Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1920-06-19
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'NOlIC
Paddy Livingston's stay with the
Red Sox was brief.
| Pat Moran is having trouble getting
his best pitching staff in the league"
Strengthened away.
Grover Lowdermilk. Chicago White
| Sox pitcher, has been released to the
| Minneapolis A. A. club.
Kansas City is making another stab
AT bolstering its outfield by buying Joe
Letter from the Chicago Nationals.
Nearly every member of the Cleve-
land club is n heavy peanut eater.
Other clubs should try the nut diet.
Walter johnson Is getting his bump
ing too often for the peace of mind
of Clark Griffith and Washington fans
The r,imCr that Jack Coomhs might
supplant Hugh Jennings as manager
of the Tigers is listed in Detroit rs
| bosh.
One Of the saving graces OF the Oak
land team Is Hack Miller. who is back
on the job and hitting them mile as
| usual.
| The Boston Red Sox, having let out
all of their star players, are now In
position to win the pennant in the
American league.
To make room for his new pitching
material Manager Hendricks of the
IlOosiers sold Karl Adams to Tulsa Of
the Western league.
| Walter Schmidt being on the job, the
Pirates had no further use for Mig
Clarke and the veteran catcher was
| given his release.
| Max Flack Is the bright star Of the
Chicago Cubs these days and Is having
big season to date, hitting, fielding
| and base running.
| Ollie ONiara IL trying his hest to
| prove what Jack Hendricks said Of
hlm-that he's the hest ball player In
the American association.
Tuck Turner, the pitcher secured by
the cubs from Bloomington has been
released to Toledo. Tuck had plenty
Of stun, but lacked control.
Umpire Ollie Chill Is so small that
when he stands behind Truck Hannah
he can't see as much Of the game as
the kids In the center field bleachers.
| Tom LongbOat, former long distance
running champion, has applied to the
| Canadian soldiers settlement board
for grant of land to take up farm
Ing.
Owner Ebbctts of the Dodgers IL
thinking of striking off medals COM
memorating those rs innings OF base.
ball played by his team in three
Jays.
Mr. DOde L. Paskert, the reluvenated
gardener, continues TO grab off his
daily base hits. The sun Is shining
brightly for the veteran, and each aft
ernOon is perfect.
Fred Toncy Is custodian of the Tex
an wildcat, the Giants mascot. Toney
has a trained bear at his home in Ten
nessee, and McGraw thinks he is quail.
flied to tame the wildcat.
Joe Harris, the first sackcr, so badly
needed by the Indians to help the vet
eran Doc Johnston take care Of the inl-
tial bag. Is with the Franklin team
in the Pennsylvania Steel league.
Several major league clubs are
keeping scouts on the trail of Ernie
KOOb and IL looks like the sOuthpaw
will return TO the majors. lie recently
hurled a nO-hit game against Kansas
City.
Mike McNally Is going so good that
Barrow apparently does not dare to
disturb the present arrangement of
his infeld, even with such another
brilliant performer as Oscar Witt
available.
Last year the Cincinnati Reds
couldn't get runs behind Jimmy Ring
and he had to pitch shutOut TO win.
This spring the Reds have generally
had great batting bees when Ring was
pitching for them.
The pitcher who uses the spitball
this year evidently figures it Is his
last time on earth and he might as
well keep on fiddling while Rome
burns, getting what satisfaction he can
out of the music he makes.
The Birmingham club has secuged
Meeks, young Outfielder from Louis
vile. His name Is so much like that
of Harry Meeks of famous memory
that the Birmingham fans are expect
ing MIN 10 be IA great swatter.