The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-22
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Pitcher Harry Coveleskie, recently re-
leased by Detroit, is back in the South
ern lea que, the Chattanooga club haV-
ing signed him. The Giant Killer may
fool them by coming back In a warmer
climate.
Brooklyn has signed an infieldel
named Brazil. Pittsburgh will shortly
sign Pitcher Chile; the Giants are after
Catcher Ecuador, and the Reds will
probably engage the famous battery OF
Paraguay and Uruguay.
Theodore Jordan finally has been de-
tached from the Chicago White SoX
list, announcement being made of his
sale to Minneapolis. Jordan has been w
and down with the White SoX for three
or four years,
President Ban johnson will retain
the American league staff of unpires
and Ollie Chill may be the new man to
succeed the late silk O'Loughlin
though the appointment has not beer
officially announced,
The high cost of uniforms is another
thing baseball clubs have to figure or
this season, Uniforms that used to cost
from $40 to $l5 now cost $50 to $25
And everything else needed to equip q
club has gone up in proportion.
Rollo Zeider last week decided to pass
up chances for riches at Auburn, Ind,
running a garbage reduction plant anc
also the chance of being a minor league
magnate, and signed a contract to con
tinue with the Chicago Cubs,
Connie Mack has Baker back on hi
Athletics. He Is Joe Baker, a Nounl
southpaw picked up for trial from thu
late Blue Ridge league, He is just on
of the army and saw a lot OF servic,
in France, coming through unscratched
Report from Brooklyn has it tina
waivers were asked on Catcher Macl
Wheat and that he probably will liant
with some minor league club soon
! Miller, Kruger and Jack Snyder vii
make up the Brooklyn catching stat
this season,
Pitcher Walter Kinney, who goes t.
the Philadelphia Athletics from tn
| Boston Red Sox, is working out witt
the Dallas players at Dallas and wi
be in advanced condition when here
ports to Connie Mack at the Philadel
phia training camp.
Catcher Bill Killifer went ahead o
! the Chicago Cubs to California, He lief
for the coast district on March IL, In
tending to spend a week or 10 day
visiting relatives out there, includin
his brother, Wade, manager of the Lo
Angeles team.
sad news for the Detroit club. Jim
my Cooney, procured from the Bosto
Red SoX to safeguard against Owe
| Bush's retirement, has decided to sta
in the army, He is a lieutenant and re
Gently volunteered for special duty tina
will keep him in service a year, &C
cording to reports from his home
Rhode Island,
The management OF the st. Loui
Browns last week transferred lnfielde
Ernie Johnson to the Salt Lake Coas
league club. Though all major leagu
clubs waived on Johnson, he insiste
the Browns should pay him r salar
OF above $4,000 a year, In the Pacifl
Coast league the top price for player
is about $500 a month,
Walter Johnson was one of the frs
Of the Washington players to repor
for training. johnson has been bus
all winter aat the only news that ha
come out concerning him since the sea
son closed vas hat he had a sever
case OF flu last fan, Since then h
has entirely recovered his health,
T, L. Auten, one time Il e-presider
Of the Pittsburgh National league clul
died recently at Pasadena, Cal NJ,
Auten was connected with the clu
previous 10 1899, when w, w. KeI
was president. and before Barney Drey
fuss negotiated the purchase Of tn
Pirates.
The Boston National league club ha
disposed of Second BaSeman Fddi
Fitzpatrick to the st, Paul associatio
! club and Pitcher Hugh Canavan to I'll
Memphis Southern league club.