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ond base, but he has not yet found his
batting eye.
New York betters favor the Giants
over the Cincinnati Reds to win the
National league pennant
The Western league, seeing prosper
fly ahead, returns to the system Of
double umpires this season.
Green uniforms with crimson let
tering have been adopted for the In
diana university baseball team.
The Cincinnati Reds, whether or not
their stay in Miami was beneficial, will
return there next spring to train.
Why is not a team that can beat
the worlds champions entitled to be
considered the real champions of the
world?
Otto Miller has been appointed
coach of the Brooklyn team by Man.
ager Robinson. succeeding Jack
CoombS.
The Sioux City club has sold the
veteran Outfielder, Pam Mclean, to
Yakima of the Pacific International
league.
Joe Harris, who says he has quit
the Cleveland Indians. has taken the
management of a billiard room in
Franklin, Pa.
Every time Rq4t haranville and
Hank Gowdy kill "a would-be pill
ferer, the cry goelo b The Army and
Navy Forever" IL
fiisricar-ons are fHnffcs shHn-
ION has won the I'M hse job with
he Griffmen ovefe ~ onard or any
other candidate. DIN
49,
Gus Helfrich, spitball pitcher sold
1y Nashville to Fort Worth, has an
bounced his retirement from profess
sional baseball.
Both Pfeffer and Grimes were
sought by Manager Stallings of the
Braves, but Uncle Robbie refused to
part with either.
Pitcher Howard McGraner, who has
been out of the game, is going to try
a comeback with Syracuse of the In
ternational league.
]. Franklin "Home Run" Baker has
again reiterated that he has retired
from baseball and will not join the
New York Americans.
Whatever happens to the disrupted
Yankees Aaron Ward is one man pref
tv sure to stay with Higgins, and
prove mighty valuable.
Orovflle Bill James, former pitcher
of the Boston Braves, who worked out
with the Chicago Cubs at Pasadena,
saws his arm is all right again.
Iris Speaker may not be the great
est outfielder in the annals of base
ball, but there is large majority OF
baseball enthusiasts who say he is.
The Mobile club has signed a sec
ond base tryout named E. G. Lemas
tiers. who halls from Evansville, Ind.
where he has had semi-pro experience
Rolla Mapel, who was expected II
do some real sOuthpawing for the st
Louis Browns this season, has decided
to play independent ball in Colorado
Three Youngsters from the sand lots
of Omaha are making a strong bio
for places on Pa R0urke's Western
league outfit. They are Stanley Skupa
and Ed Franek, pitchers, and Walter
Nufer. infielder.
Bill Rodgers ball club at Sacramen
TO is link" crazy. The whole aggre
CATION COLTS. They are given the en-
fire morning up to one O'Clock fol
their golf.
The Milwaukee Panthers have 6
rookie outfieIder, Steve Cosington, or
their squad who was born in Brazil
He came to the United States a mas
ter of the Spanish language.
Mike Kelley. pennant pilot of the
American Association last season, ha'
beoueathed Vancouver the services o.
q promising slabber in the person o.
Southpaw Fehr.
One good piece of news comes from
tha Yankees. It is that Charley
OTearv is a much livelier coache
than Pat O'Connor was. That will
help some.
Tho Washington club has signed
Cubon catcher named Torres. Fl
made such a good impression playin
,,,;tb tho Havana stars against III