Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-04-12
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Jim Scott, who for nine years was
One Of the mainstays in the box for
the Chicago White SQx and the last
two years has been twirling in the
Pacific Coast league. gives. q good
description of the difference. in. pitch
ers Of the two leagues. He says
Major league pitchers during the
season will average one pitched ball
per MAJ better In control; runners
base and make better Nse4-ef the art
of sliding; ~outfielders take that same
extra step in going after fly balls
and also play their batters more re-
ligiously; infielders never fail to re-
cover fumbIeds balls quickly, in at
ternpts to make some play. They are
also more accurate In assisting the
.ou. re II ,,5 %rstrtevtn. long hits; -.
Coast league. have considerably more
ability than the average in the ma-,
jors,/,. BY that. T mean speed. curves.
control. fielding, etc. In Pierce. Dell,
seaton. Oldham and Brown any big
league club: would be we'll fortified
in pitching talent To my mind.
Walter Mails has more speed than
any left-hander In either the Ma
experienced batters will bear me
out" "
For the first time in nineteen years
Garry Hermann is able to travel
with his Cincinnati Reds. He. has no
national commission. cases to bother
his, head and 10 At peace with all Of
the magnates. Hermann is In Flor
ida. with Pat Mqfar's champions and
he VIII soc .allTsof their games at
home. and on tho road. Herrmann's
place as chairmant,of the commission
has not been filled, and nobody seems
to know when Heydler and johnson
will agree on his, successor. The
genial Garry should worry! He is
drawing 5000 a year as president
Of the Cincinnati club: and Is |brepar-
|ths to have another good: laugh at
Desperately in need OF pitchers,
chased the release OF Bullet Miller
from the Plrates.-=t is understood
that $500 changed hands, where
upon the Boston club, learned that
| Miller had announced his retirement
! from baseball. either because he
wanted a larger salary or had grown
weary Of the game. The Boston club,
therefore, will abe compelled to offer
| extra inducements to Miller to offer
the amount Of the purchase money,
Miller Is a veteran and is believed to
! have seen HIS best days.
Lee Magec's assertion that he
played a part of last. eason with, the
tract to them. is amusing. Under the
ttFules Of Baseball 4 players contract
can be shifted from one klub'to an
other An the same league during the
lchampionship season. fMagee signed
with the Brooklyn club last spring,
When she, wa traded to the Cubs for
.Kil4lf'. the ichicaxos club assumed
EAi siissBIssopklyns@..contfa a~eeordtng to
thessprovisions OF baseball law. Ma
the :CubsAthat had been paid to him
By Ebbets. There wls nothing r.
regular and sthe&Cubs' games. in
which Magee played are legally re.
I,corded. 49, ySS3:94 Al Il X. H&%l
Up Boston way they have discov-
cred a negro weiterwetght who is
Hert1,. q zturdx built fellow. who re-
.spects. Many OF those who have
seen Hertz in. action declare that
right now he could. beat any welter-
weight In the world il hercould get
the matches.
xoxeap&n, Mspt=-Lloyd 4. Morphy,
Leadores 1da,sa sophomore s.at State
Of the 1870 Bob, Cat football squad.
Mofphy played left tackle on the team
in 1915 and was CONSIDERED by many
close followers of the game as the
best maj at that position which the
staAasprpduced.