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Show 4 Shotton Groomed For Position As Skipper BFRT 8HOTTOY By NEA Service ST. LOl'IS. Mo.. Dec. t. Another veteran of the major league circuit Is expeoted to pass out of the wolect 1 lr. during the coming winter trading sen-son sen-son and wear the managerial ioga of I the minors. Oulflelder Burt Shotton. assistant to Manager Branch Rickey of the Cardinals, Car-dinals, Is being groomed to lead a 'minor league club controlled hy the St. 'Louis owners. It Is reported that h is to lead ths Syracuse team of tho International league. Shotton has served for 15 seasons on the diamond, starting his career, with Erie, Pa.. In 190 His great I speed first attracted the attention of I the. major leaguers and be was pur-, chased by the St. Ix)uls Brovn6 in 1909. Playing two years In he American Amer-ican league he was released to uma-ha, uma-ha, drifted over to Wheeling, drafted by the Cleveland Indians In 1911. transferred to Columbus and whll with Columbus again waa purchased by tho St Louis Browns. Shotton remained with the Browns until the close of tho 1917 season when with Johnny Lavan and Lrrill Pra.lt be filed suit against Owner Ball charging the magnate with libel when an Interview by Ball charged tho thrco iplafr3 with ' laying down'' on Fielder JonSS c-m manager. Shotton was traded to Washington, hut when Branch Rickey became president pres-ident of tho (inrdinuls In 1919 one of 1 his first moves was to purchase Snot-ton Snot-ton from Washington. In the last two seasons Shotton has I filled in occasionally as substitute with the Cardinals. |