The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-27
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SPORT NOIEO

lies is trying to land Dick Kerr from
the Milwaukee club Of the American
| Association. Last year kerrs box
work was the sensation Of that minor
! league. He was the iron man OF the
hurIers, taking part in twenty-eight
games and the total number OF innings
pitched was 207. He won seventeen
contests and was charged with only
seven defeats. His record is all the
more remarkable when it is consider
ed that he was pitching on second
division club. The outfit finished in
| fifth place with a record of winning
thirty-eight games and losing thirty
| four. Last summer when Kerr was
distinguishing himself by pitching
double-headers Pat Moran, then man
ager Of the Phillies, made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to bring the twirler
into the majors.
Connie Mack Of the Athletics will
experiment with a former second base
man of his this year. He has just
completed deal by which Roy Grow
err of the Seattle club again will play
with his team. Grover played 1879
games at second for the Athletics in
1917, hitting 2244 and fielding $50
Bob Geary. a pitcher who gave up
baseball for the army last year, also
has signed contract.
In connection with the booming of
tennis in this country there is move
ment on foot to bring Mile. Lenglen.
the young French player, here this
summer
Peck Griffin, one the former ma
tional double champions, now an Of
ficer of the A. E. F., writes from
France that Mile. Lenglen could give
Molla Bjurstedt half fifteen and beat
her. Capt r. N. Williams writes that
the French girl could allow Miss
Bjurstedt full fifteen and win from
the Morse star.
Since both Griffin and Williams
know Miss Bjurstedt's style and abil-
ity to a nicely, it is safe to say that
Mile. Lenglen is truly a remarkable
player, and would prove a sensation
here. 1t she comes it will have to be
through the generosity of followers of
the game, for she has not the means,
and the national association will not
establish , precedent and offer her
expenses.
Although he has passed his fortieth
milestone, Joe McGinnity is still pitch
ing-and pitching winning ball at
that
The once famous Iron Man" who
helped to win two National league
pennants and worlds championship
for John Joseph McGraw and the
Giants, is now member of the Van
couver club of the Pacific Coast In
ternational league.
McGinnity has lost most Of his
speed of former days, but his good
control and deceptive underhand ball
still enable him to fool the minor
league batters. The Iron Man" was
one of the leading pitchers in the
Pacific Coast International league
last season. He won nine games and
lost two for a percentage of .81S.
John Lobert, erstwhile Giant third
sacker and a popular figure in the
major leagues until an injury to his
knee forced him to retire, is back on
the job as coach of the baseball squad
at West Point, position he first
filled last season. Lobert was very
successful in that capacity in 1918
and turned out a fine team in spite
of the fact that the conditions which
obtained at West Point in the stirring
days of last summer were not condu
Give to an ideal setting for baseball
coach anxious to make good