The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-07-17
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! Two or three of the National league
teams are in need of first-class CATCH
erS.
| Pitcher Eddie Gerner OF Tie Cincin-
natl Reds, has ju.ped the club for in
| dependent ball.
| Aaron Ward is a jewel. He has
been fielding brilliantly and his batting
has been immense.
A new umpire in the Three-I league
s Bill burnside who halls from Port
land, Ore, originally.
Nicholson is the only member of the
Pittsburgh Pirates travelling in the Sc
Iect circle Of heavy swatters.
The Boston Red Sox have a new
pitching prospect named Kenneth IIol-
lday, who halls from PaWtucket.
The Cleveland club has released
Otis Lambeth to Akron and turned
Tim Murchison over to New Orleans
Tim Hendryx. former Louisville
slugger. is upholding his reputation as
a hitter by leading the Red SoX i'll bat
ting.
Since joining the Brooklyn team
Pitcher Rube Marquard has defeated
his former teammates, the Giants, IL
times in II starts.
Brooklyn has a fine string of pitch.
ers and all of the other clubs are try
ing to get Robbie TO let go of one or
two of his twirlers.
Al Schacht. who was considered q
sort of joke proposition for several
, wears, seems to have finally convinced
people he can pitch.
Looks as though the Cards were
! right in refusing that bag of gold for
I Roger Hornsby. The infielder is top
ping the older circuit.
Walter Holkes Al putouts In the
{ Brave Brooklyn 26-inning tie game
3 shows that the Boston first baseman
was a busy performer.
After watching Babe Ruth in ac-
ton, Kid Gleason of the Sox thinks
Gathering Babe will better his last
years home run mark of %.
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Manager Bill McCorry of the Albany
: team sets the pace for his players at
bat. He has been slamming the ball
y for an average way above 300.
Jimmy Mclaughlin, infelder, has
been shipped back to the st. Louis
=. Cardinals by the Peoria club. HH
a felded all right, but failed to hit.
n. The Giants sorely miss the fine hit
a ting of Frank Frisch. He was leading
his teammates with batting mark
of 1864 when stricken with appended
it's.
Bert Gallia, who now goes to the
Philies by the waiver route has been
In the majors for seven years. He
first broke in with Washington in
1913.
Before the season opened Joe Jack
n son of the White Sox said he intended
II TO lead the league in batting this year,
\ and Joseph Is certainly trying to make
d good.
= Dode Paskert Is the Oldest active
Outfielder in the major leagues, belng
thirty-seven years of age, but he goes
along with all the vim and agility OF
youth.
Iris Speaker, the Cleveland man.
10 ager, has made a great comeback with
the stick this season. Last season
oe was an off year in hitting for the In.
- dams pilot.
III No other club in the majors has a
IA better ground covering set of outfield-
III ers than Washington. Milan, Rice
}" and Roth are all unusually fast on
a. their feet.
d. George Gray, the Chicago youth sent
TO Little Rock by Harry Arnold. for
mer umpire and shipped to Henryetta
without a trinl by Kid Elberfeld, Is
,. making good.
Waited Schmidt being on the job, the
Pittsfield team has been using Colonel
tLo no fnrmp r
New York pitcher is complmented
highly on his work.
By a coincidence 1t was Joe Oescgher
who pitched for the Phiilies in the ~
inning. 9-9-run tie between the Phil
1 lies and Brooklyn in 1919 In that
4 game he was opposed by Grimes.
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