The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-08-25

Baseball
Notes
University Of Pittsburgh has award
ID letters to 10 members Of the var.
sity baseball team.
Leo Barrett. semi-pro hrst base.
man from Saginaw, has Joined the
Pittsburgh Nationals.
A critic In New York says with rea-
sonably good pitching the Giants stlll
have look In for the peonant
Catcher Frank Delaney has located
again. He 10 now with Winston Salem
in the Piedmont league.
Joe PIrrone. Los Angeles youth r.
Gently released by Tacoma. was taken
ca by Salt Lake for a trial.
National Association OF Minor
Leagues has announced a nationwide
campaign against baseball pools.
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Shortstop Johnny Smith, formerly
with the Indianapolis A. A. club, has
Joined the Philadelphia Nationals.
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Bunny Hearne, veteran pitcher of
Kroh, who has been sOuthpawing for
majors and minors, is now with the
Wilson club OF the Virginia league.
Pete Hughes, intielder, has been pur-
chased by the Galveston club from
Oklahoma City Of the Western league.
|. Kato Tanaka the Babe Ruth OF the
japanese baseball team, now touring
this country, hasn't lost any baseball
yet.
Walter Knight, a pitcher, has been
sent to the Rochester International
league club by the New York Ameri-
cans.
Wilbur Davis Is not only pitching
good ball for the Augusta club, but he
10 one Of the Sally leagues leading
hitters.
Why should pitcher throw good
balls up to batter when he goes after
bad onesf Answer: There isn't any
reason.
The Baltimore club has sold Nigel
harlette, utility tnfielder. to the Spar
tanburg club OF the South Atlantic
league.
0utfelders In Navln field In Detroit
are playing 30 feet further back than
IN previous years. Blame Is on the
4yely ball.
That veteran OF veterans, Floyd
aroh, who has been sOuthpawingg for
Wichita Falls this season, has been
Siven his release.
Enoch C"Ginger') shlnnult, catcher
Of the New Haven club OF the Eastern
league, has been sold to the Cleveland
American League.
st. Louis Browns have purchased
Jay Reilly, a second baseman from
the Vancouver club of the Pacific In
ternatlonal league.
However, there has been nothing in
/ the speed shown by our pitchers To
Indicate that the league ball travels
any faster than It did before.
Just showing how the White SoI
have changed. In the game OF June
p against Cleveland Ray Schalk was
the only 1920 regular In Kid Gleason's
lineup.
Mutt Williams may not have been
able to pitch winning bail for Dallas.
but with San Antonio he's about az
good as any twirler In the Texas
league.
pair OF Howard college players
who are with Wilson In the Virginia
league are being touted strongly. One
IL Walker, an inhelder, the other
Head, a catcher.
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Paul Hlnkle, Butler college baseball
cOech, who recently signed to play
with the Indianapolis association
Ceam, has been shifted to SpartanburR
Of the Sally league.
Adolfo Pierottl Is pitching some fine
ball for Houston, win or lose, and tn
young Californian may get another
trial with Branch Hickey Cardinal
this fall, II not sooner.
Babe Ruth has nothing on Connolly,
San Antonio outfelder, He hit three
hOmeruns In one game and the next
day came back with another, thus
making II four In two straight games,
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Several minor league clubs al.
tempted TO open negotiations with
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