The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1920-05-07
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Charley Pick is fielding well at sec
ond base, but he has not yet found hi.
batting eye.
| New York betters favor the Giants
over the Cincinnati Reds to win the
National leagues pennant.
The Western league, seeing prosper
ity 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, Paul 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 Rabbit Maranville and
Hank Gowdy kill off a would-be pill
ferer, the cry goes up, "The Army and
Navy Forever
Indications are that Maurice Shan
non has won the third base job with
the Griffmen over Joe Leonard or any
other candidate.
Gus Helfrich, spitball pitcher sold
by Nashville to Fort Worth, has an
nounced his retirement from profes.
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.
j. 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
ty sure to stay with Higgins, and
prove mighty valuable.
Oroville Bill James. former pitcher
of the Boston Braves, who worked out
with the Chicago Cubs at Pasadena,
says 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 selni-pro experience.
RoIla Mapel. who was expected to
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 bid
-or places on Pa Rourke's Western
eague outfit. They are Stanley Skupa
md Ed Franek, pitchers, and Walter
Nufer, infielder.
Bill Rodgers ball club at Sacrament
% is "link"' crazy. The whole aggre-
cation COLTS. They are given the en-
ire morning up to one O'Clock for
heir golf
The Milwaukee Panthers have a
'ookie outfielder, Steve Cosington, on
heir squad who was born In Brazil. |
lie came to the United States a mas.
er of the Spanish language.
Mike Kelley, pennant pilot of the
american Association last season, has
Vancouver the services of
promising slabber in the person OF
,outhpaw Fehr.
One good piece of news comes from
he Yankees. 1t is that Charley
Weary is a much livelier coacher
han Pat O'Connor was. That will
eip some.
The Washington club has signed
'uban catcher named Torres. He
made such a good impression playing
With the Havana stars against the