The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-04-29
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Babe Ruth has taken part in more
world series than any other player In
the game.
The famous old Baltimore Orioles
are credited with the invention Of the
hit-and-run play.
Babe Ruth has played on baseball
teams in Baltimore, Providence, Bos-
ton and New York.
California has Japanese Baseball
league, which is the first of its kind,
and has met with huge success.
Clay on training diamonds bakes so
hard in the Southern. sun there is
some talk Of instituting a two-pants
baseball suit.
Back in 1881, George Gore of the
New York Giants stole seven bases in
game, record which has never been
equaled In the big leagues.
Portland, Ore, has two pitchers on
| its roster who displace almost quar-
| ter of ton between them-Tomlin,
22S pounds, and Kinney. 214 pounds.
Another popular baseball diamond in
some sections of the reputedly Sunny
South is the fried egg type, featur-
| ing a round raised effect in the center.
Joe Kelly, southpaw outfielder, was
| the first of the Chicago Nationals to
feel the ak. He was released to the
Toledo club of the American Associa-
| ton.
During the 1917 season Harry
Krause pitched So games for the Oak
land club in the Pacific Coast league,
his earned run average being 2.9S per
| game.
In q game against the Giants of 1896,
with Amos Rusie pitching, the Balti-
| more Orioles laid down six safe hunts
| in one inning, scoring six runs and
| winning the game.
| Ernest G. Quigley calls 'em as he
sees 'em In the National league during
the summer and in the fall and winter
keeps busy officiating at football and
| basket ball contests.
Babe Ruth's pilgrimage to Holly
| wood has brought the question into
| discussion whether he has a screen
face. 1t is conceded freely by both
sides that Mr.. Ruth has a face.
Fred Farmhouse, Buffalo pitcher, is
not only an effective hurler, but he is
| a hard and consistent hitter as well.
Joe Mathes will have real pinch hit
ting threat this year in Farmhouse.
| 1t is estimated that restricting Mr..
Ruth's salary to figure under that
| of the President of the United States
ruined 2,349 head-wagging public ut
terances already in course of prepare
| ton.
Baseball scandals have not af-
| fected the demand for tickets to open
| ing games" item. This will cheer
up many sport writer's who could
think of no way to describe them but
as coveted pasteboards."
Among the highest-priced men In
baseball are Babe Ruth, who receives
salary of $4,000 year, followed by
John McGraw, $65,000; Judge Lands,
$4,000; Ty Cobb, 100000; Iris Speak
er, $4,000, and Rogers Hornsby, $40,-
600.
In addition to eight new managers
| in both the American and National
leagues since the close of the 1926
baseball season, there have been DEALS
trades and sales, involving 33 players,
some Of whom rank among the games
elite.
Baseball kills its fatted calves for
the prodigals," says sport writer,
| commenting on the salary boosts given
participants in the winters investiga-
lions. There haven't been any really
fatted calves in baseball since Charley
Hickman's.
| With the players back in the center
of the Iimelight, there is nothing really
left for Landis but to find new chan
mel and swim It
Al Demaree says umpires have their
weaknesses the same as players. Tim
Hurst's was the word them; for ex-
ample, "Cut out them remarks"
Connie Mack's team this season will
be different. For some years when his
| nine trotted out on the diamond peo-
pie used to say, Who let those kids
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