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Redlegs Buy Oakland Star; Scheduled to Report Friday CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 29 UP. General manager Gabe Paul of the Cincinnati Redlegs today announced through his office here the club had purchased the contract of outfielder Joe Brovia from Oakland of the Pacific Coast League. Paul telephoned the announcement from Oakland. He said that Brovia, 33, will join the Redlegs here on Friday in time for a night game with Milwaukee. Brovia, a veteran of 15 years in professional baseball, is a left hander batter, six feet, three inches tall and weighs 210 pounds. Currently he is hitting .336, has 15 home runs and 58 runs batted in.
