The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-28
3ASE Ball
STORIES

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phis.
Ball players no longer jump to out
law leagues. They jump into overall
at $1.20 an hour.
Young Dick LOTUS, released by Gin
cinnati to Evansville, says he will b.
back in the big show.
10.
Boston has limited Sunday bal
games to p. M, probably as a pro
lection for Sunday night beans.
Young Ben Allen, the Mint league
recruit, seems to be doing pretty wei
as a third baseman for Mobile.
John Dobbs has a versatile team Of
Pelicans. No less than six of then
can play more than one position.
Portland holds the record for open
Ing day crowds in the Coast leagle
with paid attendance Of 1926.
Whitley Hensfing 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 a bill.
lard 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 valuable
pitcher to have around. He pitched
a 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 Winn Noyes, 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, II
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
but not disconsolate. His
have not, 1t 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
the spotlight when the Pirates
ire at bat. They station themselves
It first and third base respectively.
Three regulars of the st. Louis Car
finals were formerly in the American
eague. Shotton was with the Browns |
md Senators; LAWN with Mackmen,
Browns and Senators, and Fourier
With the White Sox and Yankees.
The veteran Neal Ball will play with
he New Haven Eastern league team
his season and act as assistant ant
ield captain for Manager Chief Ben.
Ter.
Hunter Hill as manager Of the Gal
.eston team will make the umpires
,rieve, says one critic, but it will
mean more life in baseball for Gal.
eston.
After seeing Carlisle Smith perform
t third base for Vernon in the series
t San Francisco, a Frisco baseball,
cribe says Meusel will soon be for.
often.
Fred Bugs" Hersche, who twirled
or the Toronto Internationals for the
asst two years. is the latest acouisi.
ion to Jake Pitler's pitching staff of
be Oil City (Pa.) Independents.
Babe Ruth is not the only slugger
dded to the Yankee cast since last
eason. Bob Meusel, Higgins newl
bird baseman. can drive ball abou.
s far as any other player in the
anne. excepting Ruth