The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-08
White Sox Patriot-PIayer, Whose Regret He Has German Name, Will Stick To Army.

Alfred won EEolnitz of the White SoX will not return to baseball this season The major leaguer enlisted III the army as private at the close or last season, and although he was never sent overseas he proved to be a valuable asset to Uncle Sam. acting as flying instructor at Camp Cor don, Georgia. When the arnistica was signed he was a major and was recently retired as a brevet ueuten- ant-colonel He is at present at his nome in Charleston, S. C.. and will shortly move to Pennsylvania, whera ne VIII be put in charge of his fath-. CTS business interests. Kid Gleason. manager of the White Sox, has made an unsuccessful attempt to lure the player back to the diamond.
 Sill Klem. the veteran National League umpire, has unanimously Deeh elected president of the newly organized YonIers Baseball Ixeag1Ie Ihe new organization is composed of SIX clubs in Yonkers. They will play their games on Sunday afternoons These will be participated in by local players only. It is planned to start the season about the last week in April. klem's appointment in a way Is only an honorary one, for his hi- league duties will keep him busy most of the summer. He has pronfs-- ed however, to give the new Ieag11e. every assistance possible to make it a success.
 Pick. the Cubs infielder. is making kilduff and Deal hustle to remain as regulars on second and third base re- spectively. Connie Mack turned Pick loose two years ago
 Pat Moran of the Reds intends to experiment with Clyde Davidson, & former Brown University man. at shortstop. Davidson was a member of the Athletics last year but. re- cetving little or no chance to play regularly, he obtained his release from Connie Mack
 This Is the time of year when un~. known youngsters with the big league teams down South are touted as won ders. Because some rookie hits a dew drop over a short centrefeld fence he is hailed as another star hitter.' It's the same old story every year.
 Hans Wagner will sit in the Pitts burgh Stadium this year and root for his old team, the Pirates. He has re- tired from the game for all the time.
 Ray Fisher. veteran pitcher re- leased by the aYnkees recently to the Reds is anxious to prove that he still has some good pitching in his sys- tenn.
 Connie Mack's regular Athletics. outside of the pitchers box, will be Burns, Grover. Thomas. and Dugan. infielders; Walker. Roth and Witt. CutfeIders; Perkins and McAvoy, catchers. Bates and Kopp will be fitted into the machine later on.
 In order to obtain Pratt, Leonard. Shore and Duffy Lewis, the Yankees trader ShocEer, Nunamaker, Hendryx, Gedeon. MaiseI and Culop to the Browns together with Walters, Cald- well. Love and GiIhooley to the Red Sox. It is also said that $25,O0o in cash was needed to swing the two deals Plank, who was caught in the Pratt transa ction, never reported to Manager IIuggins.
 Hartford would like to see Roy Grimes back at shortstop the coming season. The lanky in1elder who proved to be the leading extra-base hitter in the circuit last season, was easily the speediest shortstop seen in Hartford since the days of Bill Nor lev in 1913 He made a hit with the patrons of the game. He is an ideal man for the "clean up" post.
 +o their own satisfaction is it possible to dismiss them. and with them all worry. when they climb behind the. wheel for the long grind for 500 miles ,,5 -arba0s victory