The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-06-05

STORIES

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Ed Barrow is still endeavoring to
land a. second baseman for his club
New York university has a veteran
nine except for third base this season.
The Joplin club sold Ipfielder Joe |
Evers to the Peoria club Of the Three
league.
AS the Brooklyn nfied has been
playing it is 20 per cent better outfit
than last year.
Every time Larry Woodall. the ju-
venile Tiger catcher. appears behind
the bat. he looks better.
Babe Ruth says he will beat his rae
ord of % home runs for the season
made last year this year.
Manager Mitchell has great hopes Of
Tuck Turner developing into pitch.
er fit to be used as a regular.
Roy Massey and Bill Lamar have
ended their holdout stuff and the Loo-
isville outfield is now complete.
The two Schang brothers who were
given trials by the Baltimore club
have been released ~ Jack Dunn.
w. T. Morrissey. president Of the
Grand Rapids club of the Central
league, is after several Tiger cast
offs.
Herman Held, former umpire In the
Pacific coast league, will be an UNI
pire in the Pacific International this
year.
Spitters are going to have tough
time Of 1t. under the rule that they
may not rub the ball on their uni
forms.
The COlonels have an unusually
well-balanced team this year. set OF
men who can be shifted around In case
of emergency.
Report from Little Rock has 1t that
Scrappy Moore, secured from Atlanta.
has won the third base job on Kid Ell
berfeld's team.
Tim Hendryx. the leading batter il
the American Association in 1919. has
the regular job in center field clinched
with the Red Sox.
The release by Cleveland to New
Orleans by Larry Gilbert gives jamie
son chance TO stick with the Indians
as utility outielder.
Johnny Lavan has branched out az
a regular physician in st. Louis. but
he is not ready to drag himself
away from baseball.
When the New York Nationals
asked waivers on Bowen. the Holy
Cross college outfielGer, the Boston
Americans held him up.
the role OF pinch hitter on the Cleve-
land team when southpaws are pitch
ing against the Indians.
Cleveland players are so busy talk
ing about winning the pennant that
Manager Speaker has forbidden men,
ton Of this contingency.
II anything happens to the Red Sox
fnfield, Manager Ed Barrow thinks he
can patch it up with Harry Hitler. tho
recruit from the Virginia league.
Andrew v. King, former University
of West Virginia football and baseball
player, has signed Pittsburgh Ma
tional league contract as catcher.
Rip Hagerman, who used to be q
star hurler with the Saints few years
ago. now pitches independent ball with
the Alma Republics of Alma. Mich.
George Clink, pitcher secured from
Regina by Milwaukee. and given his
release when he refused to report to
the Brewers. has signed with Seattle
Sentell, the umpire, who makes Fort
worth his home. once played with the
phillies of the National league while
under the management of Billy MUIR
ray.
Rob Maxwell, the Philadelphia sport
critic. who copyrights his opinions
evers that the Cleveland team. ION
naper," looks like the pennant copper
of the American league.
Frisco has had its seal rocks for
many seasons, but this IL the first time
~ has laid claim to pair OF baby
S.als on the diamond. They are Her
hert McQuaid and Jim O'Conneil. nine
.een and eighteen. respectively.