The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-05-06
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Bill MCGOWAN, International league
umpire, is newspaper man in the
off season.
Grandstand seats will be 60 cents
| and the bleachers 30 cents in the Vir.
ginia league this season.
| Iris Speaker added another south.
| paw to his staff when he purchased
Tim Murchison from the Peoria club
| The dispute between Joe Lannin and
Harry Frazee over Boston Red Sox
money affairs seems to have been set
tied.
Fans of Beaumont, asked to select
q new nickname for the team, which
has been called Oilers, have chosen
Exporters.
Duncan, who performed so well for
the Reds in the worlds series, isn't
counted upon yet as regular for the
coming campaign.
More and more ball players are
taking to golf as a means of keep
ing in condition in the winter. Some
of them are stars at the game.
George Dumont, sold by the Red Sox
to the Toledo club of the American as
ISOLATION, has notified Manager Bres-
nahan that he will not report.
When the item of broken clubs and
lost balls is considered, golf is pref
ty expensive pastime for Babe" Ruth,
the Yankees mighty hitsmith.
Jeff Tesreau, former Giant pitcher
and now coach Of the Dartmouth base
ball nine, will manage a semi-pro base
ball team in New York city this sum-
mer.
The Browns are said to be trying
to get Bill Rumler back from the Salt
Lake City club of the Coast league.
Bill had good season in the minors
last year.
AS a pitcher Ferdie Schupp may
have been a sensation with the Car
dinals, but as batter he is outranked
by host Of twirlers. He hit for
only -.115.
New York fans expect the Yankees
to deliver this season, so it's going
to be hard shedding for Manager Hug
gins in case the old game breaks bad
for his team.
Michael Bunny" Dwyer, leading
batsman of the Atlantic Coast Ship
yards league last year, has been sign
Toronto team.
George Gibson will have a nifty out
field if Grimm makes good at first base
for the Pirates. This will allow
Whitfield to do outfield duty with Carey
and Southworth.
Vean Gregg is another veteran pitch
err who has decided that farm life is
better than a berth in the minors. He
has passed up an offer to pitch for the
Sacramento club.
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Now that the Red Sox have landed
Eddie Foster they probably will use
him at second base. He has played
there for the Nationals, but is a bet
ter third baseman.
Ray Chapman comes forward with
the statement that he has made only
two hits off Bert Gallia since he faced
the veteran boxman for the first time
about five years ago.
President Frank Miley of the West
ern Canada league announces the
signing Of three umpires-Joe Daley
of st. Louis, Con DAILY of Chicago and
Beans Harden at Saskatoon.
Gene Sheridan, young infielder
picked up by the Brooklyn Nationals
from an independent club of the
Dodger city, has been released to the
Joplin club Of the Western league.
w. p. (Spike) Shannon, former ma
jor league player, has been substituted
for Dave Altizer as umpire in the
American association. Altizer will
manage ball club in Aberdeen, S. d.
Benny Kauff batted in more runs
than any other Giant in the last sea-
son. Ernie Lanigan has him tabled
for driving in GO New York counters.
Heine Zimmerman was second with 60.
Walter Mayer, Washington catcher,
was all marked for trip to the mi
nors, being slated for Minneapolis,
when Ed Charity decided to quit the
Senators, and this kept Mayer in the
majors for long time.