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last eight times-1SS5, 1897, 1898,
1903, 1907, 1908, 1913 and 1913.
Fifty-fve bases were made off VIII
liam c. Rhodes, Louisville. KY, by the
Cincinnati Nationals, July Is, 1898.
Shortstop Ralph Miller has been
purchased by Little Rock of the
Southern league from Indianapolis.
Fort Worth has sent help to Eddie
Palmer at Monroe in the form of
Pitcher Rufus Meadows and Infielder
Tom Clancy.
Ollie Thurman, veteran catcher of
the Peoria Tractors of the Three-I
league, has been traded to Blooming
ton for Infielder Tanner.
Frank Ulrich, leading pitcher of the
Phillies who just recently recovered
from an attack of pneumonia, will not
be able to hurl until May, or possibly
June.
No sooner had Houston gotten Tom
my Taylor back from Washington than
deal was arranged with the San An
tonic Bears which sent the player on
to Santone.
Urban Shocker, aged thirty-five, the
veteran pitcher of the New York
Yankees, who recently announced his
retirement from baseball, plans to en-
ter an aviation school.
Mel Silva, one of the few Portu-
guese players in organized baseball,
has retired from the game and entered
business in Reading. He was with
Rochester last season.
Harold (Bully) Eyrich, who former
ly pitched for Reading in the Interna-
tional league, has deserted the dia-
mond for the ring and is boxing as a
heavyweight in the East
After watching Andy Cohen in an
exhibition game this season, Eddie Col
Inns announced Cohen would make the
Giants a very valuable man even if
he didn't hit more than his weight.
Waseda university, in Tokyo, built
the first steel and concrete grand
stand in Japan. Although it seats
10000, it often is unable TO accom-
modate the crowd at some of the inn
portant ball games.
Pitchers Eddie Clough and Johnny
Stuart, who have been rather balky
members of the st. Louis Cardinal
stable, have been reinstated from the
suspended list. They are carried on
the roster of the Topeka club.
Ralph Joseph Buckley, former
football star at Fordham university,
has signed for a trial at first base
with Springfield of the Eastern league
He is son of Pat Buckley, who
played outfield for Springfield in 1900.
Walter Simmons, q brother of Al
Simmons of the Athletics, Henry Wag-
ner, Adrian Convert, Al Laufer and
Andy Cubic felt the stroke of Manager
Jack Lelivelt's knife when he released
them from the Milwaukee squad in one
cutting.
A move has been started on the Pa
cific coast to curb the announcement
of batteries until just before game
time. In the past, pitchers for the
following day have sometimes been
given out the previous night and
gamblers have been given plenty of
time to lay their bets. 1t is be-
lieved that the new move will aid in
the curtailment of betting.
Frank Brewer, veteran, has been
sold to Waterbury of the Eastern
league, which means that Jack Dunn
is banking on Vincent Barton,
youngster. to handle the first base job
for his Orioles.
Manage Bert Ellison of the Dallas
Steers is sold on his left-handed
pitchers and has warned the other
teams of the Texas league that he
will "southpaw them to death" this
summer. DarrOugh, Love and Shu-
man are the lefties on whom he re-
lies.