The Lambertville record., 1912-05-17
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KID Elberfeld has been sold to Mil

waukee by the Washington club
Doc Johnson has been named as
captain of the New Orleans team.
Jack Nagle. a catcher farmed by ths
4 Maps TO New Orleans. has been sol,
to New Haven.
Arthur Fletcher, Larry Doyle ant
Chief Meyers are Giants lucky enough
to get three-year contracts.
Don't worry; 1t won't be long befor,
the Cincinnati fans will be saying tha
Hank O'Day is good umpire.
Rube Hildebrand of the Cincinnati
Reds has been sent back to the Mon
tana team from which he came.
Shotten. the Browns outhelder, seems
TO be n much improved player this
season. and he was coming fast last
year,
Wild Conroy has been shifted to the
outileld by Manager Camel. 1t isn't
new position for Connie, by any
means.
Manager Davis of the Clevelands let
Fisher 30 to the Highlanders because
his young catcher. O'Neill, looks IKE
n wonder.
John M. Ward, president of the Bos-
ton National league team, has retired
from the competitive field as an anna.
teur golfer
Pitchers Baker and Reis, Outflelder
Glihooley. and Third Baseman Scott
have been sold to Erie by the st.
Louis Nationals.
Hugh Jennings Is as frisky as ever
on the coaching lines. Auto accidents
cannot shatter nor train wrecks stale
his infinite variety.
Pitcher Radabaugh, Cardinal last
fall and shipped to the Montgomery
Southern association team this spring
Is pitching great ball.
Theodore Breitenstein, veteran
soutbpaw pitcher. has been released
by New Orleans 30 he could sign az
Southern league umpire.
Manager Frank has sent Pitchers
Calm, Frost and Cheney and Outfleld.
ers Dawson and Nickel to the New
Orleans team OF the Cotton States
league.
Joe Agler. first baseman. has been
released by the Cubs TO Jersey City.
and Pitcher Pierce, obtained by waiver
from the Giants. has reported to
| Chance.
Ty Cobb started playing ball wher
he was thirteen years old. This is al
awful blow to those people who are
continually declaring 13 Is an unlucky
number.
Berghammer secured by Blrmlng
ham from the White Sox. has not All
ed the bill and is ON the market again
Marcan and Jimmy Wall are also
slated for release.
my thinking apparatus IS as good
as ever" says Wild Bin Donovan, the
Tigers veteran pitcher. which means
that I'll pitch winning ball again My
arm is strong. but my head Is of great
value"
First Baseman Agler, who was re-
leased by the Cubs to the Jersey City
team, was rated as the best first sack.
er of the International league last
season, while a member of the New.
ark team.
Cincinnati has a pitcher named Bag.
by who can pitch with either arm
Frank Bancroft says that II the young
man can pitch as well with one arm
as he can with both arms together he
would be wonder.
with Outlaw Tom Hackett relnstat.
ed and Gus Fisher taken by the wal
yer route from Cleveland the High
landers now have six catchers besides
ed Sweeney as possible
Attendance figures have been leap
ing up on the Pacific coast. The first
seven games between San Francisco
and Oakland In the Pacific Coast
league drew $4,000 paid admissions.
Headline in Baltimore paper
reads: ALLEN Russell. brother OF
Lefty Russell. goes to New York"
This New York happens to be York.
Pa. Quite difference between the
two cities.