Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-05-29

OHOE DEAlE
STORIES
Young men who can play baseball
are wanted I'm the marines.
Bill Kincfcr continues TO turn back
the would-be base stealcrs.
Manager George Stallngs shipped
outheldcr Dixie Carroll back to Mem
phiS.
Ball players no longer jump 10 out
law leagues. They jump into overuns
at $40 al hour.
Young Dick LOTUS, released 10y Gin
cinnati To Evansville, says he Will be
back in the big show.
Boston has limited Sunday hali
games to 8 p. m. probably rs pro-
lection for Sunday night beans.
Young Ben Allen, the Mint league
recruit. seems to be doing pretty we'll
as third baseman for Mobile.
John DOhbs has versatile team Of
PelicanS. No less than six of them
can play more than one position.
Portland holds the record for open
ing day crowds in the Coast league
with a paid attendance of 1G,12G,
Whitley HenSling will be field man
ager and captain of the Okmulgee
team of the Western association.
Jimmy McAuley and Beals Becker
are in partnership in running hill
lizard and pool room at LemOore, Cal.
Manager Robinson of the Brooklyn
team has sent Pitcher Paul Schneider
TO Lakeland of the Florida league.
Little Charley Fulton Is a valuable
pitcher to have around. He pitched
shutout for Mobile the opening day.
Manuel Cueto is in bad with the
Seattle management through lis re-
fusal to answer letters or kilograms.
Johnny Mccarthy, purchased from
Columbus, has given the birmingham
club final notice that he will not re-
port.
Arthur Devlin, coaching Fordham
college, is said to have a wonderful
young pitcher in lad named Gull
lotion.
Bert Coy has come back to baseball
and signed to play the Outfield for
the Wichita club of the Western
league.
The veteran William Ducky)
Holmes will own and manage an In
dependent team at BrOwnville, Neb.,
this season.
Gleason is more confident than
ever that the club that beats out the
White Sox will win the American
league pennant.
Pitcher VIM NCyes, late Of the
Athletics and White SOX, has cast
his lot with one of the clubs in the
Idaho outlaw league.
Charley Deal takes things so easy
no matter how hard the chance, 1t
looks as though he never makes any
difficult fielding plays.
Pittsburgh is supposed TO be the
dark horse in the National league
race. Quite natural. Look at the
town they come from.
Connie Mack is described as deeply
thoughtful, but not discOnsOlate. His
youngsters have not, it is admitted,
come as fast as he hoped for.
Otto Koepping, second baseman of
the Moline Three-I league team. has
quit organized ball and joined an in
dependent crew in Sterling, Neb.
Bill Hinchman and Manager Gibson
occupy the spotlight when the Pirates
are at bat. They station themselves
at first and third base respectively.
Three regulars of the st. Louis Car
linals were formerly In the American
league. ShOtton was with the Browns
and Senators; LAWN with Mackmen,
Browns and Senators, and Fourner
with the White Sox and Yankees.
The veteran Neal Ball will play with
the New Haven Eastern league team
this season and act as assistant ana
field captain for Manager Chief Ben
der.
Hunter Hill as manager of the Gal
weston team will make the umpires
grieve, says one critic, but it will
mean more life in baseball for Gal
weston.
After seeing Carlisle Smith perform
Mt third base for Vernon in the series