex said he would not resist the call if it had been made and that he was ready to report for ser- j vice. Among his intimates on the team,' however, it is known that the man for whom Owner Weeghman paid a small fortune prefers the navy arm of the service ant! If called It is said he will endeavor to enlist in that branch, either at Great Lakes, or l ho sub mnrine station at San Pedro, near Lo Angeles Duffy Lewis, former Red Sox star, is said to want Alexander to join the forces at Mare Island navy yard! and to pitch for his team there. The loss of Alexander would, it was freely ndmltted. seriously affect the pennant chances of the Cubs, for they I confidently expected at leasl thirty1 victories as a re mil of his muund : kill. Mannrer Mitchell, however, said Uncle Sam comes first, and that the team would surrender him w illingly if he I Were drafted. Draft to Be Decided LINCOLN Neb. April 13 Whether or not Grovcr Cleveland Alexander, star baseball pitcher lor the Chicago National league club, will have to quit baseball and go with this month's draft contincent to camp Funston, Kansas, Will probably be definitely decided upon within the next few days, according accord-ing to a statement made over the long distance telephone today by K. D. Bahensky, a member of the draft board at St Paul. Neb., Alexander's home "The question as to whether Alexander Alex-ander will go to Camp Funston this month depends upon the number of men the board exempts because of agricultural reasons." Mr Bahensky said "Some of the?o claims for exemption ex-emption by farmers are still pending, but will be decided by the board within with-in a few days Alexander is now the thirteenth man in the list of the month's quota and there are twelve to be selected." Sheriff William H. Atwood. chairman chair-man of the county exemption board at St Paul, when called by long distance1 telephone yesterday relative to the report that Alexander should be se-, lected to go to Camp Funston. said the famous pitcher had been chosen by the board and that notice of his selec tion had been sent to him in Call-! fornla. Mr. Bahensky, speaking for the sheriff at the latter's office today said that the sheriff had been mistaken in saying that the matter had been defi Dltely decided. "We will not send out the official notification until after we know for a certainty that Alexander is to go," Mr Bahensky stated. TWO TRACK STARS ARE COMING WEST GREAT LAKES. 111.. April 12. ' Buddy Wallcn and Perry McGillivray will leave Sunday night for California, where they will represent the naval station in the 100 and 220 national A. A. I, events at Los Angeles and Alameda, Cal , late this month As far as is known they are the' only swimmers in the e.tsi or middle1 west who will go to the coa 1 I |