VDIAMONDV ApiCK-ypsA President HIckey of the American association saw the opening game at Columbus. The Phenomenal turn of the San Francisco Seals has been the talk of the Coast league. Tommy Conolly, dean of American league umpires, has been calling balls and strikes ever since 1893. Bob Lamotte has played shortstop for several seasons, but this year is holding down third for Baltimore. For 16 years the New Orleans Pelicans Pel-icans have been a first division ball club and the team again is strong. On his way to Florida, Judge Landis stopped off at Marietta, Ga., to see Kenesaw Mountain for which he was named. There are fancy names on the Brooklyn. Brook-lyn. Infield. Bisonette was christened Delphia and Flowers' first name is D'Arcy. President C. J. McDiarmld of the Cincinnati Reds announces the release of Outfielder Marty Callaghan to Columbus. Co-lumbus. The Cincinnati Reds likely will do their training in Miami next year. They think they can make more expense ex-pense money there. This is Jamieson's eleventh year as a member of the Cleveland club. He has played since 1912, starting with Buffalo as a pitcher. The Kansas City baseball club has announced the sale of Charles Robertson, Robert-son, pitcher, to the Milwaukee club of the American association. Emilio Palmero, Cuban pitcher with the Toledo Mud Hens, has decided to abandon life on the island and has purchased a home in Toledo. Gene Valla, recently released by Hollywood, has hooked on with a semi-pro semi-pro team at Santa Cruz, Calif., as a pitcher. He was a hard hitting outfielder out-fielder at one time. Toledo went high to get Ernie Win-gard, Win-gard, one of Landis' free agents. He was paid a bonus of $10,000, a $(3,000 salary and a promise of 10 per cent of the money if later sold. Gabby Street, coach for the Cardinals, Cardi-nals, took to bed when the team reached Cincinnati. At first it was feared t lie veteran had diphtheria, but it turned out to be a bad sore throat. The Cleveland club decided to pay the Baltimore Orioles $10,000 instead of two ball players as promised in the Dick Porter deal. That makes the total price for Porter $-10,000. Johnny Watwood, rookie outfielder obtained from Shreveport of the Texas league, has been hitting so boisterously this spring that he 'seems certain of a regular job with the White Sox. Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the Chicago White Sox, hopes his young team will win a world's pennant, per haps this year. He won his firs! world's pennant with the St. Loui? Crowns in 1SS". Jack Costa, the rookie, sent to Phoenix by the San Francisco Seals of the ("oast league, established himself at once with the Senator fans. He lias been one of the outstanding performers per-formers for I he Phoenix team. Andy Reese of the Giants slipped In the bathroom of his hotel In Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, straining his back. It was feared the injury would keep him off second base, tnit the delay in opening gave him tiu?.s So set back in shano.