The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-08-20
DIAMOND
NOTES

NUlIS :
John McGraw has started to rebuild
the Giants.
Babe Ruth, the colossal bambino, re-
grets that he has only one home to
run to.
Milwaukee is still losing them
through injuries. The latest is Johnny
Mostil, who was severely spiked.
One of the real marvels of the West
ern league is the st. Joseph team un-
der the management of Johnny
Kelleher.
Ed Hook, an outfielder from an in
dependent team at Portsmouth, o., has
been taken on by the st. Louis Car
dinals for trial.
Within a few days of each other
Christy Mathewson and Mordecai
Brown, great pitching rivals of olden
days, quit baseball.
Jimmy Burke's favorite cry to his
players is, Hit it where you like it."
His cry to his pitchers, "Pitch it
where Ruth doesn't like it."
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throwing bottles at the umpire, but it
is hard to see why. What else are
bottles good for, nowadays?
George Washington Grant has sign
ed for his Braves Gladu, Holy Cross
outfielder, and has turned him over
to New Haven for the rest of the sea-
son.
At the end of the Texas league sea-
son, in return for players sent San
Antonio by John McGraw, Claude Dav-
export will be turned over to the New
York Giants.
Burfield, a right-handed pitcher sent
by the New York Nationals to Roches-
ter earlier in the season, has been
transferred to the Waterbury team of
the Eastern.
Catcher Jack Ashworth, youngster
picked up by the st. Louis Cardinals
on their recent trip East, has been
sent to the Houston club for exercise
and development.
Still the Smiths come The Boston
Red Sox have signed catcher named
Paddy Smith. who has been playing
ball in New York with jeff Tesreaus
independent team.
With the release of Ted Easterly by
Beaumont, 'for the good of the game"
Breaux has been transformed into q
catcher for the Exporters and is max
ing good job of it.
Louis Ziegler, shortstop who has
made good in Cincinnati amateur base
ball, has been signed by TIE Reds and
turned over to Springfield of the East
ern league for education.
Lou Carr, one-time third baseman
for Pittsburgh and in various minor
leagues, after ten years or more as
coach for the baseball teams Of SYRIA
cuse university, has resigned.
Pat Moran for the Giants next sea-
son. A Cincinnati oracle has read
the crystal and sees an offer coming
from Stoneham to the noted Red pilot
Stranger things have happened.
Mike Kircher, who pitched the Rich
mond team into the lead in the first
half of the Virginia league season, has
been sold to the st. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Brown, who made his reputa-
ton as an outfielder for the Syracuse
university ball club, has been signed
by tie New York Yankees for trial.
London (Ont.) fans think Walter Shay
is bound to have another chance higher
up. He has been playing great field
ing game for London and is one Of
the teams hardest and most timely
hitters.
Leave it to Texas. Jim Vaughn,
who pitched the second one-hit game
of the year, comes from that spacious
state, and so does Rip Collins, who
pitched the first one-hit game of the
year.
The pitchers are having their tro--
bles in the big leagues. The way the
batsmen have been treating them is a
shame. And Babe Ruth is response
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