The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-04
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the race with lineup which will
check up almost to man with the
one used by the Browns at the close
of last season. The main change will
be in the catching department. Leslie
Nunamaker is now with the Indians
and Josh Billings and Mayer will d.
vide the catching with Hank SEVERED.
Mayer was purchased from the Red
SoX The Browns got Josh for Nuna-
maker.
Burke will depend upon Sotheron
and Shocker for his mainstays in the
pitching department. koob is expect
ed to prove a strong southpaw addi-
! ton. Included in the mound staff are
Dave Dayenport--he of the large feet
| -Lowdermilk, Gallia, Houck, Wright
and Rogers. Lefty Leifeld will be back
| but is expected to act mainly as coach
of the other hurlers.
! George Casazza, a southpaW hurler
who gained fame in the east by his
/ remarkable work with the ST. John S
| Prep team for the last three years, has
| signed contract with the Philade!-
| phia National league club and will be
given a thorough tryout by Jack COON
BIS in the spring. Casazza is an all
around athlete, is six feet tall and
| tips the beam at 175 pounds; he is
only twenty-one years old. CoomDs
discovered the youngster last summer
when Casazza made a practice of
working out every day at Ebbets field.
The Brooklyn boy was one of the first
to whom a contract was sent by the
Philadelphia club after Coombs had
assumed command in the Quaker city.
Nevada is regarded as a possible
battle ground for the Willard-Dempsey
i fight because of the favorable action
by the Nevada senate in passing an
amendment to the anti-prize fighting
law to permit twenty-five round box
ing contests to decision. The senate
PASSED the measure by vote of 10
to B. And it went to the house. The
assembly has already voted in favor
of the bill. In its original form the
bill provided for boxing matches Of
! Twenty-Five rounds to a decision. This
later was amended in the senate to
prevent contests between white men
and negroes.
Unofficial advices declare that Gov
ernor Boyle is in favor of restoring
boxing in Nevada and it is said that
his signature will be affixed as soon
! as HIldl dCllOu ID tdhSii III liiC otdeS
( legislature.
! If no unforeseen opposition develops
1t is probable now that the Willard
! Dempsey match will be held in the
sage brush state. Richard promoted
the Gans-Nelson fight in Goldfeld,
| placing that mining community on the
map. He also promoted the Johnson
Jeffries fight, at Reno, in which the
black man tumbled Champion Jeffries
in fifteen rounds. With practically all
other fields barred, Richard will prob
ably select this spot
Playing first with the Boston Red
Sox and then with the Cleveland In
dams has been the experience of q
number of ball players during the past
few years, and the report that Fee
Foil is to add Heinie Wagner to his
team as coach and may add another
name to the list Fred Coumbe was
the first player to join Cleveland after
playing in Boston, and then Iris
Speaker was added to the Cleveland
roster. During Speakers first year
with the Indians Marty McHale joined
the club. Joe Wood Joined the Foil
forces in 1917 and Chef Thomas be-
came a member of the team last year.
A few days ago Leslie Nunnamaker.
former Red Sox player, was obtained
by Foil in trade for Billings. If
! Wagner is signed he will be the sew
enth EXPLOSION player to join the Gle
veland club within few years.
Chances for another pennant for
Chicago's Cubs were boosted many