Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-22
Sports SquibS

Toledo-The contract of Catcher
Alex Schaufel, property OF the Toledo
club of the American Association has
been sold to the Waterbury Conn,
club of the Eastern League, secretary
William WIGS of the Toledo club, an
nounced Schaufel played with the
Waterbury club last season under a
Toledo option.
| New Haven, Conn-The Yale policy
OF athletics for all" is. arousing UNI
usual interest in minor sports this
year. While nones of the teams will
get into action before the holidays,
preliminary wor is in full swing. In
terest in baseball is especially keen
and more of 1t is being played at the
university this year than ever before.
Other teams that have more candi'
dates than ever before are the box
ing team, with $50 candidates; the
swimming team, with more than 100;
the track team, with Is, and the fenc-
Ing team, with 150
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Beloit-Lots of spice but not much
variety. is offered Beloit basketball
fans by the "Gharrity Five, basket
ball team composed OF five brothers,
all good and all looking lot alike
Tom, former Beloit College star;
Clark, last years high school basket.
hall and grid captain Martin. present
Whitewater Normal star; Don, and
Tom make up the team. The squad
is wintering in the East. Ed Charity, .
last year a member of this team, He /
is the Washington Americans regular /
catcher.
Walter Gerber will be pushed hard |
next season to hold his job as Brown |
shortstop, by Taylor Phelph. high /
school lad, according to Shreveport I
fans, with whom Phelps is an idol.
Fred Molwitz and Forrest Cady, for.
mer major leaguers G sle Valla. said
to be destined for a big league berth,
and Willie Kamm, the 100000 White
Sox third sacker, have purchased
farm near Fresno, where they will
grow grapes.
New York-The much discussed deal
between the New York Yankees and
the Chicago White Sox to effect the
transfer of Eddie Collins here has
been allowed to grow cold by the de-
parture of Miller Higgins, Yankee
manager. for his home in Cincinnati.
1t is now said that the Sox refusal
to toss in Ted Blankenship. youthful
pitcher, as part of the deal, has held
up negotiations.
Spencer Adams, shortstop, and
Elmer Jacobs. an outfielder. of the
Seattle club. are being considered by
major league scouts as probable pur'
chases.
Ralph Miller, former Philly, has been
released by San Francisco because of
his weak knee.
New York-Suit for 100000 damages
against John ]. McGraw, manager and
part owner of the Giants, for injuries
suffered by Mrs. Mary R. Butterfeld
when she was struck by McGraw's car.
October 3, 1917. was dismissed today.
Justice John NJ. Tierney ruled that
Frank kauff. brother OF Benny kauff,
was driving the car without McGraw's
permission, and there we're no grounds
for action against the Giant leader.
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Berkeley. Cal.--Ronald Reynolds
2fyear-old student at ST. Marys Col
ege. said to have been signed by the
Portland baseball club for the 1929
season, was today sentenced to ninety
lays in Jail on his plea of guilty to
he theft of an oyercoat from the Uni
'ersity OF California library. He said.
lie stole to secure funds to visit his
nome in Sumner. Wash. for Christmas.
The hoys request for probation was
lenied.
Bloomington. Ill-A deal was closed
by which the Bloomington Three Eyes
club disposed of Second Baseman Ray
Woodwork to the Chicago White Sox.
Woodwork was the leading second
baseman of the Three Eyes league,
his fielding average of $50 being the
best made by a Three Eyes league
second baseman participating in 100 or
more games since 1910. The last year
was his first in professional baseball