The Connecticut labor press., 1920-03-27
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 STORIES Eppa Rixey of the Phils is being sought by several clubs. Fred Luderus will be seen at first base with the Phils when the season opens.
 Iris Speaker declares he's in the field for any trades, but can't find any one to do business with. Latest advices are that the anti sedition bill does not make it felony to call the umpire 'robber."
  "Give us a good left-hander and l we'll gallop." is how Cleveland fans figure the coming pennant race. It is reported that Ed Klepfer, lead ing American league pitcher in 1917, will retire from baseball this year.
 The Cards beat Chicago, Boston and New York to Pitcher Haines of Kansas City, American association star.
 Of the 15.OOo reserved seats at Red- land field, already there are but 1,500 left for the opening day. These are scattered.
  Ping Bodie may have to go back to the Pacific coast from which he was once before rescued. He'll go big out there again.
 5 George Stallings says he is through selling players. He is in the market to buy but isn't going good in that direction. Connie Mack will keep both Bur- rus' and Griffin, his first base candi- dates, regardless of the result of their battles for first base. Carl Shelby, pitcher, who was given a tryout last fall by Little Rock. has been given his unconditional re- lease Dy the 1TaVelerS. Rudolph Weber, southpaw pitcher, who has been playing semi-pro ball around Benton Harbor, Mich, has been signed by the Chicago Cubs. A memorial may be placed by the major league clubs at Cooperstown, N. r., where the first game of base ball is said to have been played, in 1887.
 Every club m the Pacific Coast league has made a bid to the New York Yankees for Pitcher Bill Piercy, but to all Manager Higgins has turned deaf ear.
 Leaping Daredevil" Dave Altizer, veteran baseball player, has decided to give the diamond game another trial. He will join the Millers at Min neapolis this spring.
 
 Big time gossip has it that Jimmy Callahan, formerly manager of the Chicago White Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates, is in the market to purchase major league club.
 Gene Robertson, St. Louis rookie, in signing. his 1920 contract the other day asked that clause be inserted in the document assuring that he would play at least once per week
 Fred Falkenberg is still in the game. The human string bean, as he was dubbed when he was in the majors, is now the property of the Oakland club of the Pacific Coast league.
 
 With Sherwood Magee on first base and Terry Turner at short, Joe Tin ker's Columbus A. A. team will have two of the oldest players in the busi- ness when the season opens, yet they are both good.
 The Michigan Ontario leaguers no doubt are expecting 8 large session as they have doubled the salaries of the president and secretary of the league and raised the umpires' salaries to $275 each monthly. Bob Dmslie, veteran baseball um- pire, is curling enthusiast in winter. Northwestern university will not have varsity baseball nine this year! George Gibson of the Pirates, Is the only new big league manager this year.
 Doctor Cariss has succeeded Roy Thomas as coach of Penn's baseball squad.
 Clarence Twombly, Lehigh univer- sity athlete, has been signed by the Chicago Nationals. Claude ('Lefty') Thomas, Seattle pitcher, has been sold to the St. Louis National league team. Charlie Ebbets has announced that he plans to give his ball players an | increase of 89 1-8 per cent. Kid Gleason appears to have his job as manager of the White Sox cinched for this year at least. =