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Show central League Chatter. f Grand Rapids fans claim that th. Fl Fox, who is trying for third ba e i?8 I phenom. 1 13 a II Manager Hubbard, of Sprinrflpi.i . II after Shortstop McGrew, SSLlt II and wants an inflelder from CoiuS' II Livingston, the new catcJ, f II Wheeling, is said to bo a bi- Li fellow with a good head and an iS I arm. iron It is said that the reason Genr McConnell will not sign with wE lng is because ho was not appointed manager. The stogies wil' George and his big stick. Another of South Bend's sprt.iK nhP I noms has exploded. Grant lias rt' leased Mllllgan, an inflelder of whom much was expected. Outfielders Com well and Coffey have also m ' leased to Wheeling. First Baseman Alba Spangior hst year with South Bend, will assume tho guardianship of the initial sack for Wheeling this year. The big boy was sold to the Stogies for a pretty good sum of money. Mann, who was trying for the Hottentot Hot-tentot pitching staff, has gono to his home in Fontanet. He was not released, re-leased, but went home through choice Ho probably will play independent ball this season. Springfield is baseball wild, and if enthusiasm counts for anything, tho Infant City will bo a howling success m the league. It remains to he seen, however, whether a losing team will kill tho enthusiasts' ginger in short order. Harris, South Bend's new shortstop, is in one way the most remarkable player on tho diamond. Although nearly 30 years old, he has never tasted tast-ed liquor or tobacco in any form, and what is more, ho states that ho never will. " |