The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-27
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

Manager Ransick of the Augusta club,
South Atlantic league, has been succeed
ed 10y Richard Crozier.
Waivers have been asked for Jake
Bccklcy. He will likely 20 to the johns
town club Of the Tri-State league.
Freddie Weeks of Cripple Creek was
given the decision over bantam weight
Jimmy Walsh Of Boston iii a tenround
go ut Denver Athletic club.
Pitcher Will Fisher, farmed by the
South Bend club Of the Central league
to Richmond, has been loaned TO Evans
vile.
President Carson of the Central league
has signed Umpire Longey, formerly Of
the American association, to succeed
Jack Daub.
Unlpire O'Couhell is seriously i'll at St
Johns hospital in Springfield ILL.,. and
\ lien has been assigned by President
Holland to work in the Central league.
In decision handed down the Nation
al baseball commission decided III favor
of player Zena Clayton in his claim
against the st. Louis National club for
money which he claimed is due him.
Tom McDonough, manager of Dave
Doshler, has accepted an offer from the
new Polo \. c. at New York for Desh-
Ter to box Andy McGarry in week or
two. Deshler wants another meeting
with Charley Neary.
Pitcher Kaiser has been transferred by
the Houghton team Of the Copper league
to Calumet and the latter has re leased
Pitcher Knutse !. Con Lewis, former
captain of the University of Wisconsin
team. has signed with Calumet.
President Carpenter of the Tr-State
league has taken up the case of Third
oil Of mon "A
slapped Umpire Finneran in the face
with his glove and received a beating
from Finncran. Odcll was fined 500 anG
suspended five days.
Lave Cross. who was released by
Washington last week, has signed to
play with New Orleans. Jim Dclehanty,
Cross successor. has played great ball
since joining Washington. CantillOn has
sent Blaukcnship on q scouting trip
through the Western leagues.
Jack Thoney of the Toronto Baseball
club of the Eastern league. has been
traded TO the Boston Americans in cX-
change for First Bascman Grimshaw
and Second Bascman Schlatly, the latter
recently purchased from Washington.
Thoney was with Indianapolis two years
ago.
The application for reinstatement NY
PLAYER Teddy Greene who had broken
| his contract with the Marshalltown
! Iowal club. and for that reason had
been declared ineligible. has been granted
bv the national commission. He is 70
| he reinstated on the payment OF a me
Of 500.
| Last wear Stevanus Kane was about
/ the poorest excuse of an umpire on Joe
| O'Brien's staff This year he has been
! showing M in great style. In tact he has
done better and more satisfactory work
! than KERN, Sullivan or Nerden and
! just ms good as Jack Egan.-Toledo
! News Bee.
/ Bill Armour is hot under the collar.
! Some Of the Toledo hoodlums insist on
| throwing cushions and man was
! Knocked scnsclcSs by one Of them Sun
! day. Armour announces that he will ar
! rest any man caught throwing cushions
hereafter. and he will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.-Toledo Bee
1t develops that neither Of the pitch
ers that Ashenbach got from Cincinnati
| have reported Minahan Is not in shape
and Vinegar Bin Essick IS hanging
around Cincinnati playing the races. Both
men were offered 500 month less than
they were getting at Cincinnati After
| ESsck had been transferred Ia st Paul
I'll offer for him came from New Orleans
1T the same salary he was getting before.
Columbus Post.
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