The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-07-01
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Peoria released Pitcher Ernie Wall
tiers in the squad reduction process.
| Jimmy Smith, In the majors some
dozen years ago, has been signed by
Peoria. He is an infielder.
Evansville has purchased Pitcher
Gus Goeckel from the Bloomington
club.
Deane Barnhardt, right-handed
pitcher, has been Internationally re-
leased by New Haven.
Another of the oddities of nature
is the way a batting eye is affected
by a great salary.
Joe Becker, umpire in the Pacific
Coast league, is a professional mid
dleweight wrestler of no mean ability.
Japanese ball players would be
world heaters If they could hit as well
as they can field.
Charles f. Adams, Boston business
man and owner of the Boston Hockey
club, has become interested In the
Boston Braves.
Harold Striklin, Harrisburg (TlL)
first baseman, who is the property of
the Chicago White Sox, has been
turned over to Springfield.
Shortstop Blair Of the Little Rock
club of the Southern association was
claimed on waivers by the Birming-
ham club.
Columbus has decided to name it's
new ball park Barney Dreyfuss
field" in honor Of the owner of the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Indianapolis club will permit
teams of the local Amateur Baseball
association to play on its field when
ever the Tribe is on the road.
"Pop" Connolly, American league
umpire, is the oldest arbiter in point
Of service now serving in the ma
tional pastime.
Clark Griffith, who is going In
strong on the college player, has
signed Sam Herman, Bethany college
pitcher, for tryout.
Alex Metzler, former Wichita Falls
outfielder, has one distinction, that
of making the first Chicago home run
at the remodeled White Sox park.
Catcher Frank McCrea of Decatur
has gone to the San Francisco Seals
Of the Pacific Coast league. 1t is I'M
derstood he was the property of
Cleveland.
Outfelder Cosmo Costello has been
released by Danville to the Marshall
town team of the Mississippi Valley
league. He played in that league most
Of last season.
"What Is the man walking up and
down on top Of the fence for?" asked
Little Willy as the train passed the
large penitentiary. "Is Babe Ruth
playing in there?'
Everett Scott, veteran shortstop
now playing with the Orioles, owns
several bowling alleys In his home
town, Fort Wayne, Ind, and is con-
sidered one of the best tenpin spillers
in the West.
Frank ("Ping") Bodie, former big
Lacquer, who played In the Texas
league last season, was arrested in
Los Angeles recently for delinquency
in payment of alimony to his former
wife.
John McGraw, when speaking about
first basemen, always says that big
Dan" Mccain who played with the
Giants from 1902 until 1909, was the
greatest fielding first sacker the game
ever had.
In 1922, Disregard, outfielding for
the Sioux City club of the Western
league, had 40 assists from his posi-
tion in the 120 games he played. This
| equals the major league record held
| by Billy ("Dummy'') Hoy, who was
with the Chicago White Sox In 1900.
/ Charley Shorten, veteran outfielder,
has signed to play with the Scran-
ton club of the New York Pennsyl-
vania league.
In go of the 400 games he pitched
in the big leagues, RUDE Waddell
famed ten or more batsmen. That Ia
record for all time.
Connie Lewis, umpire In the Pied
mont league during the baseball sea-
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