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Show DAD BELIEVES SON WILL SIGN CONTRACT NEW YORK, Jan. 25. Derrlll Pratt, Sr., father of the second baseman base-man of the samo namo, Is reported to have givon Information to tho officials offi-cials of tho Now York Amorlcan leaguo baseball club to tho effoct that hlB son will elgn IiIb Yankee contract At least It la known that Derrlll, Jr., will play on tho Polo grounds If his fathor can Influence him. Pratt, Sr., is from Alabama and a great baseball enthusiast He visits New York often and wants to seo his son play here. Meantime the player is in St Louis making a big noise about his suit brought against Phil Ball, president pres-ident of the St Louis Browns. He firmly asserts that ho will not play with tho Yankees until the suit Is settled. |