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Show Diamond Squibs Tulsa has taken on Pitcher Bill McLaughlin Mc-Laughlin and restored Max Rachac to active service. Manager Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals has signed a pitcher from Ohio university named John Stewart "Tho world's softest Job," says Jim Isamlnger, "Is being substitute shortstop short-stop on the team on which Everett Scott plays." Herman Pillette of the Detroit Tigers Ti-gers has trimmed the Yankees In every start this season, his first ln the big show. Dick Breen, former manager of tho Dea Moines team, has been signed by tho Wichita club to help out In tho catching department Ono critic of the Coast leaguo says George Burger, bought by Seattle from Oklahoma City, Is tho best southpaw prospect In tho Coast league. Tho St Louts Nationals have signed John Stewnrt, former Ohio Stato university pitcher. Stowart Is a right-hander and over six feet tall. Scientists are trying to perfect n mnchlno that will go straight up In tho nlr. They should observe a housewife house-wife when It Is nn extra-inning game. If you don't bollcvo that the business busi-ness of winning pennants is serious, Just make your domlcllo In a city having hav-ing a chance for world series positions. posi-tions. The Rochester club Is always ready to take on n good college prospect It hns btfely signed Albert Jrvlng, a pitcher who halls from Texas Trinity college. Alvln Yeurgln, n rlght-hnnded pitcher pitch-er with the Greenville team of tho South Atlantic league, has been purchased pur-chased by the Boston Nationals for fall delivery. . Tho Birmingham club bought n couple of players from the Spnrtnn-burg Spnrtnn-burg club of tho Sally leaguo, Harry Achlnger, n short-stop, nnd Tom Daniels, Dan-iels, a pitcher. Hnzenn, the newest French game, Is , football played with the hands, they say. Well, n great deal of handbnll Is ployed with the feet, while some baseball players need a basket. A record for tho fastest double-header double-header Is claimed for a Vernon-Sncra-mento pair of games played recently. Tho total elapsed tlmo for the two games was 'J hours and' 30 minutes. Records for nttendnnco for tho Nn-lonul Nn-lonul league In St. Louis were broken In tho series the Glunta played the Cardinals In the Mound City. For tho four gomes the total paid was around 70,000. Those who follow the fortunes of the Pittsburgh lenmoro remarking thnt on tho return of Walter Schmidt, even when he wns on tho coaching lines merely, the team began to play snuirt-er snuirt-er baseball. Hnrry Snllce, veteran left-linnded pitcher, formerly with the St. Louis. New York nnd Cincinnati Nationals, has been signed by the Mt. Vernon ilub of the Missouri-Illinois league, of seml-professloual status. |