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Show BASEBALL STORIES "Joe" Bush bids fair to have a successful suc-cessful season. Wambsganss is playing a star game at short for the Indians. "Babe' Ruth appears to be a much improved pitcher this year. Bresnahan is catching most of the games for the team he owns and manages. man-ages. There are some people who would kick if they won a pennant and then lost a world's Series. Ty Cobb since his return to the game a few days ago has been doing wonderful things to the ball. "Del" Pratt, last year rated as the second best second baseman to "Eddie" "Ed-die" Collins, is playing wretchedly for the Browns. The Boston Braves must feel pretty sure of their pitching staff since they let go Knetzer, former star of the Dodgers and Feds. For a veteran of thirty-one summers George McQuillan is quite a pitcher. He is starting out this year as if it would be his banner season. Heine Groh is leading all the third baserrn in the big leagues in longdistance long-distance hits. The little Red is playing play-ing the best game of his career. "Max" Flack, the Cub outfielder who last year played with the Chifeds, continues con-tinues to play a splendid gama and has become a big favorite wtih Chicago "fans." Enthusiastic Oakland' fans at a banquet ban-quet given players of Rowdy Elliott's team promised to raise a purse of $4,-000 $4,-000 to be presented the players if they win the Coast league pennant. |