The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-18
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Manager Ed Barrow Of the Red Sox
thinks O'Neill. the young Buffalo SEMI
pro catcher who had a trial in the In
ternational league last season, Is going
to he a wonder. He seems sure of a
regular berth with the Boston club.
Among ball players arriving from
France last week was Ray Bates, the
third basemsn of the Athletics, He
was in the artillery and saw some real
service. He expects to be out II In
a baseball uniform in a few days.
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Pitcher Slim Love, Of the Detroit
Tigers, won't be of much use to Jen-
nings for awhile. He is suffering from
a cracked elbow and has been sent to
a hospital for treatment. II may be
weeks before he can pitch in his turn,
Lee Foil Is much taken with the work
OF Harry Lunte on third base and says
the Indians are safe on that corner,
Gardner or nj Gardner, Critics with
the Indians at New Orleans are saying
Lunte fields like Bill Bradley used to
do.
Percy Haughton. ex-president Of the
Boston National league club, has an
nounced his retirement as football
coach, A few weeks ago he vas re-
ported as a holdout. Evidently his
terms were not agreeable to the Har-
ward athletic officials.
George Whitfield had his tonsils cut
out last week and as a result has beer
on the hospital list of the Phillies. Doug
Baird also has been out of practice
with a bad cold and altogether Mana
ger Jack Coombs has plenty to worry
him.
A crowd Of Red Sex players, having
a day off at Tampa, Went out into thC
trip, They got stuck on a sand bal
distance off shore and had t.
\ stay there five hours until the tide
came along and floated off.
Bobby Roth reported to Connie Mack
at Philadelphia on April i, signed his
contract and it was Immediately an.
named him captain Of the team, which
means that Bobby gets a bonus, OF
course.
Armando Marsans, one of the band
of Cuban baseball strikers. has asked
Manager Miller Higgins Of the Yam.
KEGS for an unconditional release, Mar
sans says he does not intend to re-
turn to the states to play ball. as the
pay offered is not worth 1t.
Pitcher Tiny Goodbred, r~ediseovered
by Manager Wilbert Robinson, is try
ing to pull something that will indi-
cate he can come back down In the
Florida training camp. He says he has
RnfA@san al At,1 Nrra V,t- 60 DwN,tA tt I'nA1A
Robhy is Withholding his opinion,
Evangelist Bill Sunday has been
working out with the Rec Sox In train
ing at Tampa The Boston players
don't mind, so long as Billy confines
his efforts to shagging flies, and they
get q lot of fun out Of the antics Of
the natives Of Tampa over Billy's ap-
peals to "hit the trail"
Odd joke; The Boston club, which
took Lena Blackburne from the Gin
cinnati Reds, don't know where In ell
to use Blackburne, while the Cincln-
natl club, which let him go. don't know
where in ell it Is going to get a man
to take his place. And they call that
system and efficiency!
President Charles II. Ebbets of the
Brooklyn Dodgers took such an interest
in the work OF his team that he con-
cluded to hit out a few for the play
ers. A ball glanced off his bat, cut
his lip and knocked out a couple OF
teeth. That's what a club president
gets for butting in:
The Giants practically, though not
Officially" abandoned Gainesville as
a training camp on April 3 and moved
over to Tampa, to start their series
with the Boston Red Sox, According
to all accounts. things were just fair
at Gainesville-and many Of the mem
hers OF McGraw's team pinned a bit for
old Marlin.
Word from France is that Grover
Alexander sailed on April 3 and is duo
to arrive in New York on April IA.
1t will take him a week or so tn get
his discharge n he expects to re-
port to the Cubs in time to he in uni
form for the opening game Of the Ma
tional league season. Alex back
On the good ship Rochambeau.
Report from the training camp Of the
Phillies at Charlotte Is that George
Whitfield has been named captain by
Manager Jack Coombs. Outfield cap
tains are rare, but Whitfield looks like
the livest member OF the team. AT
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Fred Luderus hardly rates high as a
field captain.
Lee Magee, holdout second baseman
OF the Cincinnati Reds, has been coach
ing the baseball team of Cincinnati
university. Meanwhile he took pains to
let Manager Pat Moran know he wa2
getting in playing condition by work
ing out with his collegtans, indicating
that Magce never had much thought
Of continuing his holding out for long
All the steel leagues are not dead
The Delaware river concern p re-
organized it's league with the Idea OIL
playing a regular schedule Of three
games a week, teams from six plants
taking part and Harry Davis. the vet
eran ball player, has been elected pres
ident Of the league, though he il moi
an employe Of the Delaware River com
pany.
"Reb' Russell, star hurler for tn,
Chicago White Sox, Ia developing a
spitball, and he has the second strInt
backstops diving daily after the wilC
breaks Of the new delivery. He is sale
to be In Grand shape.
WHITE S0X BEAT VOLS.
At Nashville R,HE
Chicago Americans .......,....5 2
Nashville (Sou. Association) 20 Z
Williams, Benz, S~hellenbeck ant
Schalk. Lynn; Decatur, Jonnard, Hell
frich and Street, Kohlbecker.
CARDS BEAT BROWNS.