The Connecticut labor news., 1921-06-17
Diamond SquibS


 They'll soon be calling Babe Ruth the George Kelly of the American league.
 the Dodgers begged as a deceitful pitcher.
 Fifty-two players reported for try outs with the Grand Rapids Central. league club.
 Nick Altrock is selling himself as good as ever around the American league circuit.
 Ball clubs usually play best on their own diamonds. That's a good ad for home cooking.
 Total home runs made by Babe Ruth will soon pass the mark of 117, set by Gavvy Cravath.
 Connie Mack has signed up one more collegian. He's still looking for aAOllcI Euulc COll1LS.
 Leland Stanford university Is hav- ing a baseball pavilion to accomno- date 5000 spectators built.
 A scattered few can pity the base ball "umps," but think of serving as referee in a chess match.
 St. Louis fans are now wondering why two ball clubs from the same town play the same kind of ball.
 National league pitchers have figured out a way to stop George kelly's home run streak. They'll walk him.
 Given a chance to play regularly, Art Phelan has shown the Fort Worth management what valuable player he is.
 When Connie Macks kids stage batting rally they are credited with getting excited instead of showing punch.
 "You have my approval to keep any balls batted into the stands this year" says Boss Dunn to his Cleveland patrons.
 One great source of sattsfa action to Manager Gibson of the Pirates is the good control Elmer Ponder has been showing.
 Holdouts discover that baseball is getting common like the police. the ready answer now being: "Aw, tell it to tn judge"
 George Stephen Thompson, right fielder on the Lehigh university team, recently fell heir to $75O,OOO left him by an uncle.
 Walter Johnson's arm may not be as good as ever, but it is good enough to get the ball by a lot of American league batters.
 Harold Traynor, sent by Pittsburgh to Birmingham, broke in with a big noise as Baron. getting four hits in his first game.
 The Tigers have signed Leslie My CTS, captain of the University of Cali fornia nine, for a tryout next year Myers is an Outfielder.
 Fred Pfeffer, old-time second base man, was bumped into by an automo- bile recently and has been in a Chi
 
 Fred Clarke, who coached Lefty Grimm of the Pirates in hitting at Hot Springs, seems to have done the young first baseman some good.
 Joey Sewell and Riggs Stephenson. rookie Indians, have upset the we'll known dope that experience is neces- sary for a professional career.
 Henry Groh, holdout third base man of the Cincinnati Reds, has again declared he will not join the club under any circumstances.
 The name of Bryan Harris, Connie Macks string-bean pitcher, will go down in history. Babe Ruth's first touch in 1921 was made off the Texan Outf1elder Dick LOftus and Pitcher Frank Wolfram have been released to the Bridgeport club by the Gin ctnnat1 Reds under an optional agree ment.
 Earl Sheeley, White Sox first base recruit, Is lame. He snapped one of his legs at the ankle several years ago. But Earl is rangy and a swell hitter.
 Hack Miller, Oakland outfielder who was mentioned last season as a possible addition to the Cub machine made 28O hits in the 1920 Coast league campaign.
 Henry Buser, an infielder, and Fred Miller, a pitcher, have been released to the Springfield, Mo-, club of the Western association by the St. Louis Nationals.
 Now that the Pittsburgh Pirates have disposed of two Outfielders- SouthwOrth and NichOIsOn-there is a promise that Bill Htnchman will be