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Show i COST TVO FOR ONE j j AND TEN THOUSAND ! j iron me:,' to boot 1 i u Ufa. B Two pitchers, an outfielder and ' $10,000 cash is what the Chicago, Cuds paid for little Earl 'Get-Two" Adams, shortstop for Wichita Falls j in the Texas league. Outfielder Art Welax and Pitchers, Keene and Freeman were sent to the Wichita Falls club as soon as the deal was closed So was tho- J 10.000 B cash. Adams, however, will not report to the Cubs until the opening of the i 3 9 23 season. j Adams was purchased from the St j Louis Cardinals shortly after the I Texas league season opened Since I reporting for duty he hasn't missed I a game He's five feet six Inches tall, he' weighs 164 pounds and his lightning, speed on the defensive as well as his' effective stick work, have attracted) the attention of many of the big league acoutn. Up to and including August 5 the j Texas league official statistics on j Adams are U follows AB. 443; R. 88; H. 14 6; TB. 204 2B 23; SB. 16; HR. 0. SH. 16. SB 1 r BB. 65; HB. 11; RB, 61; CS, 10 SO I 1 14; BA. .330. I At the same time Adams was flyld-l I lng for an average of . 961. His speed 1 I in the field and his zeal for double! plays have won for him his nick- j name of "Get-Two " nr, |