The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-13
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The Louisville club Of the American
association, will return to Mobile to
train next spring.
Carl Mcdowell, catcher with the
Okmulgee team last year, has been
signed by the Springfield club of the
Western association.
The Springfield club Of the Eastern
league, has signed Steve Toner, young
southpaw pitcher, from the Philadel-
phia semipro circles.
Carl Eng, right-handed pitcher, for
merly Of the American association,
has been signed by the Evansville
club of the Three-I league.
Mobile has sent Ross Durham, for
mer college pitcher, and George Nc
Lean, infielder, to the Meridian team
OF the Cotton States league.
Pensacola of the Southeastern
league, has obtained Ray Quassius and
Bill Ploger, infelders, from the Mo-
bile club Of the Southern league.
The Columbus club of the Ameri-
can association has obtained Infelder
Emmett Mccain from the Washing
tons. He played with Columbus last
season.
Jackson Keefer, former All-Ameri-
can football star of Brown university,
has signed with the Springfield club
of the Eastern league. He Is an out
fielder.
Jimmy O'Neill, former Western
league player, has signed his con-
tract with Wilkes-Ba Of the New
York-Pennsylvania league. He will
captain the team.
/ Des Moines of the Western league
has turned Catcher Jack Hruska over
to the Lincoln club, while Pitcher
butcher has been released to Lareds
of the Texas league.
Eddie Blackman, star catcher of the
Ouachita college team, has been
signed by the Topeka club of the
Western association. He will not be
available until June.
The Chicago Cubs claimed Francis
Sigafoos, young shortstop, when the
Athletics asked for waivers. He was
with Reading Of the International
league on option lately.
Jersey City of the International
league, has obtained three youngsters
from the Brooklyn Robins. They are:
Ed Strelecki and Ray Gordonier,
pitchers, and Ernie Nietzke.
Overton Tremper, captain of the
University of Pennsylvania baseball
team, has habit of being leader,
having been captain of every baseball
team he has played on so far.
Since assuming control of athletics
at Furman college in South Carolina
Coach Billy Laval has won % out of
% collegiate contests with his teams
in baseball, track, football and basket
ball.
Johnny Carlin, manager of the 1920
Port Huron team of the Michigan
league, has gone out on hunt for a
job, since there is hardly any pros
pect of circuit including Port Huron
this year.
With improved outfielding, improved
Unfolding, pitching staff holding up
to the mark, and unquestianed I'm
provement in batting, the Pirates seem
to be one of the most promising out
fits Of the year.
Carson Bigbee, former Pittsburgh
outfielder, who was made a free agent
In the trouble which cropped out In
the ranks of the Pirates last season,
has signed with the Seattle club of the
Pacific Coast league.
John (Moose) Clabaugh, who hit 6a
home runs with the Tyler team last
season and was optionally sold to the
Brooklyn Robins, only to be returned,
has been purchased by High Point OF
the Piedmont league, from Tyler.
Syracuse of the International
league, has purchased Pitcher Lefty
Gudat from the Monroe club of the
Cotton States league Monroe had
only few days before bought the
southDaw from the Vicksburgs club.
The signing Of Elwood English
| gives the biggest-handed player in
baseball to the Chicago Cubs.
"Woody's" hands are SO large that
they wrap around q baseball bat very
much in the same manner that ordi
nary hands 60 around golf club.