The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-25
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Babe Ruth, the Yankees slugging
outfelder, swings a 44ounce bat.
Baltimore again looks to be the
class of the International league.
Milwaukee is giving Pitcher Griggin
from the Michigan-O Ontario league q
trial.
Nowadays Mr.. Ruth may be briefly
described as just an outfielder and re-
tired author.
Grover Alexander, veteran Chicago
pitcher, and his wife both celebrate
birthdays on the same day.
Dale Gear, president Of the West
ern league, also handles the affairs
of the Southwestern league.
The University of Illinois baseball
squad includes O'Keefe, O'Grady,
O'Shaughnessy and Finnegan.
Baltimore has taken on Pitcher
Slappey, a southpaw, who was for
merly in the Southern league.
Ralph Michaels, infielder, was re-
leased outright to the Kansas City
American association club by the Chi
cago Cubs.
Bob Fothergill, Detroit outfelder, is
the fastest fast man in the major
league. He is also one of the most
aggressive.
twenty-five players in the major
leagues are about thirty-five years Of
age. Babe Adams of the Pittsburgh
team is forty-three.
Bryan Harriss Of the Philadelphia
Athletics is the tallest man on the
major league diamond, towering 6 feet
6 inches from his cleated boots.
The average player in the 16 major
league baseball clubs is an athlete
twenty-eight years of age, five feet
eleven inches tall, and weighs 172
pounds.
Louisville won the opening day at
tendance cup hung up by President
Hickey of the American association
with 1920 paid admissions. Toledo
drew 1877.
The baseball manager leads a trou-
blesome life, and so does the director
Of an opera troupe, but it might be
worse. Think of managing south
paw opera star!
When Walter Johnson pitched
Washington to victory over st. Louis
on May u, it marked the four hun
dredth win Of his big league career
now in its twentieth year.
Walter Miller, now with the Pr
rates, who pitched for the Grand
Rapids (Minn.) baseball team four
years ago, is rapidly making his way
to the top In big league baseball.
Herb Pennock celebrated opening
day at Philadelphia, April IA, 1915, by
holding every Boston batter but
Hooper hitless and winning 2 to O.
The Athletics earned both runs off
Shore
Dutch Schessler, right-handed pitch
err, is back with the Harrisburg team
of the New York-Pennsylvania league,
after having been traded to Shamo-
kin. He failed to come to terms with
the latter club
Joe Tinker, famous shortstop of the
old Cubs machine, is carrying around
packages of clippings telling of the
great playing of Joe, Jr., who is hold
ing down second base for the Orlando
Florida State league club.
Some men listed as pitchers had
very little to do. The st. Louis
Browns carried Chester Falls all sea-
son, and he pitched in only p in
nings. Manager Sisler also hung on
to Stauffer and used him in but 80 In
nings.
After having announced that Pitch
err Harry Lee had been returned to
the Omaha club of the Western league,
the Seattle club changed its decision
and will keep the finger. 1t is said
Lee refused to report back to Omaha.
Rhoderich (Bobbie) Wallace, great
shortstop for years and now coach of
| the Cincinnati Reds, is receiving con-
gratulations on the announcement of
his engagement to Barbara Genins,
widow of tive late Frank Genins of st.
Louis