Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1920 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Bob Emslle, veteran baseball umpire, Is a curling enthusiast In winter. * * • Northwestern university will not have a varsity baseball nine this year. *** - ' George Gibson of the Pirates. Is the only new big league manager this year. * * * Doctor Cariss has succeeded Roy Thomas as coach of Penn's baseball squad. —=-*• —• —e — Clarence Twombly, Lehigh university athlete, has been signed by the Chicago Nationals. • * • Claude (“Lefty”) Thomas, Seattle pitcher, has been sold to the St. Louis National league team. * * • Charlie Ebbets has announced that he plans to give his ball players an increase of 331-3 per cent. • • • Kid Gleason appears to have his Job as manager of the White Sox cinched for this year at least. •_ * • * All the big league clubs have completed their lists of exhibition games on the way from southern camps. • • * Toronto will send Its baseball club to Columbus, Ga., to train for the race in the International league. • • • Ferdy Schupp, former Giant star, who Is now with the Cards, has been indicted In "Kentucky on acharge of child desertion. • • * Doesn’t look as if there will be any court order that will prevent Carl Mays working for the Yankees In the coming warm weather. » * • * During 13 years as a major league ballplayer, Ed. Konetchy of the Dodgers has led the league six times as a fielding first baseman. * • • Tatum park. Miami, where the world’s champion Reds will do their spring training, boasts of a ground where home .runs are unknown. * * * Fred Hent-y. Chicago American League first baseman, has been released to the Columbus,, Ohio, American Assocatlon club. * * * Walter McCredie does not expect Paddy Siglin to return to the Portland club. He figures that he will be good enough for the Detroit Tigers to keep. • • • The Syracuse Internationals will do their spring training at Tarboro, N. C. Going far Into Dixie is getting to be something of a habit with the minor leaguers now. • • • Cleveland fans are hoping Tris Speaker is able to pick up Just one more good pitcher. The Indians will come close to winning the league flag If they get another first-rate heavy. • • * Sticking to a time-honored custom, the Cardinals and Browns will engage In a city series at St. Louis prior to the opening of the big league pennant races. The first combat is booked for April 3 at the American league park.