The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-07-04
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

Manager Hank Ramsey of Scranton
has made the Toronto club an offer for
Jack Flynn, who is now playing first
base for the CanuckS.
Tracy Williams, a third baseman from
Ohio. has been signed by South Bend.
Pitcher Holycross has been allowed to
20 to Shelbyvilc H.. to manage Il team.
His release however, is held by South
Bend.
The wise ones cannot understand how
Ollie Pickering was ever allowed to get
out of the big league ana to stay for
two years in the American association.
The homely boy has been the feature of
the season in st. Louis.
Claude Elliott, one of the best pitchers
on the Louisville team. and in fact in
the league. has been sent home for two
weeks TO try and sct rid of a severe at
tack OF malarial fever, which has been
troubling him for the past two weeks.
Mermod - Jaccard, by agreement with
players and managers. are turning out III
their factory at st. Louis two medals.
costing from $500 to 5000 each. one for
the champion batsman of the American
league, the other for the National, to be
given to the winners as soon as the
official batting averages are issued at the
season END,
The deal wheteby Phil Geier was to 80
to Louisville and Orville Woodruff to
St. Paul is up in the air. 1t seems that
after every detail in the trade had been
made Vice President Chivington of the
Louisville club stepped in and waved the
red flag. Just why is hard to explain.
Owner IIavenor of Milwaukee wanted to
buy Geier, but Owner Lennon refused to
sell
The great minor league organization,
the National association. is growing won
derfully. Over forty leagues now enjoy
the privileges Of organized ball. This
means that over 300 of the largest cities
in the country, outside of the ten given
NJ to major league baseball. enjoy the
distinction of being members Of the most
remarkable organization in the world
given up to sport.
Merle Adkins of Beloit, Wis, now with
the Baltimore club, pitched two remark
able games against Toronto on Saturday
and made record that will possibly
stand for some time. The teams We're
playing a double-header at Toronto. Ad-
kins won the first game. ; to L. allowing
two hits. and the second game ! to .,
allowing but one hit. Adkins was with
Milwaukee in 1902.
Barney Drcyfus of the PittSburg club
wants Kid Gleason Of the Philadelphia
team to stand for the doctor bills in the
cases of Wagner. Sheehan and Gibson
being injured, claiming that Gleason pur-
posely tripped the men at first base
and injured them. Gleason may draw
Il fine from President Pulliam for such
work. hut it is not likely that he will
be called on to pay the bills.
rittsburg Friday unconditionallv re-
leased Pitcher Mike Lynch and let
Pitcher Homer Hillebrand go to Mime
npolis. The former wants 20 finish his
law studies in Boston Hillebrand has
not reported to Pittshurg this season,
having been sick. PIttsburg also re-
leased Otis Clymer to the Washington
club.
Frank Schultz reported to Manager
Chance of the Cubs III Chicago Tues
day. The crack right fielder is still I'M
der the weather from the elfec. of his
opera ton and il will be some time be-
fore he will be ahle to get into the game.
lie has been at his home in lestershlre.
y. y. since the last eastern trip OF the
team.
Harrisburg leads the Tri-State league;
Reading the Atlantic; Toronto the
Eastern Utica the New York State,
Memphis the Southern; Worcester the
New England, San Antonio the Texas;
Omaha the Western: Alexandria the
Gulf Coast: Danville the Virginia: Mo-
bile the Cotton States, and Jacksonville
the South Atlantic
Justice Truax of the supreme court of
New York has issued an injunction re-
sraining the New York Foundry com.
pany. which has Il plant lust outside of
the New York Polo Grounds. from burn
ing tin cans during the baseball season
between the hours If and : o'clock iii
the afternoon