The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-06-25
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his best pitching staff in the league"
slaughtered away.
Grover Lowdermilk, Chicago White
Sox pitcher, has been released TO the
Minneapolis A. A. club.
Kansas City is making another stab
al bolstering its outfield by buying Joe
Letter from the Chicago Nationals.
Nearly every member of the Cleve-
land club is a heavy peanut eater.
Other clubs should try the nut diet.
The latest outbreak of the rumor
mongers is to have James ]. Callahan
buying the Boston Braves.
Walter Johnson is getting his bump
ing too OFTEN for the peace of mind
of Clark Griffith and Washington fans.
The rumc- that Jack Coombs might
supplant Hugh Jennings as manager
Of the Tigers is listed in Detroit as
bosh.
One of the saving graces Of the Oak.
land team is Hack Miller. who is hack
on the job and hitting them mile as
usual
The Boston Red Sox, having let out
all of their star players, are now in
a position to win the pennant in the
American league.
To make room for his new pitching
material Manager Hendricks of the
HGosiers sold Karl Adams TO Tulsa OF
the Western league.
Walter Schmidt being on the job the
Pirates had no further use for Mig
Clarke and the veteran catcher was
given his release.
Max Flack is the bright star of the
Chicago Cubs these days and is having
q big season to date, hitting, fielding
and base running.
Ollie O'Mara is trying his best to
prove what Jack Hendricks said of
him-that he's the best ball player in
the American association.
Umpire Ollie Chill is so small that
when he stands behind Truck Hannah
he can't see as much of the game as
the kids in the center field bleachers.
Babe Adams of the Pirates went 81
innings before he gave free pass this
year. And he gave his first one to a
pitcher, Dutch Ruether of the Reds.
doing for Rochester, Virgil Barnes is
a better pitcher than his brother,
less. of the New York Giants.
Tom Longboat, former long distance
cunning champion, has applied to the
Canadian soldiers settlement board
for grant of land to take up farm
ing.
Owner Ebbetts of the Dodgers is
thinking of s riking off medals com
memorating these 90 innings of base
ball played by his team in three
lays.
Mr.. Dode, P. Paskert, the rejuvenated
gardener, continues to grab off his
daily base hits. The sun is shining
brightly for the veteran, and each aft
ernoon is perfect.
Fred Toney is custodian of the Tex
an wildcat, the Giants mascot. Toney
has trained bear at his home in Ten
nessee, and McGraw thinks he is quail
flied to tame the wildcat.
Joe Harris, the first sacker, so badly
needed by the Indians to help the vet
eran Doc Johnston take care of the ini-
tial bag is with the Franklin team
In the Pennsylvania Steel league.
Sacramento, CAL, with a population
If $4,000, holds a record for base
ball activity, winter and summer
There are 81 teams playing twilight
baseball now.
Carl East Is one of those pitchers
who helps win his own games by
batting in runs. He already has sew
eral home runs to his credit at
Wichita.
Several major league clubs are
keeping scouts on the trail of Ernie
Koob and it looks like the southpaw
will return to the majors. He recently
hurled no-hit game against Kansas
City.
Mike McNally is going so good that
Barrow apparently does not dare to
disturb the present arrangement of
his infield, even with such another
brilliant performer as Oscar Witt
available.
The Rockford club is in the mar
let for first baseman, so that Art
Smith, who has been playing the bag,
can return to pitching.
"Red" Torkelson, pitcher, has been
stationed in the outfield by Manager
Dobbs of the Pelicans. "Red" hits
too well to be pitcher. He taps the
ball at a 300 clip.
Last year the Cincinnati Reds
couldn't get runs behind Jimmy Ring
and he had to pitch shutout to win.