The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-05
MAGEE IS PLACED ON OPTION WITH UTICA CLUB FOR THIS YEAR
LEAGUE MOGULS HAVE BEEN
 BUSY ACQUIRING STRENGTH
Numerous Changes That Have Been Taking Place Southern Unusual at This Time of Season-McCormck and Finn
 Lead in Acquisitions Every Team Suffers Change
Sy ASA RouNTREE. JR-

Turtles, and Ems, hailing from Provi- dence, are two others who have been sdded to the lineup of late. To make
 way for these, Mccormick has been forced t. disopse of Pitchers Fox and Lorenzen Infielder Gillespie and several others. Shortstop Balenti is on the sus- pended list, having suffered broken leg some time back.
 Not to be outdone, Mike Finn is also' keeping the fans of Memphis on the alert through his many alterations to the personnel of the Turtle team. Pitch- CTS Maury Kent and Buck O'Brien, both ex-big leaguers. have been recent ly signed, while Clothier and Burke. two outfielders have also been secured for tryouts. Ralph Works, another ma jor league castoff, who was free agent, was induced to don Memphis uniform a short while back. At the beginning of the six-cornered fight Pitcher "Ducky" Holmes was purchaseds from Newark in the International cir cult and Outfie1der Allison from the Chicago Cubs. Holmes went well for a time, but according to reports he is to receive the pink slip.
 Nashville has been strengthened by the addition of First Baseman Paulette and Catcher Gibson since the season was inaugurated, while Hudnall and Gilbert Price, a former Cracker, havs been coraled by Briscoe Lord
 Bill Schwartz was anxious to secure Pitcher Manning from the Browns, in-
 fielder Kraft from the Dodgers and Pitcher, Beck from the Braves, but he met with disappointment in each in- stance. However, he is still on the trail of new material
 Montgomery has been bolstered up with Outfielder Parker who supplanted Holt McDowell In right teld. McDowell was released several weeks before the acquisition of Parker, but Catcher Gribbens subbed in the right garden un- til the arrival of Parker. Pitcher Day Q GA. L. prospect, and Pitchers Me Leod and Wheatley afe two other newcomers in the Billiken camp.
 Benn, a pitcher from the American association, has been signed by Johnny Dobbs at New Orleans. Kissinger of the Crackers was also claimed.
 The acquisition of so much new ma terial at this time of the year is iN usual. Occasionally several new players make their appearance into the league toward the middle part of the season but the advent of new blood in such wholesale quantities is of rare occur , rance.
 An idea of the reaction that has taken place within the league may be appreciated with the release of such men as Catcher Reynolds, Pitcher Price and Infielder Lynch of Atlanta; Catcher Wallace, Outfielder Clark, Pitcher Grimes and Pitcher Gregory of Bir- mingham; Pitcher Lorenzen and In fielder Gillespie, Pitchers Fox and q Reisigl of Chattanooga; Pitcher Fritz. & Outfielder Clarke and Shortstop Tepe of Pitchers Styles. Evans, McIn- trye. Shortstop Knaupp and Outfielder Cochran of New Orleans Pitcher Elmer Steel, Outfelders Duggan and Seneff and Infielder Shanley of Memphig' 4, Catcher K1einow and Outfielder Md 1 Dowell of Montgomery.
 Pitcher Price was claimed by Mobiie and Infielder Shanley by Chattanooga.