The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-30
BITS Of BASEBALL GOSSIP

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1.-THE Pittsburg coilegians, is big
lleft-handed batter. He is six-toot-
er and can make the ball travel.
1t takes a breat hitting combina-
ton to sneak in a victory on Kroh.
the YOUNGSTOWN twirler. He is large
ly responsible for the lawns fine
position In the championship race.
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First Baseman Gladtelder. Of the
Connellsville club has resigned in or
der TO enter business in Boston. He
is now visiting friends in Pittsburg,
but will go to the Hub the last of the
week.
Left Fielder Armbruster. OF the
Toledo team, has been suspended for
"a period of three days for alleged
batting of an umpire. The charge
was registered against him by UNI
pire Owen.
Baseball fans at steubenville, o.
have organized city league with
Thomas NJ. Loup as president and a
season schedule has opened. Eight
clubs are in the thing and sixty games
win be Played
The Telegram is In receipt OF the
following communication: 1.-THE game
between Gypsy and Glen Falls was s
to 10 in favor of Glen Falls which
leaves no Joy in Gypsy for the
mighty Radcliffe has struck out"
Red Calhoun has his Harrisburg
club in first place in the Tristate.
There is no captain in the league that
has anything on this boy in turn
ing out team. 1t is a case OF doing
something all the time with Calhoun
Major league magnates are snap
ping up young ball players from the
minors unusually early this season.
Several purchases have been made al
ready. Not more than two years ago
scouting trips didn't even begin until
August.
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Clarksburg fans are deplorlng the
fact that Fairmont is not represented
in the Pawva league. They argue
that II the down river town had a
team in the circuit, interest would be
stimulated in the rivalry between that
town and this city.
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If ELAN keeps up the sensational
ball he has been playing. says the
Connellsvllle Courier, he win land in
a higher league next season. The
former Latrobe player is Johnny on
the spot at all times and it takes a
clean hit to get past his place.
They are getting up a Hans Wag-
ner day in Pittsburg at which time
the great Pirate shortstop win be
presented with a present purchased
by his admiring friends, who are SUBJ
scribing to dollar limit fund for
the purpose. The day is Thursday.
July 10.
Monte Cross will not leave Kansas
lily III TIE Llluulc Ol lIlN season. US
some reports would have it. He has
an astutely written contract, made
out by wise Connie Mack. Tebau
cannot squirm out of his contract
even il he desires. Cross is sick of his
job just the same.
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Charley stealey. purchased by.
Washington from Paris, ILL.,. to take
the place OF Jerry Freeman on first
base. is % years of age and nearly
C feet tall. He Is well up among the
leaders of his league in both batting
and fielding. He is also said TO COM
bine headwork with his other qualif-
cations.
Thomas Owens of the Wilmington
team has been on the black list be-
cause of jumping from the Brooklyn
National league team three years ago,
several appeals for reinstatement hav-
ing been refused. President Carpen-
ter was notified by August Herman
OF the national commission that
Owens has been reinstated, with the
condition that he cannot play in
leagues higher than class B.