Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-08-04
Baseball
Notes

University of Pittsburgh has aware
ed letters to 13 members Of the var.
slty baseball team.
Leo Barrett, semi-pro first base
man from Saginaw. has Joined the
Pittsburgh Nationals.
A critic In New York says with rea-
sonably good pitching the Giants still
have a look In for the pennant.
Catcher Frank Delaney has located
again. He Is now with Winston-Salem
In the Piedmont league.
Joe Pirrone. Los Angeles youth re-
Gently released by Tacoma. was taken
on by Salt Lake for trial.
National Association Of Minor
Leagues has announced a nationwide
campaign against baseball pools.
Shortstop Johnny Smith, formerly
with the indianapolis A. A. club, has
Joined the Philadelphia Nationals.
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. infielder, 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
Is one of the Sally leagues leading
hitters.
Why should q pitcher throw good
balls up to batter when he goes after
bad ones? Answer: There isn't any
reason.
The Baltimore club has sold Nigel
Marlette, utili y infielder. to the Spar
tanburg club Of the South Atlantic
league.
Outfielders In Navln field In Detroit
nj ,fvc %,v H.
In previous years. Blame Is on the
lively ball.
That veteran Of veterans, Floyd
| KrOh, who has been sOuthpawingg for
Wichita Falls this season, has been
given his relense.
Enoch ("Ginger") Shinault, 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
ternational 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 SOx
have changed. In the game of June
q against Cleveland Ray Schalk was
the only 1920 regular in Kid Gleason's
lineup.
Mutt Williams may not have been
able to pitch winning ball for Dallas,
but with San Antonio he's about as
good as any twirler in the Texas
league.
A pair Of Howard college players
who are with Wilson In the Virginia
league are being tOuted strongly. One
is Walker. an infielder. the other
Head. catcher.
Paul Hinkle. Butler college baseball
coach. who recently signed to play
with the Indianapolis association
team, has been shifted to Spartanburs
OF the Sally league.
Adolfo Pierotti is pitching some fine
ball for Houston. win or lose, and the
young Californian may get another
trial with Branch Hickey Cardinals
this fall, If not sooner.
Babe Ruth has nothing on Connolly,
San Antonio outflelder. He hit three
homeruns In one game and the next
day came back with another, thus
making 1t four in two straight games.
Several minor league clubs at
tempted to open negotiations with
Duffy Lewis when Washington let him
out, but he turned them down, hoping
to cstch on with some big league club.