The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1921-04-02

1t takes good man to sign con-
tract on his own terms. Take Lands,
frinstance.
II George Sisler was an ordinary
ball player Lee Foil would still be
looking for job.
The Cardinals have signed Arthur
B. .Riviere, a 19-year-old hurler Of the
University of Texas.
Joe Sewell, the young Indian short
stop, will graduate from the Univer--
sity Of Alabama this June.
Samuel G. Post, who pitched for
Portsmouth In the Virginia circuit,
has signed with Brooklyn.
Harvard will meet Waseda univer-
sity (Tokyo, Japan) in baseball
game at Cambridge May, %.
Cobb has booked a young twfrler
by the name of Sutherland, who is
said to be second Jim Bagby.
The Cardinals have another bespec-
tacled recruit on their list this spring.
He is Toporcer, second baseman.
The Memphis club expects to get Ed
Brown. the big outfielder sold by San
Antonio to the New York Giants. :
The Nashville club has purchased
Pitcher Bill Yarmouth from the
Evansville club Of the Three-I league.
Louis F0nseca. an italian lad who
can play both the infield and outfield.
Is the latest acquisition Of Pat Moran.
Dutch Leonard has signed his com
tract with the Tigers and apparently
settled his differences with the Detroit
club.
Ty Cobb has released Pitchers
Baumgartner and Benton and Infield-
er Claire to Omaha in the Western
league.
Harry Mccormick, the famous pinch
hitter Of the Giants of few years
back. has gone into business In Phila-
delphia.
Sc IN fvA
baseball at the University of Mime
sofa and enter a team In the Western
Conference race.
Eddie. Plank. who is supposed to
have been getting rich out Of the OPP
Grafton Of garage In Gettysburg, Pa.
has sold that business.
Major league clubs can buy and
trade among themselves until August
!. After that they'll have to use
sandbag to switch talent
Jim Bradshaw. star backstop Of last
seasons Lafayette college baseball
team, has been taken into the Yankee
fold BY Manager Huggins. xs
Norman George. southpaw OBJ
tanned from Grand npids by the Cubs
last fall, has been turned over to
Peoria for more seasoning.
Walter Maranville's Pirate contract
Ii said to call for $4,000 for next
summers work. No wonder the sRab-
bits soon got used to the shift.
Urban Shocker, the Browns spItball
star. is keeping himself in good con-
dition this winter as foorwalker for
I department store In st. Louis.
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Jake Daubert was high man In .
trap shoot at Hanburry. Pa. with 50
out 81 100. They say the wind was
hieh and it was : cold day. to boot.
Oflcial statistics show that Grover.
Alexander was the leading hitter Of
the National league last season. But
Ne didn't need any statistics to prove
Il
Out6elder Dick Loftns and Pitcher
Frank Wolfram have been released
. the Bridgeport club By the Gin
clnnatf Reds under An optional agree
ment.
Earl Shelley. White Sox hrst base
recruit. u lame. He snapped one u
Ais legs It the ankle several years
ago. But Earl h rangy and swell
hitter.
Hack Miller. Oakland outfelder.
who was mentioned last season a. Z
possible addition to the Cub machine,
made $50 hits h the 1920 Coast league
campaign.
Henry Buser, m infielder, and Fred
Miller, q pitcher, have been released
to the Springfield, Mo-, club Of the
Western association by the St Louis
Nationals
Now that the Pittsbhrgh Pirates
have disposed Of two outaelders
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