The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-10-25
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HPnYt Nntes
Both the Yankees and Giants are
about to stage big shakeup in play
! ing talent.
Dan Howley, former manager of the
st. Louis Browns, has been named
manager of the Cincinnati Reds.
Max Bishop, AS second lbaseman
has spent twelve years with two
clubs. Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Nonresident hunters in Alaska are
required to have guides who are IL
censed by the Territorial Game COM
mission.
RUDE Benton, soon forty-four, was
one of the leading pitchers of the
American association. He pitched for
Minneapolis.
Handball is rapidly becoming one
of Germanys most popular sports. In
Berlin alone more than 1900 men and
women play the game.
The major league record for hits
made in season is 257 safeties. made
by George Sisler when he played with
the st. Louis Browns in 1922.
Fred Lindstrom of the New York
Giants scored 26 runs in Is consecu-
tive games for the longest run-scoring
streak in the 1929 National league
season.
It costs about seven dollars a day
to maintain the average race horse,
or about $500 year, which is more
than the average American family has
to live on.
Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, AL
Watrous, Chick Evans, Francis Ouimet
and Johnny Farrell, all prominent
American golfers, graduated from the
caddies' ranks.
John M. ("Red") Corriden has
signed to manage the indianapolis
American association baseball team
next season. He succeeded Albert f.
('Bruno'') Bethel.
Los Angeles made $4,000 on the
sale of pitcher Augie Walsh to the
Cubs. He was bought from the Pills
a year ago for $4,000 and turned over
to the Cubs for $4,000.
Cricket, rugby and soccer among
the English; baseball, basket ball and
football in the United States, are the
recognized Anglo-Saxon contributions
to the games of the world.
Herb Pruett, veteran southpaw, who
had a good year with Newark, is de-
handing a salary for 1880 that is
twice the amount he received this
year. His present pay is $4,000.
Emmett Swanson, Minneapolis den
fist, who holds the United States
small bore rifle championship, has an
unofficial worlds record of 20 con-
secutive bullseyes at 300 meters.
George Snider, one of two pitchers
bought by the AS from Portland, has
been in league baseball less than one
full season. He was signed late in the
spring by Portland. He is only eight
cen.
Among the Americans who are own
ers of racing stables in France are
Joseph f. Widener, Ralph B. Strass-
burger, j. r. Macomber, ]. L. Replo-
gle, Julian Goldman and Countess of
Granard.
The Cubs and the Giants are tied
nants each has won with twelve. Chi
cago won six titles before 1900 while
the New Workers won all but two aft
er that year.
Only once in history has the Bel
mont Park Futurity been captured
three times in succession by the same
turfman. Colin, Maskette and Sweep.
owned by the late James K. Keene.
were victorious in 1907, 1908 and 1909.
respectively.
George Earnshaw grew up on the
sidewalks of New York. He succeed
ed Lefty Grove as the ace of the Bal
timore hurting staff and then followed
Grove to the A's-four years later.
Bud Brownlee, standing six feet, Is
a star In basket ball, track and foot.
ball at Westminster college.
When the Jersey City club moves
into the new municipal stadium only
Baltimore and Reading of the eight
club International league will have
old hall marks