The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-25
opened these two we're looked on as

opened these two were looked on as
star pitchers.
The injury to Hack Miller not only
was q blow to Oakland, but to the
whole Coast league, comments q Los
Angeles scribe. Miller, he goes on to
say, was one Of the big drawing cards
Of the circuit because of his splendid
hittin. On that basis the league would
have to close up If anything hap
pened to Earl Sheely.
The Vernon club has prospered SO
this season that there Is talk of 1t
building a new ball park In some other
section Of Los Angeles than savory
Vernon, where it can play all its home
games. 1t is reported that a site has
been selected tentatively nc that T.
Is pretty sure the park will be built
before the opening of the 1920 season,
Talking about comebacks, there's
Tom Seaton, who pitched a neat one
hit game on June 5 for San Francisco
against the Angels. II was the second
game of the regular Sunday bill and
evened up somewhat for the one-sided
game the Seals had lost in the morn
ing. The only hit off Seaton was a
scratch by Kenworthy in the fifth in
ming,
Having secured the valuable services
OF Al Wiekland for his putfield. Mana
ger Miller Higgins of the Yankees has
released outfielder Bill Lamar to the
Red Cox at the waiver price. One deal
looks as good as the other.
One Of the surprising things of the
season Is the way the Philadelphia @
ln.f, anaA as "a RA0 thA Athlnft,5
lose. The support has been such as
| to lead to the opinion that II the AS
could win more consistently, baseball
| would come back In Philadelphia,
Kid Gleason IL quoted as saying that
| Eddie Cieotte has everything that q
pitcher should have. Other clubs will
| agree and add that he also has some
thing that no pitcher should be allowed
10 have. But what II IL remains a dark
secret, And yet, II II Is so mysteri-
Gus, why IL 1t that players leaving the
| White Sox for other clubs don't tip II
off and make the Information general
Connie Mack trade Off Bobby Roth
Then where would the Athletics be9 The
game won by the AS, On June 3, hi
bat won a game from Cleveland, OF
June 10 he beat the Browns when liz
tripled with the bases full. And Sc
on and so on. Roth certainly Is a baC
actor under the Mackian system Of
handling them-bad for the opposinl
teams.
Miller Higgins, manager of the New
York Yankees, has claimed Pitcher WI
lie Mitchell from Detroit on waivers
not waiting for Willie 10 be sent I'd
minor league club, from WHICH he coul'
get him for a knockdown price, as II
the case OF Al Wickland. outfielder
who was waived out, then sen to 81
Paul by Boston. and purchased iron
the st. Paul club by the economics
Higgins.
The tenure Of the New York Yankee
In first place was brief. The Brown
knocked them out by handing them
| to 0 beating on Jun Is, before
big crowd at the Polo grounds. II wa
lanother hard luck lose for Jack QuinT
After losing one game by a wild pitc
he lost this one by hitting a hattel
that mishap being followed by q three
base hit that scored the only run q
the game,
Sammy Crane, now with indianapolis
put in a claim with the National Com
& mission for railroad fare alleged to h
!, due him from the Atlanta club, TIL
. commission awarded the claim and IL
strueted Atlanta 10 pay through II
!; secretary OF the commission by checl
n Doubtless this will be taken as MOI
S evidence of the tyranny of the N. (
toward the minor-