The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-22
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Australia has 81 baseball teams I'M
der control of an association.
Baseball now is almost as much a
part of the national life of Japan as
it is of the United States.
This Heinie Sand. who told about
the propositions of O'Connell and Cozy
DOlan, is a good workman.
Nick Altrock, baseball's jester, takes
his golf very seriously and plays con-
sistently in the low eighties.
Bullet Joe" Bush, veteran big
league pitcher was released uncon-
ditionally by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
| William Crouch, of Memphis, Tenn,
has been elected captain of the Uni
versity of Kentucky baseball team for
1923.
| San Antonio, Texas, is said to have
more people playing baseball than any
other city of it's size in the United
| States.
Clarence Mitchell, Phillies, is one
Of the few remaining spitballers in
the major leagues. He throws left
handed
| The only way some of us have tried
to explain John Travener's famous
home run is that he used a spring
| board for bat.
| John Barbee, Harvard pitching
| ace, has won glory as hurler. He
has beaten the strong Holy Cross nine
| twice in a season.
| Walter Johnson is one of the few
prominent pitchers to accomplish the
feat of striking out three pinch hit
tiers in succession.
Ray Widdifeld, Cleveland, has been
| elected captain of the 1923 Ohio State
baseball team. Widdifeld played first
base on this years Buckeye team.
Harry O'Boyle, Notre Dame foot
ball star, has been signed by the Des
Moines Western League Baseball club
for tryout. He is an outfielder.
| Eddie Farrell, shortstop of the Bos-
| ton National League Baseball club,
graduated from the University Of
Pennsylvania with DDS. degree.
Lester Rouprich, young right
handed pitcher, has been obtained by
| Reading from the Chicago Cubs. He
had been with the big league club all
spring.
George Mogridge, former pitcher of
| the Boston Braves and Washington
Senator's, has been named manager Of
the Rochester club of the International
| league.
"I doubt it, replied Rip Van Win
kle when they told him he had been
away that long at says here In yes
terday's paper that Walter Johnson
held the Red Sox to three hits"
Robert Quinn, head of the Boston
Americans. has taken step that may
| become rule in the major leagues.
Quinn refuses to sign any college stu
| INIT he
New Orleans has professor on its
| pitching staff and Owner Heinemann
hopes he knows his subject. The new
| man Is Mac King, who comes from
| Tulane university, where he teaches
biology.
Henry Tanning, former Texas league
umpire. who is now calling 'em in the
Pacific Coast league, is believed to be
| the only one-armed official in baseball,
| having lost his left arm in a boyhood
accident.
According to records of a large in
| surance company. baseball is the
most dangerous sport. with accidents
under the classification ain country
or woods" following. Golf is third in
| hazards Of sports.
Stanley Coveleskie, pitching veteran
of many big league seasons, has been
given his unconditional release by,
! Washington.
Eddie Phillips, a catcher for the
| Yankees. has been sent to Arthur
Shean's Springfield (Mass.) club, I'M
der an optional agreement.
Glenn 0'Brien Of Salem, has been
elected captain of the 1928 baseball
team at Boston university. He al
ready was captatn-elect Of the foot
ball team.