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Show American League Notes. Fultz an-. Conroy show great speed on tho bases. Freddie Parent looks about twice as big as ho did last year. Vinson's batting for Cleveland to date, has been most disappointing. Pitcher Josslyn prefers Now Bod-ford Bod-ford to any city outside of Boston. Catcher Eddie McFarland Is playing the greatest ball of his career right now, Willie Keeler aspires to bo the premier pre-mier batter of the American League this reason. Besides being a great fielder, Joe Cassldy Is becoming something of a laso runner. J. Garland Sahl has already earned r. few forget-me-nots for himself at Washington. Ever since Criger rejoined the team, tho Boston Americans have shown a big improvement. No mistake was made when St. Louis critics dubbed catcher Weaver the "Human Hatpin." Tip your beavers to Alfred Jacob-ten. Jacob-ten. Tho Washington boy Is certainly coing good this spring. When Case Patten commences to use head work wlt'i hi i raw ability there Is simply nothing to it. Providence has returned pitcher Whltely to Clark Griffith with not enough thanks to rave about. Umpire Connolly says that Willie Keeler strikes at fewer bad balls than any man in tho American League. Although loaded with more responsibility, respon-sibility, Jake Stahl, of Washington, is playing a hangup game this season. The Washington club has returned outfielder Denny Sullivan to tho Minneapolis Min-neapolis club, the latter giving up $2,500. Lajolo says that of all the rltchcrs In the American League Jack Powell and Harry Howell give him the most trouble. That man, "Punch" Knoll, of Washington, Wash-ington, Is a hard hitter all right. Doubles and triples are more frequent with him than singles. Koehler, tho new St. Louis outfielder, out-fielder, hailing from Atlanta, made twelve hits In twenty-eight times at bat, a percentage of .430. |