The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-05-10
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Cumberland (Md.) fans have bought
the ball club from Jim Mcclure.
George Susco, scrappy catcher of
the Phillies, is product of the sand
lots of Belefont, Pa.
doc" Woods, with the New York
Yankees, is rated by most players as
the best trainer in baseball.
Hugo Bezdek of Penn State coaches
botL football and baseball and has
three grid stars in his outfeld.
The Middle Atlantic league has
abandoned the split-season schedule.
Last year there were 15 leagues with
the split.
Omaha has announced the sale Of
Pitcher Herman Sparks to Wichita.
Both clubs are members of the west
ern league.
Fritz Maisel thinks Augusta, Ca,
Is hot enough for baseball training.
He was laid up five days with bad
case of sunburn.
]. 81. Patrick, owner Of the Los
Angeles club, is offering suit of
clothes to every player on his team
who hits home run.
Bob James, the young shortstop
from Omaha of the Western league,
is making quite name for himself
with the Boston Braves.
Bob Shawkey, former New York
Yankee pitcher, says Dale Alexander
should be one of the sensations of
the year in the American league.
Ernie Koob, who once pitcher
no-hit game while with the St Louis
Browns, is pitching for the Mobile
Southern association club this season.
Eddie Gill, seventeen, hit a base
ball high into the, air at Laporte, Ind.
1t hit sparrow. Both fell. The bali
was caught. Eddie was out. So was
the bird.
Mike Kelley, manager Of the Min
neapolis team of the American as
ISOLATION, turned over First Baseman
Jim 0glesby to Dies Moines of the
Western league.
Johnny Byrnes has been signed TO
manage the Cumberland team of the
Middle Atlantic league. Byrnes has
been first baseman Of the team for
several seasons.
Leo Norris, infielder, and Fred Kin
derman, outfelder, have been sent
back TO yicksburg of the Cotton
States league by the New Orleans
club of the Southern league.
Ross Lyall, well known as short
stop in minor league circles, has been
named manager of the Phoenix club
of the Arizona State league. Lyall
played with Phoenix last season.
Only three big-league ball players,
Pete Donohue. Luke Sewell and Ted
Lyons, have been with the same club
their professional careers
All made the grade upon leaving col
lege.
Connie Mack, who at the age of six
ty-six is the oldest big league manager
In the history Of baseball. began his
professional diamond career 45 years
ago as catcher of the Meridian team
in the Eastern league.
Babe Ruth has encouraged Manager
Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox by tell
ing him that he has picked the Sox to
finish last during the league race so
that Bill will get more credit If the
team finishes higher.
Jack Holloway of San Antonio, who
hoS UCCA SCCA uiSl Vase III a
number of class B. c and d leagues.
has been named manager of the new
Ballinger club of the West Texas
league.
Sam Agnew has been made man
ager of the San Diego team of the
new California State league. He was
under contract TO Hollywood, but OBJ
tanned his release to handle the lit
tie club.
Zach Wheat has hung ND his base
ball trappings. The veteran outfield-
er who spent 10 years in the game
that he had retired and
would devote his time to his farm
near Polo, Mo.
Manager Johnny Dobbs Of Birming-
ham has signed OutfeIder Jack Kloza
and Catcher Bailey Upton to Mont
gomery of the Southern league.
Larry Bettencourt. former All-Amer-
lean football star. now with Afilwau-
kee. says he gets more thrills playing
baseball than he did from football.
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