The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-16
Stove League
Chatter
BY EDDIE ASH

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GONE fans think it strange the
- Phillies took on Grover Alex
ander for next season owing to she
fact he finished out of the league
in 1929, having been sent home by
the Cardinals when he broke train
ing rules, and couldn't win. But
Manager Shotton figures he can coax
Alex to get in shape and save some
of the games the Pills are IN the
habit of losing in the late innings
after piling up four and ave-run
leads
You never can tell about Grover
hes liable at any time to get in
form over night and go out the
next afternoon and battle opponents
with the old noodle. And ShottOn is
rambling the veteran will bear
down for one more whirl. The Phil
boss made a good deal at that, for
he gave up something he couldn't
use.
XHTHEN Alexander was in his
w prime and propelling the
sphere for the Quakers years ago
he was the real master He made
history. winning more than thirty
games in each of the seasons OF
1915, 1916 and 1917.
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All the current PhiIIies need is
little more and better pitching and
they'll make some noise as pennant
contenders, for their fielding is good
and their batting devastating
Cincinnati home games won't be
on the air next season and many
Hoosier fans will miss tuning in on
WIW to hear the details of Ma
tional League battles at Redland
field. Cincy directors have decided
they have been putting out too
much free entertainment.
National League umpires have
been given permission to accept
spring training jobs in the south
land next year and some OF the
guessers are lining up assignments
to get season coat of tan.
N%OE BERG, White SoX catcher,
IVA is spending the off-season in
a New York law Office. Moe has
been pursuing education for a long
stretch of years, speaks several
languages and owns a galaxy OF
college degrees. However, in the
box score all he gets with his name
is a &c
A BASEBALL expert Of Los
IA Angeles picked an all-star
Coast League lineup for 1929 and
left off Jollev, Sunr and Berger,
three Coast FASTENERS for whom big
dough was put out By big league
clubs. Fred Haney, former Indian
apolis mainstay. was named for
third base. He pilfered 56 sacks the
past campaign and hit .292.
Hero Is the way tho Angeles scribe
lined era up, and their batting
averages:
Pitcher-Frank SheIlenback, 1922.
Catcher--Gus sandberg, $50.
First base-1Ickey Heath. $40.
Second base-Jimmy Reese, 1897.
Third base-Fred Haney, .292.
Short stop-Frsnk CrOsetti, .S14.
Let fcld-Elias Funk, 1874.
Center feId-CIeo Carlyle, .Sl7.
Right feld-Ike Boone, .4O7
Utility-Junk Walters, 800.
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Don Corriden, star University of
Michigan outfielder, is lined up for
a trial with Indianapolis, according
to information received from De-
troit. Don is a brother of the Tribe
manager, Johnny COrriden, and is
a product Of LoganSport and Ca
thedral, Indianapolis, high schools. |
MICK CULLOP, veteran outfeld-
L ' er, will be with the Mime
apolis NIillerS next season. He is
long-diStance SWatter when able to
connect and is expected to shine in
the small Miller park. Nick's ap-
plication to be declared a free agent
was denied by Judge Lands. He
was with Atlanta last season, and
claimed Brooklyn and Atlanta were
involved in a cover up" deal at his
expense.
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Frank Murphy. Outfielder, will
manage the Danville (Three-I
League) club in 1880. He succeeds
Joe Schultz. Murphy has been with
Danville for six years.
L. j. Wylie resigned the presidency
of the Central League and Don
Jacobs, Canton, was elected to the
chair. Wylie is leader of the Three
I League. The Central loop will
play a split season in 1880. The
schedule will open May and close
Sept. l.
TIME Central reduced its salary |
Il limit from $4,000 per month to
$3.50. The player limit has been
placed at fifteen. At a meeting in |
indianapolis several weeks ago Wy
lie was reelected president, it was
announced, but it seems the mag
mates or Wylie had a change of
mind since that time.