Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-08-14
DIAMOND
NOTES

lne plHntS.
Babe Ruth, the colossal bambno, re-
grets that lie has only one home to
run to.
Milwaukee Is still losing them
through injuries. The latest is Johnny
Mostil, who was severely spiked.
Earl Dunckel, first baseman of the
Flint team. has deserted to play ball
with an industrial team ut Alma, Mich.
One of the real marvels of the West
ern league Is the st. Joseph team UNI
der the management of Johnny
kelleher.
Ed Hook, an outfelder from an in
dependent team ut Portsmouth, o., has
been taken on by the st. Louis Car.
dinals for trial.
Within n few days of each other
Christy Mathewson and MOrdecai
Brown, great pitching rivals OF olden
days, quit baseball.
Eddie Brown, who made his reputa-
ton as an outfielder for the Syracuse
university ball club, has been signed
by tie New York Yankees for "A trial.
Mike Kircher, who pitched the Rich
mond team into the lead In the first
half Of the Virginia league season, has
been sold to the st. Louis Cardinals.
the purchase from the Ranger club Of
the West Texas league of a right
handed pitcher named Chester Boyer.
George Washington Grant has sign.
ed for his Braves Gladu, Holy Cross
outfelder, and has turned him over
to New Haven for the rest of the sea-
son.
At the end of the Texas league sea-
son, in return for players sent San
Antonio by John McGraw, Claude Dav-
export will be turned over to the New
York Giants.
Burheld. a rlght-handed pitcher sent
by the New York Nationals to Roches-
ter earlier In the season, Mas been
transferred to the Waterbury team Of
the Eastern.
Still the Smiths come. The Boston
| Red SoX have signed catcher named
Paddy Smith, who has been playing
ball In New York with JEFF Tesreau's
independent team.
With the release of Ted Easterly by
Beaumont, "fOr the good of the game
| BreauX has been transformed into a
catcher for the Exporters and is max
ing a good job Of 1t.
Louis Ziegler, shOrtstop who has
| made good In Cincinnati amateur base
ball. has been signed by tire Reds and
| turned over to Springfield of the East
ern league for education.
|
for Pittsburgh and in various minor
leagues, after ten years or more as
coach for the baseball teams of SYRIA
cuse university, has resigned.
|
Pat Moran for the Giants next sea
son! A Cincinnati oracle has rea,
the crystal and sees an offer coming
from Stoneham to the noted Red pilot
Stranger things have happened.
Charley Schmidt, the old Pittsburgh
catcher, has worked in over 1000 pro
fesslonal bali games since his base
ball career began. He Is still in thu
harness for the Fort Smith (Ark.
club.
| London (Ont.) fans think Walter Sha.
Is bound to have another chance Eighe
up. lie has been playing great field
ing game for London and is one o.
the teams hardest and most timel.
hitters.
Leave 1t to Texas. Jim Vaughn
who pitched the second One-hit gam,
of the year, comes from that spacious
state, and so does Rip Collins, whit
pitched the first one-hit game of tn
year.
The pitchers are having their trou
bles in the big leagues. The way tn
batsmen have been treating them Is
shame. And Babe Ruth is respOnsi
BILE for it all. He started off the fire
works.
The Browns are travelling at a dan
gerOus pace for the other clubs now
Their showing against the eastern
| tennis nrONeS Burke,S outfit Is ready Z