The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-06-24

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has been relegated to the outfeld, where
his stick will hold him his job. Bam-
inert, new one, has been signed to play
short. =
President Hart of the Chicago club
says that should the war interfere with
the attendance at the games he fayors
does not favor any reduction in salaries.
Manager Arson has started to strength
en- the Giants already and is trying to en-
gineer deal for the transfer of Hart
man aud McCreery for Demont and Kee-
Ter of the Baltimore club. Hanlon wants
a little cash on the side. Arson is also
trying to buy Jack STREETS from Boston
to cover first base.
Martin Muldoon wants to make
match with the Turk at Graeco-Roman
style. He is brother to William Null
doom, the famous wrestler. H.
There is a second baseman named
Childs with the Hartford club who is
making q record that promises to bring
him to the front He has been play
ing splendid game at second and re-
minds one of the manner in which Childs
OF Cleveland handles himself.
Frank Sheibeck, who played in the
Western league for number of years,
is playing short for the Montreal club
and Is putting up brilliant game, al
is batting at a steady clip.
Jamison, the Indian pitcher whom
Philadelphia loaned to Wilkesbarre, has
not been battling the batters in the East
ern league to any great extent. Twice
he has been knocked out of the box and
twice he has pitched good games.
Fred Lake, who refused to sign with
Syracuse early in the season. and who
stated that he would play in the big
league or nowhere, il catching for the
Syracuse Stars. Fred needed only lit
tie time to bring him off his perch. Pitch
er blackburn. who WAS touted az VOL
der from Baltimore and the Texas league,
is being hit hard. Connie Mack bought
him last winter and Cancelled the deal
before getting glance at his prize. Russ
Hall, now with st. Louis. was III the
deal. 1t would have been a case of gold
brick sure enough.
Braun. who pitched for New Orleans
in the Southern league two years ago.
and whom George Vanderbeck tried. has
l.
dence team. He has been holding his OPP
ponents down to six and seven hits a
game. The other day he shut out Roch-
ester with six hits.
Ed Mrzena, who played with the Mil
waukee club for time in 1895. has
fallen heir to quite fortune by the death
OF his father He has decided to retire
from baseball for good He has been
playing with the Springfield club in the
interstate league. holding down second
base. His record as a batter was Of the
best. While he was with the Brewers
he batted near the 400 mark.
George, the exApostle. has been re-
leased by the Norfolk club to Newark
His batting has not been what it should
be. The St Paul fans should not mourn
his loss, as Billy is having an off year in
the batting line.
Vigneaux. the Frenchman with the
Richmond team in the Atlantic lea que.
continues to put up stiff argument be-
hind the bat and is batting at lively
clip. He is spoken of highly by the pa
pers and will be ready to pluck in anotk-
er season. Gus Klopf. the Milwaukee boy,
is with the same team, and he is playing
short and batting like a fend. Gus has
averaged two hits to the game for the last
week. Leahy. whom Connie Mack tried
to get from Washington, is playing sec
ond base for Richmond.
Bishop of the Norfolk club pitched
against Newark the other day and shut
them out with one scratch hit.