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Show NO CHANCE OF DOAK GOING TO PITTSBURG There is no chance for Pitcher' "Whltey" Doak, of the St. Ixiuis Cardinals to be traded or sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates as long as he continues con-tinues to hurl the brand of ball he is showing this year. Doak last spring made known his desire to at some time become a member of the Pittsburgh Pitts-burgh team because his home Is lo-Icated lo-Icated in that civ. He Is well pleased with his berth and conditions generally gen-erally In St Louis but he believes the. I oppressive heat of the Mound City (robs him of much of his energy and effectiveness. No proposition was ever madp for his transfer to Pittsburgh j but he was once given permission to discuss the matter with Barney Drey-fuBs Drey-fuBs to Pirates. Mr. Dreyfnss would 'like to have Doak on his pitching istaif and declared he would go into i detail in the matter whenever Branch Rickey of the Cardinals was ready to talk business. But Rickey has never been ready to talk. |