Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-03

The Cardinals have signed a st.
Louis semi-pro : catcher named
Charley Roth. This makes two
Roths, a Ruth and a Rath for the
major league box scores of The COM
ing
Cleveland, Ohio.-President James
c. Dunn of the Cleveland baseball
club has announced the purchase OF
from the Peoria club of the Three-I
league. Murchison, whose home is In
Liberty, N. c., will report to Manager
Speaker at the training camp in New
Orleans at once.
Chicago.-Twenty-eisht basketball
teams from Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin tonight will play the first
game in the central A. A. U. unlimited
weight basketball championship tour
pament Semi-fnals will be played
tomorrow and the finals Friday.
Parik-GeorEes Carpenter, heavy
weight pugiIistic champion of Europe,
will be married next Monday, ac-
cording to announcement here today.
S ASoSA' a pACSaCt uod
some minor league experience before
the war, is to get a tryout with the
Browns this spring. Rush is a col
lege graduate. close to six feet in
height, and is said to have great
speed.
Fred Luderus will have to battle
Gene Paulette for the first base job
on the Phillies this spring. Paulette
has youth in his favor, but Ludy's
ability to hit long drives may win
the place for him.
George Mcbride is undecided
whether to return to the Washington
club or devote his time to the haber-
dashery business at Milwaukee, He
says he is perfectly satisfied with the
contract sent to him by Griffith
Duffy Lewis. the Yankees veteran
left fielder, writes frou his home in
California tha, he is about to leave
there for New Orleans, where he will
practice with some of the local play
ers n also will take in the races.
Lewis adds that already he is in tip
top physical condition and will be
ready to begin hard work as soon as
he joins the Yankees at Jacksonville
on March /. Lewis evidently has ac-
cepted the terms offered by Miller
Higgins. inasmuch as he does not re-
fer to the salary question in his let
ter.
Third Baseman B~lackburne, who
goes back to the Toronto club Of the
International league, has worn many
a big league uniform since ne got his
first trial with the White Sox in
1910 He has been with the Reds,
Braves and Phillies.
Pitcher Bill James, whose depart
ure from the majors was halted by
the White Sox last summer, thereby
winning Bill some worlds series
money, has been released to the Min
neapolis club of the American asso-
citation.
Two of Manager Pat Moran.
southpaw hurlers, Eddie Corner and
Rube Bressler, have returned signed
contracts to the offices OF the Reds
The leader of the worlds champions
expects The left-handers to come
through In great style next season
Last season Corner pitched only one
game and it resulted in a Cincinnati
| victory over the Pirates. Bressle,
worked in the outfield most Of las
season. but next summer he viii
probably take a regular turn on tn.
mound. Bluether and Eller are tn.
only members >of the Reds pitching
STAFF who have not yet signed for thu
coming
Two more members Of the Schan,
family, brothers of wally and Bob
are to take up professional baseball
with the Baltimore Internationals
10th starred I'm semi-pro ranlu
around Buffalo.