Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-23
BASEBALL BRIEFS


yeai.
Rube Waddell was helping repair
levees at Hickman, KY, az part OF bis
training work
Manager James Gray of the Lowell
team will give Pop Rising chance
to come back
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William (Ducky) Holmes has agreeu
to manage the Nebraska City team
this season.
Catcher Vandergrift, who Was with
Troy last year, has signed a contract
with Binghamton.
Earl tNeQuiIlan, recruit pitcher, has
been turned over to Burlington by IKE
s. Louis Browns
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Hiawatha, Kan, has taken the tran
chise in the " INK. league, former
ly held by CIarinda, Iowa.
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President Ward OF the Boston Ma
| tionals talks Of taking his team te
Bermuda to train next spring
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Howard Campbell, the University OF
Michigan pitcher, has signed to play
with Omaha this year.
Spokane has bought Infielder Davis
frnno Gov .Ep1nniann H. Ia -
ster who halls from Auburn, N. Y.
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The Athletic infielders are going to
wear leather sringuards this year, it's
said-and block Ty Cob on the bases.
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Kansas City has bought Everett
Hornsby from Houston, where he has
years.
President Leo Meyer Of the Oklaho-
ma State league has signed Bill Setley
as chief Of his staff OF umpires.
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A fine goes for any Chicago Cub
pitcher who smokes a cigarette. ac-
cording to late order by Manager
Chance.
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The veteran, Pat Crisham. released
by Lawrence, will likely be with
Erockton. He still las some baseball
left in him.
The Macon team has furnished man
ayers for four Of the six teams that
will make up the South Atlantic
league this season.
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Lynn, Brockton, Fall River, Haver-
hill and New Bedford Of the New Eng
land league will have new managers
this year.
OutfieIder Owen Mclean Of the
Keokuk team Is brother OF Paul Me-
loan, formerly OF the American league
and now with Toledo.
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Manager Mike Finn OF the Mobile
club has turned Outfielder Becker
back to the Charlestown club of the
Mountain States league,
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A strenuous baseball season ought
to be mere picnic for Hughey Jen.
nings after his experience in auto
smashups and railroad wrecks.
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Brockton. Mass, has purchased
Pitcher Ed Kinsella from the Denver
Western league club. Kinsella has
been Ill this spring with malaria.
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The withdrawal OF Cedar Rapids
from the proposed Mississippi Valley
league probably means the end Of
p ans to organize that circuit.
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Slow Joe Doyle, who was with Bing-
in the New York State league
last season, will play with Lincoln in
the Western this year
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Bowman Geyer. an outfielder signed |
with the Connellsville team OF the |
Ohio-Pennsylvania league, is a broth
er Of Pitcher Geyer Of the St. Louis !
Cardinals.
OF course, Ty Cobb hasn't gone |
back any, but just the same he has !
lone nothing startling since he joined !
The Tigers at New Orleans.
Pitcher Ben Harris of the Denver |
,eam, from whom much is expected |
his year. has been seriously Ill with |
malaria and may eb late in making
MS start,
Pitcher Dutch Revelle travels a IA
niliar road when he goes back to the
Virginia league. He will be with Lou
Castro's Portsmouth team this season.
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Manager McGraw gave Outfielder
Bill Luby ais unconditional release.
Iuby could hit but he was slow. He
will likely land again in the Connect
ut league.
Ty Cobb, Nap Rucker, Eddie Cicotte
Ind Clyde Engle played on the same
cam In Augusta, Ga one season, and
he club finished fifth in a six-club
eague.
JOINT KNOW THEY
HAVE ApPENOlc)Tl9I