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Seeks Satchel Paige „There is a pos 'bility that Smith and Blount might form n partnership in the operation of the Detroit team. The two men are friends of long standing.The new owner deolaivd that he would be satisfied at present w i t h the players Debt o s s hnlt; already lined up for the season.There will be a few changes.The men are Chet Brewer,I N e Ison Dean, ALLENNewt Allen, Bobby Robinson, Jake Dunn, George Giles, Clarence Palms, and a few others. The men will report in Detroit no later than Saturday and immediately go into spring training.Although the time is very shor* before the league season will open, DeMoes stated that he would Have his men ready for the opening game at Cohimbu* Muy fi.Maw-ger Bi igo DeMo«* arrived in Detroit V idnesdny morning and immediately wont into a Conference with Blount and his partner, James Nelson (The man who recently selected an ull-atur base ball team composed of playerssince the opening of the presentcentury. Di Mtus was bis choicefor second bate.)The Detroit ownor cDckered with Gas Greenlee before the president of the league left for Pittsburgh Tuesday evening. Blount is seeking to make a trade for LeRoy “Satchel Paige, speed ball hurler with the Crawford Giants. Another effort wftl be made to purchase Norman Turkey” Steam es from Cole’s Chica-
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Detroit Tribune
Detroit, Michigan, US
Sun, Apr 09, 1933
Page 5
Full Page
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Michael W.
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