The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-22
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GaEa- SOLIDS

! EaEn- yQUZBS
As useless as home run in batting
practice.
At sixty-five Connie Mack of the
managers.
/ Infielder Admiral Martin has been
signed by the Albany club Of the
Eastern league.
| Charles A. Comiskey, Chicago White
Sox magnate, was a train butcher" in
his early career.
Some days fellow hops out of bed
feeling like $4,000 contract with the
Yanks and retires feeling like passed
ball in the Piedmont league.
Elwood English, Toledo player, for
whom the Chicago Cubs gave up $780,
600 and two good pitchers, is said to
have the largest pair Of hands in
baseball.
Official announcement Of the trans
fer of Andy Cohen, young infielder, to
the Buffalo club of the international
league, was made by the New York
Giants.
A sport writer says Bob Fothergill
Of Detroit can circle the bases faster
than anyone else on the team, but
which of the others is fastest at cir
cling Bob?
Albert Hildebrand, who is to re
ceive a tryout with the Mission club
of the Pacific Coast league, is son
Of George Hildebrand, famous Ameri-
can league umpire.
Babe Ruth is making progress:
First he hired business manager to
get him raise in salary; then he got
raise in salary big enough to pay
the business manager.
Alb Herman, third baseman, traded
by Albany of the Eastern league, to
Memphis during the winter, has an
nounced that he will not report to the
Southern league club.
One Of the few successful triple
steals in the record books was engi-
neered by the San Francisco Seals in
the first inning Of a game against the
Seattle club on May 9, 1923.
Dan Triple, former American asso-
citation pitcher, who later went to the
big show, then faded out of the pic
ture, has been resurrected by Joe Can
tillon for the Little Rock club.
Because he failed to observe train
ing rules, Homer T. (Tiny) Owens,
pitcher, has been sold outright to the
Minneapolis American Association
club by the Detroit American leaguers.
A professional baseball league is to
he formed in England. Three high
grade teams will be imported from the
United States and London team will
be formed of students from Cambridge
and Oxford.
Columbus Senators have won three
pennants and they nailed them in
row, the gala years being 1905, 1906
and 1907. The Senators set a record
for defeats last year. They were
whipped 125 times.
Lefty" Krause, one Of the frailest
looking players ever to break into the
major leagues, is now facing his twen
tieth season in baseball He will try
to help the Oakland (Calif) team win
the flag in the Pacific Coast league.
We take no stock in the rumor that
Breadon of the Cardinals is trying to
force his great players out. We are
confident, says the Houston Post-Dis-
patch, that he will be willing to pay
Grover Alexander at least $40 month.
Having only one arm is no handicap
to playing baseball. according to Henry
Feldicamp, who is trying out as a
pitcher for the University of Missouri
team. He throws left-handed and
holds his glove on the stump of his
right arm.
The Charlotte club of the South At
lantic league, has announced the sign
ing of pair of college pitchers, both
southpaws. They are Bill Munday,
product of the University Of Georgia,
and Elmore S. Elliott from Monroe
(Ala.) A. and 81 Both are 100
Founders.
Ed Farber, who has seen service in
the International league, has been
added to the Evansville team of the
Three-I league. He is an infielder. At
the same time, it was announced that
Evansville had given First BaseDlan
Pahlman his unconditional release.
Joe Robinson, veteran Indian out
fielder Of the Western Association, has
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