Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1920 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Late Coast league averages have Mr* nio Johnson on top of the batters. Old Pete Knlsely continues to be a tower of strength to the San Antonio team. • ♦ • • The Galveston club has loaned Outfielder Fred McDonald to the Houston dub. The Chattanooga club took Pitcher Conrad Fields from Little Rock by the waiver route. • • • Chicago opinion seems. to be that Charley Herzog is done as a regular with the Cubs. • * • Pitcher Sam Ross, given his unconditional release by Vernon, was taken on by Portland. * • • The Memphis club has released Pitcher Hl Fowlkes to Augusta of the South Atlantic league. • • • Pacific Coast league first sackers are a heavy-hitting lot with exception of Griggs and Koerner. • • • Now that Saginaw has Schwartje, Lipps and Pike back from Dallas the Aces expect to go better. * • • Third" Baseman Nick Reidy of Moline Jumped to Baltimore, where he will play shop league ball. • * • Hugh Whltted, released by Wilson of the Virginia league, has signed with his home team at Durham. • • • Atlanta secured waivers on Razor Letbetter and let him out to Greenville of the South Atlantic. Ray Blades of Memphis has recovered from a twisted leg and his return should add punch to the Chicks. (• • • Dave Greenberg, the young St. Louis catcher who started .the season with Dallas, is now catching for Houston. * • • Jack Dunn, needing pitchers, announced that Jack Bentley, first baseman, would be used off and on in the box. • • • Catcher Paul Beyers, sent to Rochester by the Brooklyn club. Jumped to a team in the iron regions of Minnesota. Manager Joe Ward at Raleigh has been having trouble finding a shortstop to suit him. His latest tryout is Botts. • * * Bob Geary pitched a one-hit game for Seattle against* San Francisco in the first game of the double bill on May Is. - - — • • * The young wildcat presented to John McGraw by San Antonio fans has been given to Fred Toney, who has sent him to his home in Tennessee. • » * Mordecai Brown, who needs pitcher* for his Terre Haute team more than anything else, has secured Armstrong, a left-hander, from Milwaukee. • * • Toronto certainly won a prize when John McGraw sent Bill Ryan to the Leafs. On his work to date he looks like the best pitcher in the International league. • • • The Rocky Mount team has signed a younger brother of Buster Caton of the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is a shortstop like Buster and about like him in size and style. •• • _ Though Wilbert Robinson is said to be ready to let Ed Pfeffer go in most any sort of a good trade, he refused to swap him to the St. Louis Cardinals for Austin McHenry, * • • Acquisition of Allen, an infielder from St. Joseph, and Nesser. outfielder sent from Columbus, caused Manager Jackson of Peoria to shift his team about, and also grant some releases. •♦ * X In a recent Indianapolis-Louisville game Reb RusselJ beat out a bunt and on the very next play went to second as part of a double steal. No one ever accused Reb of having so much speed before.