New Britain herald., 1915-12-24

1 Hank Ramsey.
 Ed Barrow. president of the Inter
 national league, insisted all along that
 he knew nothing about peace ar l engagements. Barrow saw Ban Johnson 1 in Cleveland last week, but he al- l lowed many to think he wanted the l Cleveland club. The fact is Barrow is one of the wisest men in baseball and for the simple reason that he pre- fers to keep his tongue silent and so appear green.
 Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers says if his club could secure a good experienced shortstop, there would be nothing to it but the Su pcrbas next season.
 Tho Boston Braves are cutting
 down their roster. having released
 Catcher Frank Brugey, the former
 Lawrence player, to the Binghamton
 club of the New York State league
 and Fletcher Lowe. the former Dart
 mouth star, to the Montreal Royals
 under an option agreement.
 The greatest "iron man" record
 complied in baseball in years was
 made by minor leaguerer during the
 1915 season. This record goes to John-
 ny (Mutt) Williams of the Minnea- polls American association club, who pitched Al innings, including thirty two full games and parts of thirty two others. He was on the mound in sixty-four games and finished with twenty-nine victories and sixteen de- feats, allowing only 253 runs per game. Any pitcher who can do this is wonder, and the Detroit Tigers, who landed him. have most prom ising youngster.
 Tho Wichita Western league club has closed a deal with the Chicago White Sox to play exhibition games in Wichita, April 4 and 5.
 Reports from the West state that Davey Bancroft, the brilliant short stop cV the Phillies, returned to his home in Sioux City suffering from a nervous breakdown, and has not fully regained his health. A hunting trip into the North woods enabled him to pick up some of his weight he lost in the closing stages of the 1914 race.
 
 have signed twenty-two pitchers for next season. Sixteen of them stand over feet in their stocking feet. The tallest of the lot is Slim Love, a southpaw, who. was drafted from the Los Angeles club of the Pacific coast l eague. Love stands 6 feet 1-c in ches, and is even taller than Carl ! Wellman, the portside finger of the St. Louis Browns. The smallest pitch sr is Ensign Gottrell, the southpaw. vho started with the Yankees last eason, but was later loaned to the Richmond club.
 The White SoX have booked dates 'or exhibition games with the Moline 1 club of the Three-I league on their way home from their training camp 1 Ut Mineral Wells. Yankees, was the busy man in base ball last season. The pitchers he sign ed for next season come from all l parts of the country and even from 1 across the Canadian border. He cer- Iainly earned, his salary and if Man 1 ager Bill Donovan picks out a couple 1 of wonders from his flock of hurler< 1t will be a high praise for Kelly.
 Buddy Ryan, former Cleveland | outfie1der, who was once a sensation on the Pacific Coast, is a proprietor of cocktail chateau in Salt Lake City and says he will not play ball next year.
 Connie MacI manager of the Phil adelphia Athletics says that Frank Baker, third baseman of his team. will be sold to the highest bidder nt r the American league meeting this week.
 A son has been born to Stanley Coveleskie, star pitcher of the Port land Beavers who will receive a trial with the Cleveland Indians next sea- son. He is a brother of the Detroit Tiger southpaw.
 Carl Zamlock, ex-Detroit pitcher ex- Coaster and ex-Western leaguer. has received an offer from the Los An seles Coast league club to sign con- tract to pitch for Jimrf Callahan's club next season. When the Western league opened last season, ZamIock was with Denver. his old club. He threw his arm out early in the spring. SO he couldn't heave ball twenty Feet and was forced to quit, but now he says everything is O. K., and is ready to go into the box and pitch as good as ever.
 Ham Patterson. manager of the vermont Pacific Coast league club. and Rowdy Elliott of Oakland are both said to be angling for the ser vices of Elliott Dent, the former New Haven pitcher. who is said to have signed with the Chattanooga