The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-08-05
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Billy Evans is now in his twenty
second year as an umpire in the Amer
lean league.
Paul Waner of Pittsburgh was the
first man in either league to make 100
hits this season.
Ruin has been bowling about the
pitchers passing him, but when Gehrig
passed him there was a real howl.
Walfy Schang was the last player to
wear a mustache in the big leagues,
but stuck to it for only half season.
A Chicago woman who separated
from her husband eight times has
been granted a divorce. She won out
in the ninth.
Who can remember when the vii
lage ball team imported a paid bat
terry for the big game and the catcher
had Is putouts?
About the only thing that could
rescue the American league race
would be to choose up new sides and
start another season.
Some DAYS a fellow bounds out of
bed feeling like Babe Ruth and re-
tires feeling like a recruit whose num-
Der is something like III on the score
board.
Of the new pitching stars unearthed
during the last year, Willis Hudlin
Of the Cleveland club is regarded as
one of the most promising. He is,
however, very slow.
Rawlings, former New York Giant
and second-baseman of the Columbus
club of the American association, has
been sold to the Minneapolis club of
the same league.
Heinie Groh, veteran infielder, who
purchased his own release from the
Rochester International league club
is now playing regularly with the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Carroll Yerkes, now playing for the
Portland club in the Pacific Coast
league, is a cousin of Steve Yerkes,
who was a member of the Boston Red
Sox from 1909 to 1914.
Wee Dickie Kerr, veteran southpaw,
was given his unconditional release
by the Fort Worth Texas league club.
He has been unable to play for some
time because of an injured hand.
Harry Hoffman, formerly with the
Brooklyn Nationals, and Joseph Nc
Entree, captain of the Holy Cross
baseball team, have been signed for
the Haverhill New England league
club.
vance manages TO nave one par
ticularly easy inning in every game
He retired the Giants on four, pitched
balls in the sixth, and was back in
his place on the bench before it had
time to cool off.
Charles e. ("Punch") Knoll, who
managed the Danville club of the
Three-I league last year. has taken
charge of the Quincy Three-I club.
Knoll succeeds Mack Allison as man.
ager of the Reds.
The Self-Starter's attitude of vast
distinterest in the 1923 selections, re-
minds us of the pitcher warming up
in left field, who never looks around
while some colleague is being ham,
mered out of the box
Bob O'Farrell, manager of the Car
dinals, has not been doing much CATCH
ing this season. He had lame shoul.
der earlier in the year. In 1926 he
was voted the most valuable player
in the National league.
Eddie Graboski, star captain of the
Lane Tech high school (Chicago)
championship baseball team, who re-
Gently signed contract with the Car
dinals, has been farmed out to the
Danville club of the Three-I league.
The resignation of lie Foil as man.
ager of the Toronto International
league club is announced. William
O'Hara, business manager and coach
of the Leafs for the past two years,
has been appointed his successor.
Carl Mays. Cincinnati pitcher, I'M
derwent an operation for hernia in
Cincinnati on June %. The operation
was pronounced a success, but II was
indicated that he would Fave to give
up pitching for the remainder of the
season. Merely some riore of Jack
Hendricks tough luck.