The Ely miner., 1927-08-26
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Third Baseman Charley Pick is
making good for Joe Mccarthy.
Wilbert Robinson, Brooklyn man.
ager, once had ambitions to be musi-
clan.
1t has remained for the feminine
athlete to make tennis rival in pop
ular interest to baseball.
Mike Kircher, former Syracuse star,
has been signed by George Mogridge
for his Rochester Internationals.
The Boston Red Sox announce the
outright release of Ruddy Sommers,
Louisville (Ky) southpaw pitcher.
Joe Marty, right-handed pitcher of
the Lincoln Western league club, has
been sold to the New York American
league club.
Babe Herman, Brooklyn first-sacker,
looks like a second Hal Chase afield
one day and like a ten-year-old tot
the next day.
Experts are crying that John Nc
Graw was the loser in the deal that
sent Greenfield, Farrell and McQuillan
to the Boston Braves.
Now and then you still see an old
style fat catcher in baseball who, by
diligent running, can stretch the
average triple into a double.
Babe Ruth says he ought to be good
for at least five more years in the
majors. He started his career in 1914
and is thirty-three years old.
Manager Dan Howley has announced
that at least eight players now draw
ing salaries from the st. Louis Ameri-
cans will not be with the club next
season.
We wonder just what the Yankee
pay roll will look like when Ruth,
Gehrig and Lazzeri get through bick-
ering with Colonel Rupert for next
years contracts.
The New York Yankees have more
veterans than any other major league
team, six players on the roster being
''ten-year men"-Ruether, Shawkey,
Shocker, Pennock, Ruth and Dugan.
who started for the New York Giants
years ago, didn't send his son to
McGraw instead of Pittsburgh. The
boy was Ohio States star pitcher this
year.
"Bevo" Lebourveau, Toledo Ameri-
can association outfielder and leading
hitter of the league in 1926, has been
traded to the Philadelphia Athletics
for two players and cash consider
alton.
Old-timers who carry a buckeye for
luck will be glad to know that the
Cleveland pitcher of that name gave
13 hits, walked four men, hit bat
ter, made three wild pitches and won
his game.
What has become Of the youth who
had a fancy to become a major League
ball player? The Pirates have dragged
in Heinie Groh for third base and
Joe Bush pitched Al victory in his
debut with the Giants.
After scouting around for two
months the Reds have discovered a
shortstop in Outfielder Bill Zitsmann.
Placed on the infield In an emergency
move, Zitsmann promises to become
the regular custodian of the position.
Southern CalifOrnia's baseball team
will make a tour of Japan during the
1923 season, if arrangements now un-
der way are completed. The Trojans
expect to play 20 games in japan un-
der the auspices of the University of
Waseda.
According to records of large In
surance company. baseball is the most
dangerous sport, with accidents under
the classification sin country or
woods" following. Golf is third in
hazards of sports.
Only the Yankees, rather Gehrig
and Ruth, now attract the cash Gus
toners. When the Washingtons. the
last of the challengers, were bowled
over In Il to / and q to scores, the
fans leaned back in their chairs to
wait for the finish next October.