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Dust off Stallings' title and send it
to Chicago. Now it's Mccarthy the
Miracle Man.
Albany has purchased William An
derson, left-handed pitcher, from the
Providence club.
Charley Root of the Cubs was the
first big league pitcher to win TWEEN
ty games this season.
Connie Mack explains the heavy hit
ting of today by saying the hitters
have outgrown the ball parks.
The winning streak Of the Boston
Red Sox has caused critics to shower
praise on Bill Carrigan, manager.
At that, it begins to appear as
though this Cub pennant talk is some
ing more than just Bear story.
Moe Berg, Chicago infelder, made
his debut as a major league catcher
in recent game with the Yankees.
Detroit has purchased Walter New.
man, right-handed pitcher, from the
San Antonio club of the Texas league.
Clarence Mitchell, Phillies, is one
of the few remaining spitballers in
the major leagues. He throws left.
handed.
Earl B. Clark, an outfielder from
the Richmond club of the Virginia
league, was purchased by the Braves
for $4,000.
A recent drive off the bat of Harry
HeiImann at Detroit knocked down a
zero on the scoreboard that had just
been placed in position.
Walter Pettingill, star semi-pro
pitcher in San Francisco, refuses to
accept any of the offers made him to
play professional baseball. :.
Edward Mulhearne, Pittsburgh Pirate
player in the late nineties, who is
credited with discovering Hans. Wag-
ner, died recently in Kalamazoo.
Toronto has obtained Don Songer,
left handed pitcher, from the Giants,
in the deal which takes Jim Faulkner
to McGraw's club. Faulkner is a left
handler.
Jack Quinn, of the Philadelphia
Athletics, who recently celebrated his
forty-second birthday, has the distinc-
ton of being the oldest major league
player now in active service.
Johnny Kerr, second baseman for
the Hollywood club in the Pacific
Coast league recently handled IL
chances in a game with Seattle, equal
ing the best record on the books.
Incensed by abuse directed at him
by a Columbus fan, Joe Bird Senator
backstop, climbed into the bleachers
after his tormentor. A fight was avert
ed, however, when police interviewed.
The Yankees look like certainty
to win the American league pennant
and certainties are deadly monotonous,
1t is the unexpected that sets the
blood moving and elevates the spirit.
Jake Pitler, property of the Toledo
club, who was suspended from Or
ganized baseball in 1920, for jumping
his contract to play in the Oil league
of Pennsylvania, has been reinstated
and reverts to the Mud Hens.
Tex Richard is said to have an
preached President Stoneham with q
view to purchasing the Giants, but
was turned down. Talk of Richard
starting a third major league later
was heard.
Earl Clark, nineteen-year-old out
fielder with the Richmond colts, has
been sold to the Boston Braves for a
sum estimated at $4,000.
Jack Ogden of the Baltimore ORR
oles always waits to pitch the first
ball of a game. until Manager Jack
Dunn has taken his seat on the bench.
Jack Dunn, manager of the Balti-
more Internationals, announces he has
traded Frank Brewer, right fielder,
and Cliff Jackson, pitcher, for Bucky
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