The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-08-17
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The Cincinnati Reds made their
hundredth double play of the season
on July 4.
1t begins to seem as if the league
umpire might have to call balk on
the Balkans.
Fred Sheridan, pitcher for Washing
ton, was released to Walter Johnsons
Newark Bears on option.
Charles A. COmiskey, owner of the
Chicago White Sox, has been in base
ball more than fifty years.
Old-timers say that BarteIl, with the
Pirates, is a mental fighter of the type
that the old Baltimore Orioles were.
Infelder Billy Mullen, returned to
the st. Louis Browns by Kansas City,
has been suspended because of physi-
cal disability.
The Giants will return to an old
stamping ground at San Antonio for
their 1929 spring training, Manager
McGraw announced.
Young Red Ames, son of the old
timer, is having a hard time out West.
He now has a sore pitching arm and
is of no use to Wichita
By stealing an even 100 bases in
1896, Bill Lange of the Chicago Ma
tionals, set record that has never
been equaled in the major leagues.
Elmer Klummp, hard-hitting out
fielder of the Ottumwa Packers, was
traded recently to the Burlington Bees
for Outielder Eddie Stock and $500.
Whitley Oberc, formerly of Pitts
burgh of the Eastern league, has been
released and is playing Independent
ball in the Outfeld for POttstown, Pa
They used to say of Johnny Evers
that he invented second base. And
that's queer, because the New York
Yankees only recently invented base
ball.
Duffy Lewis has been aided by
Bridgeport with Pitchers Frank
Bushey and Lefty Traynor, who are
with the Portland (AIaine) club under
option.
Although he has failed time and
again as a batter in the big leagues,
Nick sCullop, the outfielder, is hitting
around the $40 mark in the Southern
association.
have been shipped to Manager Stuffy
McInnis of Salem in the New England
league, by Bridgeport. They are both
out on option.
Hank O'Day, retired National league
umpire, who lives in Chicago in sum-
mer and in California in winter, is en-
jOying ball games these days from a
shady box seat.
Walter Johnson showed Outfielder
Bill Lamar and Pitcher Hughey Nc
Quillan that he could be tough when
he suspended them because they
weren't in condition.
Peoria has purchased Pitcher Lefty
Hinkle from San Antonio of the Texas
league Pitcher Crandall, a Three-I
veteran, was also signed and Gus
Foreman was released.
The first home run hit by Babe
Ruth in the American league was
scored off Pitcher Warhop of the New
York Yankees, May 6, 1915. Ruth was
then pitching for the Boston Red Sox
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Sporting writer assures us that
home runs is only part of the great
ness of Babe Ruth. Well, with due
allowance for his kindly disposition
and everything, it will hardly be de-
MED that home running has a good
deal to do with his popularity.
Pitcher Wilbur Hubbell was re-
leased to the Nashville Southern as
sociation team by the Minneapolis
American association club recently
and Infelder Ray Jacobs was obtained
from the Chicago Nationals, to re-
port soon.
Baseball is making rapid strides If.
London, as many as 1000 turning out
for the Sunday games. The greatest
interest is shown when the London
Americans play the Oxford Americans
(Rhodes scholarly or the team from
the S. S. Leviathan.