Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-04-07


Forthcoming southern trip. it was
stated at Ann Harbor yesterday
While negotiations have been in
A progress looking to Pratt's release
from his coaching contract with
\ Michigan, no definite decision has
\ been reached Athletic officials re
n fused TO discuss reports that Ray
II Fisher had been approached as pros
Il pectiye coach.
Il Heinte Groh, holdout third base
man Of the Cincinnati National
Il League Club, announced yesterday
I on his return from Augusta, Ga.
where he had been in training with
{ the team of his brother Louis, that
4 he would never play another game
with the Reds He said that the
club could trade him, sell him or
force him 10 remain idle. hut that
/ he would not sign a contract.
4 A proposal to institute a memor
ial to Ray Chapman, shortstop oil
the Cleveland Club. Of the American
Leageu last year. who died of in.
turies sustained on the field of play,
has been advanced by students o.
Bowdoin College. The memorial
would take the form of a silver
trophy, which would be given the
American League 20 award annual
ly TO the shortstop OF that circuit
who was OF greatest value to his
team. The cup would be inscribed
THE Ray Chapman Cup, donated by
students of Bowdoin College
The Carnegie Institute Of Tech.
nology baseball team left Pittsburgh
yesterday for trip to Virginia and
Kentucky. The plaid nine Will play
Virginia Military Institute at Blacks
burg, Thursday; Washington and
Lee University, at Lexington, Fri
day. and Virginia Poly. at Lexing
ton, Saturday. Hans Wagner. the
grand old man Of baseball" coach
| Of the Tech team, will make the trip
with the squad
Four of the Cleveland baseball
team are on the ailing list. according
to advices received here. The latest
to Join the hospital ranks is Iris
Speaker, who was spiked in a game
at Mobile. Monday A physician or
1ered the manager to refrain from
playing for several DAYS, but he
went into yesterdays game with Mo.
bile as a pinch hitter
Catcher Nupamaker is in Dallas
nursing a fractured arm and Out.
fielder Joe Wood has an aching
shoulder
Ray Fischer. Cincinnati National
I.eeeue pitcher, is thinking seriously
Of leaving the team to accept a pc.
sition as baseball coach OF the Uni.
sersity of Michigan. it was announc.
ed in dispatches received here last
night. He would take the place of
Derrill Pratt, formerly of the New
York Americans. who has left the
college to join the Boston Red Sox.
-
The New York Nationals and the
Washington Americans have patched
up their differences growing out Of
Clark Griffith's OPPOSITION to Bill
Brennan as umpire of the teams
spring exhibition series and will con
. time the schedule. it was reported
al New York yesterday.
With Joe Ward and his bunch Of
athletes at work IN Pittsburgh, Pa,
base ball has taken on a new lease
of life. The starting of Wards
bunch one month ahead of any other
club in the league should give the
"Blues" a decided advantage in con.
ditlon.
Manager Mike Mowrev. of the Ha.
eenstown Champs, has issued a call
Tor spring practice. the twenty or
more candidates for the local club
TO report in Hagerstown not later
than Nav >. at which time spring
training for the coming Blue Ridge
League season will be started.
7 This information was given ont
last night by Manager Mowrev. who
Is at present busy placing his busi
ness matters in such a shane as 20
enable him to come here n few DAYS
earlier than his bunch OF rockies.
The spring training will consist
\ Of two weeks of intensive work. with
both morning and afternoon nrae
tfce. with possibility Of several OK.
hibition games with out-of.town
teams during the second week Of
practice.
Manager Mike has signed Nm p
lot of new material. all Youngsters