The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-05-29
BASEBALL
STORIES

"a barrow Is still endeavoring to
land second baseman for his club.
New York university has veteran
nine except for third base this season.
The Joplin club sold Infielder Joa
Evers to the Peoria club Of the Three
league.
As the Brooklyn infield has been
Playing it is 20 per cent better outfit
than last year.
Every time Lerry Woodall. the ju.
venlle Tiger catcher. appears behind
the bat, he looks better.
Babe Ruth says he will beat his rae
ord of % home runs for the season
made last year this year.
Manager Mitchell has great hopes OF
Tuck Turner developing into a pitch.
or dit to be used as a regular.
Roy Massey and Bill Lamar have
ended their holdout stuff and the Lott
isville outfield Is now complete.
The two Schang brothers who were
given trials by the Baltimore club
have been released By Jack Dunn.
w. T. Morrissey. president Of the
Grand Rapids club Of the Central
league, is after several Tiger cast
s1~af
Herman Held, fsgner umpire in the
Pacific cast leagsle, will be an. um-
pire in ths seifie international this
year.
Spitters are going to have tough
time of it. under the rule that they
may not rub the ball on their uni
forms.
The Colonies have an unusually
well-balanced team this year. set OF
men who can be shifted around in case
OF emergency.
Report from Little ROCK mas II tnat
Scrappy Moore, secured from Atlanta.
has won the third base job on Kid El-
berfeld's team.
Tim Hendryx, the leading batter IN
the American Association in 1919. has
the regular job in center held cilhcheo
with the Red Sox.
The release by Cleveland to New
Orleans by Larry Gilbert gives jamie
son a chance to stick with the lnuians
Is utility outfelder.
Johnny Lavan has branched out as
regular physician in st. Louis. but
he is not ready to drag hlmseir
away from baseball.
When the New York Nationals
asked waivers on Bowen, the Ho'y
Cross college outfielder, the Boston
Americans held him up.
Toe Evans has been named TO MI
The role of pinch hitter on the Cleve-
land team WnpH SOutHPo"S 49,
ing against the Indians
Cleveland players are so busy .a'h.
ing about winning the pennaht lha'
Manager Speaker has forbidden NEIL
ton of this contingency.
If anything happens to the Red SoA
infield. Manager Ed Barrow thinks ne
can patch it up with Harry Hitler, the
recruit from the Virginia league.
Andrew v. King, former UNIVERSITY
of West Virginia football and baseDaii
nIsver has signed q Pittsburgh Ma
,;ona, league contract as catcher
pin Hagerman. who used to be
star hurler with the Saints few years
ago. now pitches independent ball WIN
the Alma Republics OF Alma, MICH.
George Clink, pitcher secured IRON
Regina by Milwaukee, ana given his
-aiaase when he refused to report u
tho Brewers, has signed with Seattie'
sentell, the umpire, who makes Fort
worth his home. once played with tne
phillies of the National league WINE ,,
under the management OF Billy NUT
ray.
nah Maxwell the Philadelphia sport
-..;c who copyrights his opinions
- that the Cleveland team. on
paper paper" looks like the pennant copper
~ the American league.
Frisco has had its seal rocks och. ., Tor
saosons. but this Is the first time
Seals on the diamond o They are n hes.
her, Mcouaid and Jim o'conns1,' n'0''
.sen and eighteen. respectively