Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-06-05
BASE BALL, ALL LIVE SPORTS
.ASCBALL.
STORIES

troit club.
Mogridge is not only left handed but
Is also left footed.
The Cleveland club has sold Pitcher
Jesse Petty to indianapolis.
Pitcher Snyder of the Senators has
been dubbed "Catsup" by his mates.
Manager Cravath is making good by
running team entirely on his own
lines.
Billy Southworth is amassing a nice
record for stolen bases thus far this
season.
Aaron Ward of the Yankees hits a
ball as hard as any young player in
many day.
Manuel Cueto, sold by Cincinnati to
Seattle, has joined Joe Harris team at
Franklin, Pa.
Henie Schultz, who pitched for the
Toledo club several seasons, Is now a
member of the Brewers.
New York critics are limiting Mt a
reconciliation between John McGraw
and Henie Zimmerman.
Big crowds at the Western league
openers indicate the Tearney class A
wheel is in for good year.
The Pills are n neatly uniformed
club-a symphony in light gray
stockings and caps TO match.
|
Iris Speaker says Dick Nehaus will
do and that he Is going to be Just the
southpaw the Cleveland team needs
|
Catcher Yelle and Infeldcr Siglln
Of the Tigers have been released
Yellc goes to Frisco and Siglln to Port
| land.
| Meyer, the rookie in6eldcr New
Orleans took on from the New York
| Giants, has been transferred 10 Chatta-
| nooga.
Sioux City released Catcher Johnny
| Carr and Pitcher Paul Brusky to Red
| field of the South Dakota league, I'M
der option to recall.
Pitcher Tom Hughes. formerly a
member of the Boston Nationals, has
been signed by the Shreveport club Of
the Texas league.
| Dick Wade. the Duluth youngster
| and former Mint Lacquer, has been
| attracting all sorts of attention In
| Association circles.
The Giants may win the flag In the
National league, as some Of the New
York critics predict, but they will have
long way to travel.
|
Ward continues 10 play n brilliant
game ut third base and he Is singing
the ball hard. Most of his hits smoke
their way to the Outficld.
| Every once In while John McGraw
springs player who Is the real goods.
Looks as If he has uncovered another
worthwhile star in Frlsch.
| Walter SmallwoOd, youthful hurler,
has been turned over TO Tcrre Haute
by the Reds. Moran thinks enough of
him TO keep string attached.
st. Joseph's new first baseman,
Groth, comes from the Chicago Cubs.
His experience has been In independ.
ent baseball around Chicago.
Billy Webb, shortstop, secured from
the Pirates for the Akron. club, Is
coming through rs one of the Interna'
tional leagues leading slugaers.
Jack Letcher, president of the West
arn association, who lives in Tulsa,
was given the honor of pitching the
first ball in the opener Mt Tulsa.
Mike Kelley seems to have dug M
good one in Johnny Overlook, the
Chicago semi-pro, whose debut was a
four-hit shutout against Kansas City
|
Several candidates tried for the
third-base position on the Browns, but
the start of the season showed old
reliable Jimmy Austin again on the
job.
The Kansas City club has signed
a pitcher named Wilfrcd De Tonnon'
court who Is just out of the army and
before going into service played semi
pro ball.
Sammy Hale, Texas league recruit
is showing so well with the Tigers
that Jennings intends to give him a
full opportunity to make good. lie Is
an infelder, and prefers to play at
the hot corner.
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