Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-08-04
Diamond
SquibS

Our pitchers seem to mean well, but
feebly.
Adolpho Luque, the little Cuban,
continues with his winning ways.
Leo Mcdonald, who has been man
aging the Grand Island team of the
Nebraska State league, has resigned.
Wade Killefer denies with some heat
that he is dissatisfied with his in
vestment in the Seattle club and would
like to sell.
The Grand Rapids club has trans
ferred Outtielder Harry Carey (De-
vere to the Yicksburg club of the
Cotton States league.
The Wichita club announced the pur-
chase Of the veteran catcher, Joe
Casey, from the Greenville club of the
South Atlantic league.
Joe Leary, veteran Eastern league
outfielder, was given his release by
Pittsfeld, which obtained him in
winter trade from Albany.
Frank Wetzel, Oakland outfelder,
who broke his leg early in the season,
has so far recovered that he is in
the game again for the Oaks
Red Torkelson played the iron man
for the Hattiesburg team in the Cot
ton States league. pitching and win
ming both games against Greenwood
0uttielders of visiting teams at the
Yankees new stadium have found
plenty of trouble playing in the big
garden until they get the hang of it.
Emmett Mulvey, after a bad start, is
batting and fielding in his old-time
form for Mobile, and his work is help
ing the champions up in the Southern
league race.
When the Minneapolis club refused
to pay a fine assessed by an umpire on
Tom Phillips the pitcher up and
jumped TO one of those shop teams in
Wisconsin.
Dennis Wiley, refusing to accept a
transfer from Oakland to Little Rock,
announced that he was through with
baseball and asked his release. The
Oakland club refused It.
A message states that Owen Carroll,
star pitcher of Holy Cross college and
rated as the best college pitcher of
the year, has signed a contract to play
with the Detroit Americans.
Fans of st. Paul have started Il
movement to raise a fund to be pre-
scented to the players Of the American
association team if the pennant is
landed for St Paul this year
Pitcher Fred Reynolds, with Ionla
in the Central league last year and
sold to Decatur in the Three-I, which
released him. Is to get back in his old
territory with Grand Rapids.
yarn was started in Los Angeles
that Harry Wolyerton had been picked
to succeed Jack Miller next year as
manager Of the Seals. San Francisco
club officials Immediately denied it.
Scout Charley SITS of the Phfllies liked
Pitcher Tony Weller of Muskegon so
we'll that Ire offered $1,000 for him on
behalf Of the Philadelphia club, but
the Muskegon management refused.
New Orleans fans who howled when
Manager Larry Gilbert let Eucal Clan
ton go can now chew on developments
At Little Rock. Kid Elberfeld took
Clanton on with some flourish, but
after two weeks trial turned him back
to he Cleveland club.
Manager Lee Foil says the best way
to break the Yankees is for some team
TO challenges, their lead. He thinks
lie YankS can't stand close compe-
teton, YET they seemed to get through
eelI enough last season when the
Browns r-n them nose and nose to The
wEe.
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This must have been interesting
two C.d-Hmers like i'm Scott and
George Foster in . TO o p.tching duel.
Tia what happened al Los An
geles. Foster for Vernon, was the win
ner over Scott for San Francisco.