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Show Salt Lake Acquires Russell Ford, Ex -Yankee RUSSELL FORD. y& -a i v VY - " J Wv; , ! ( i hA z J, 6. " i , PRESIDENT F. S. MURPHT Of the Salt Lake baseball club last night announced an-nounced the purchase of Pitcher Russell Ford, a right bander, from the Denver club of the Western league. Ford will join the club in Salt Lake Thursday. Ford, as a member of the New York Americans pitching staff, hurled remarkable remark-able ball for several years and in 1914. jumped to the Buffalo Federals, where he led the Federal pitchers in the lowest average nunfber of earned runs per game with 1.5(3. In 1915 Ford appeared to have lost his effectiveness and was released. Since joining the Denver club this spring- Ford has ranked well up. According Accord-ing to the latest averages, lie has won t wel ve a nd lost nine for a percen tage of .r.71. Ford is said to be the Christopher Columbus Co-lumbus of the emery ball. He Is 33 years old. |