The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-06-06
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VIZ oXV~~S
Jimmy McLarnin won his first fight
at the age of twelve
The batting sensation of the Coast
league is Frank Crosetti, San Francis
co shortstop.
Roger Peckinpaugh, Cleveland man
ager, says Jonah Goldman is the most
amazing shortstop of the last 20 years
Pitcher Lii Stoner was released out
right by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the
Fort Worth club of the Texas league
The st. Paul American association
baseball club has sold Bernie Tesmer,
catcher, to the Dallas club of the
Texas league.
J. D. e. Jones and Arnold Jones,
national father and son tennis cham
pions, are co-coaches of the Brown uni
versity varsity and freshmen tennis
teams.
First Baseman Bernard Senne, who
had a tryout with the Montreal Roy
ais of the International league this
spring, has been signed by the Peoria
Tractors.
Only two players, John Booth and
Capt. William Kenney. who were men,
bers of the Seattle Reds, baseball
champions of the Northwest in 1856,
are still alive.
Richard F. Hoyt, winner of the
1929 gold cup at Red Bank, N. J.,
again will depend on his boat Imp to
retain the trophy. This years race
will be held August Is.
Several big league pitchers are hit.
ting well over 300. Last year Uhle.
Yde, Bayne and Ruf1ing in the Ameri-
can league, and Cvengros, Mays. Dono-
hue, Brame and Scott in the National
did it.
Our favorite name for a baseball
catcher has been Grabowski-or posi-
bly, Heving of Bostoh-but we are
weakening a little toward Gatherum,
young backstop with the Buffalo In
ternationalS.
Only three worlds series have re-
suited in a clean sweep. The Braves
accomplished this feat in 1914 over the
Athletics and the Yankees in 1927 and
1923, against the Pirates and Cardi-
nails, respectively.
Baseball is played in Sweden but
the scoring rules differ from ours.
"Fielders' choices" are scored as hits
over there, sacrifice hits and flies are
not recorded, catchers and pitchers
are given errors on passed balls and
wild pitches respectively.
Another Tom Oliver, who is not re-
lated to the Tom Oliver patrolling the
outfield for the Boston Red Sox, will
enter baseball at the close of the cur
rent semester of the University of
Arkansas. Pitcher Tom Oliver, star
of the Arkansas nine, has signed a
contract with the st. Louis Cardinals.
Lew Krausse, seventeen-year-ol
Media, Pa, high school pitcher, may
join the Philadelphia Athletics. His
father, John Krausse, was once a pro-
fessional pitcher. and his sons chief
claim to fame is that he had hurled
one no-hit and two one-hit games. The
boy has been working out with the
AS at Shibe park.
Manager Walter Johnson of Wash
ington is elated over the recent show
ing of Max West and George Loepp
two of the younger outfielders, who
have been hitting hard to help the
Senators maintain their fine showing
The New York Yankees have signed
Inielder Tommy Byrne, semi-pro
player, and have shipped him to their
Chambersburg farm in the Blue Ridge
league.
The New York Yankees have op-
toned Catcher Hank Karlon to Spring
field of the Eastern league. He is
still considered good young prospect
by Manager Shawkey.'
Another Oglethorpe ball player has
been attracted by major league con-
tract. Hot Holcomb. pitcher, has
signed a contract with the Boston
Braves.
Pitcher Grunt Lucas, who attempted
comeback with Fort Wayne this
year. has been released. While he did
well in the first few games in which
he played, he couldn't keep up his
aarlv showing so was turned lC(cQ