Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-28
Baseball Notes

Art Nehf and Rube Benton are two
new papas on the Giants.
Ivan Olson. the Brooklyn shortstop,
Is playing his tenth season in the ma
jor leagues.
OF course Babe Ruth is receiving
the lions share of the praise of the
Yankees success.
Pitcher Harry Donovan. who start
ed the season with Akron, was recent
ly turned over to Syracuse.
Larry NAP" Lajoie Is making too
much money selling auto tires to re-
turn to baseball as % manager.
Bunny Hearn made four soutlpaws
on the Toronto pitching staff, so 1t
was decided Quinn would have 20 90.
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Pitcher Guy Richard, Cornell uni
versity recruit, has Joined the Reds.
They Immediately christened him
"Tex."
Outfielder Curtis Walker of the Au-
gnsta South Atlantic league club, has
been sold to the New York Giants for
$1,000.
The st. Louis Browns have pur-
chased Catcher John Heaving from
the Battle Creek club of the Mint
league.
Clark Griffith ut last has the fast
and hitting outiield he has longcd for
and then other parts of his team
fail him.
Grover Alexander Is one pitcher the
Brooklyn Dodgers have II In for rs
Grover has beaten them three times
this season.
Eayrs, pitcher who has been SUBJ
bling as an Outfeldcr for the Boston
Braves, is one of the few 300 National
league httcrs.
Buzz Murphy, the outfielder who
performed for q while with the Griffs
last season, has jumped the Mime
apolls Milers.
John McGrnw and his rushing New
| York Giants have been making quite
hole in the pcnnant hopes of the
Champion Reds.
Tommy Long was the second Louis
Vile pitcher To pitch n nO.hit game
this season, Ernie KOOb already hay-
, ing turned In one.
Big Tim AIurchisOn Is pitching
some great ball In the outlaw leagues
Of Mississippi, iris Speaker would
like TO have Tim back.
Infelder Douglas Bard has been
added to the New York team. Brook
Ign asked waivers on the player and
McGraw refused To waive.
Catcher Earl Delaney may be on
his way up again. The Danville Pied
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son of the Virginia league.
The Vernon Tigers are dOped to re-
peat In the Pacific Coast League. The
Seals and the Bees are the clubs which
they'll have to beat to cop.
, Yale will try u new thing In train
, ing its baseball squad next spring.
Coach Lauder will train the Ellis In
the South during Easter vacation.
, The names of Barney Oldheld and
, Frank Chance are being mentioned
in connection with n possible trans.
fer of stock in the Los Angeles bail
club.
: Squire Ebbets accompanies the SUI
perbnS on all trips. Before each game
he makes Il short speech to them in
p the clubhouse. 1t works magic on the
= players.
Whenever Jack Coifey decides It Is
time for the Des Mones club ~ win n
I bah game he calls upon Ted Oden-
- wald the eighteen-year-Ol left-hand.
5 ed phenOm.
Clark Griffith has been buying M
q some minor league ball players, but
I some of them stick out like bearcats.
t Maybe he's on the wrong end of Da-
!. vid Harum deal.
l Frank Isbell has a rare player In
V Catcher "Yamyam" Yaryan. lie Is
leading the Western league In home
Il runs, besides being n catcher of the
Steve ONeill type.
: The Chicago Cubs have bought
J. Pitcher Perry Jones from the East.
! land club of the West Texas league
Il He is to report at the close of the
West Texas season.
= Charlie Jameson, the yOungster
Il who has been keeping veteran Jack
n Graney on the bench most of the sea
y sou, covers us much ground as Speak.
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