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MEN MENNOW MENNOW MENNOW NOW ON BORDER Union Association Players Are Thick hick in John McCloskey's McCloskey s' s Rio Grande Circuit t- t How the managers now in the the- flit Ri Grande Grand association lat n have hare o stuck stuck with their old pJ players r s Is shown In an aa AU article A ar U Jo published hed In the current Issue of f the Sporting News Newa It re red reads lUte like a r chapter chapler from the Union association Herc It I Is Kl m Paso Tex Scout Scouts from higher class claa leagues are now making the rounds of the Rio flo Orando Grande association and the past wei k has haC seen enta- enta tIves thes of the tho Dallas 0 11 as and Waco clubs of cit the Texas lea league uc snooping around the new circuit It Is 5 understood a representative I of or the Venice club of the Coast league will b be along also allo t tp i look over O a couple of ot prospects at least one American a association club ha haR had a man over th th circuit This n association club 1 Is negotiating for tho the services of at Callan Cahlan the lie ounh catcher of the Tucson club who I 1 la looking like liken n It r real al Only 0 O years ears of ago the young oung has hns male made good from the Jump and magnate Jim Brown Drown reports that h ho can Cati sell oil him hOW jiow to either cither r of two clubs club hut l hi he anxious ious to hold him for fora a while Callan handles himself well and is III improving with vcr ever every series MacMurdo lac the big red headed first baseman In is also getting some nOme attention atten atton- tion Brown Bro had MacMurdo practically sold soil a couple ot of yearn rs ear ago when both magnate and player er were were with Victoria Vic Vic- toria torl In the Northwestern lea league uc hut Mack Inck broke his le leg and 1 that enl ended d th the d deal al He lie l I Is now looking awful I sweet and Is Ia the tho first basemen baseman of ot the I ca ti JeU e. e ii h 1 i. i u. u wi with I Victoria Is u improving n while fader Rader sent to Tucson under optional a agreement from Irom the Const league Is II the best Jool looking In n the circuit cir dr and Brown Is Ii trying bard hard to bu buy hili hh release that he ma may send lIend him higher Oscar Horstman Hantman a R. pitcherS pitcher also tied up to the Coast Coasters Coaster is la looking ripe With his team ahead or even ul up ut Horstman is Ia a II wonder woner but he lie t work so zo good when his team Is Ia a bit bitle le Ii I d. d Herb Hall of at Phoeni Phoenix who pitched a n no-hit no run no-run game recently Is one of oC the most moat consistent tent pitchers in III the tho league lenue lie He was In the bl big timber for a 1 atrial trial with Detroit two years year aU ago but was back for seasoning H He lie looks looka seasoned now Manager Hester lIester maya s a that he lie has baa several se offers for tor Hall I rd Lynn the Phoenix catcher anti and John JohnS Nutt outfielder Jer are about the only other prospects for sale with the Solons Solona Lynn h IH H the best heat fielding catcher in the league He lie was waft with Sacramento last lut year r. Nutt Is la hitting only 70 but has a n beautiful natural and needs only good coaching to be a u star John McCloskey has hili two or three good prospects prospect with his El Paso tern tem Mack lack grabbed a and S Sammy mm Beer when whon the Las Laa Cruces club was dropped d and both are ore pitching great ball Beer Is now wanted by Portland and may b be be- sold old or traded In lh the th near future all as his home Is Ia In the Oregon eit city l was WoR sold soh by Saskatoon to toWACO toWaco WACO co this spring but tho the Waco club couldn't come across with the price and nd Bill Dill Hurley took him to Las Cruces He HeI HeIs Is I working working- fine for the El Pa Paso o club and all alt the batters hatter unite In d declaring l that he has tho the best breaking curve curc In Inthe Inthe Inthe the league The real real sensation with the i N I George t Duddy Dudd at third base McCloskey McCloskey Mc Mc- c- c Closkey has been coaching George e olon along for tor three year yeara ear He Is now i 3 years ars of ot otage age ge and nd leads the tho third basemen basem n both bothIn In fielding and batting In fact In lie leads the league at at- bat and ha has about out a a. dozen doren home runs run to hi his credit while hardly a da day passes pane that he lie doesn't rap out a double Next ext year ear h he h should bould be beable beable beable able to hold his hs l own In an any company Harr Harry Thompson h ha hRs ripened Into a crack outfielder and a a. sure aUre hitter BeIs He Be Heis is 18 getting on in years ur being about 1 6 but Is good for a few v years rII el In baseball vet yet Jake Bau Bauer r Is Ia another good out out- fielder t He lie stands stands' well In In both batting and fielding but th the only thing a against him Is nile age for tor Jake Is II about the same lume age as us Thompson Johnny Johnn Pendleton a shortstop m may my maybe y be grabbed this fall by some Hr U. has but one weakness slowness In r re- re fumble tumble When hen he co after atter's a overcomes that he will bo be worth whIle Tho The attendant attendance nil all over the circuit Is picking up The four tour t team un are all 11 allwell ll well matched and It Is I. Impossible no noto now to pick a M. probable pennant winner El ElPaso's ElPaso's Pasos Paso's attendance the for recent series with wh TI Tucson aon broke all records Albu- Albu the only weak city In th the new new- circuit Is I also alao Improving |