The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-08-02
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ester has brought rumors he will be
taken by the Cards to replace Colbert.
Why do they say the lively ball has
done away with the old-time place hits
ter? Isn't over the right field wall
place? q
We seem to have got to the point
where it is considered less trouble ia
the first place to make home run
than a triple.
Only the Giants, Braves. Phils and
White Sox have gone along with the
same man playing shortstop regularly
this season.
Richard Siebert, southpaw pitcher
of Concordia college at st. Paul, was
signed by Scout Jack Ryan for the st.
Louis Cardinals.
Babe Ruth, Goose Goslin, Harry
Heilmann and Frank O'DOul are said
to be the best dressed players in the
major leagues.
Lawton Whitley" Witt, former Yam
kee and Athletic outfielder, is to play
with Reading. He has been on the
voluntary retired list.
The Memphis club of the Southern
association has purchased Frank Will
son. an outfielder. from Milwaukee of
the American association.
Illustrating the thought that this is
not shortstop year, Rabbit Maran-
vile of the Braves dropped a fly for
the first time in IL years.
Christy Mathewsons superstition
that to throw the ball to the third
baseman was unlucky has been taken
up by many other pitchers.
Jack Hopkins, right-hand pitcher
with st. Paul of the American asso-
citation, has been sold outright to Jer-
sey City of the International league
Ht
They said if Massachusetts got Sun
day baseball the Red Sox would finish
well up in the standing, but we guess
they just meant well up in the money.
Another form of athletic heart" is
that suffered by the spectator who
wonders whether the unreliable young
infelder is going to get the ball across
to first. -
Howard ("Lefty") Kimball. for the
past four years pitcher on Western
State teachers college baseball team,
has reported to the Cleveland Indians
for tryout.
mo two things are absolutely iden-
tical," says a New York professor Of
physics. And how about the pitch the
umpire calls strike, and the next
one he calls ball?
Gordon Slade, shortstop of the lead
ing Mission club in the Coast league,
probably will he the next Californian
to advance to the big show. The
Pirates have been after him.
Tom York, guardian of the Yankee
stadium press box, played professional
baseball as far back as 1870 for Troy,
N. Y, in the old National association.
forerunner of the National league.
Nick Allen, who has been appointed
manager of the Tulsa team of the
Western league, has been in organized
baseball since 1913 serving as catch.
er and manager for various teams.
While the umpires keep their eyes
glued on him for the first, signs of
cheating, Dave Danforth. veteran
southpaw, continues to turn in vic
tories for the New Orleans Pelicans.
Connie Mack, manager of the Phil
adelphia Athletics, has four children
prominent in sports. Roy and Earl
play baseball. another son plays high
school football, and girl is basket
ball star.
The Boston Red Sox maintain four
scouts in the United States and Can
ada. President Robert Quinn says you
cannot buy a good player at any price
in the big leagues today and as re
suit a club must depend on what. it
can get from the minor leagues.
A shortstop is little man who
throws ball in the broad general d.
rection of large chap wearing first
baseman's mitt.
Harry Smut Smith. outfielder, has
been sold by the Charlotte team of
the South Atlantic league to jackson
vile of the Southeastern league.
Betting on a baseball game has
never been greatly favored The spori
is one which has never SHOWN the
need of mercenary stimuluz