Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-05-02 | Page 3 | St. Louis Has Asked for Waivers on 'Sloppy'; He Will Rejoin S. L. Staff

Sta Louis Has s Asked for Wavers Waivers on Sloppy He e w wm Rejoin S. S La L. Staff h Thurston Back and 1922 Stars Rounding Into Shape Lewis Will Be Well Fixed for Twirlers to Get Seasoning in Three-Eye Three t tf d j. j c i By Steve i r I the announcement this morning that Skipper Puffy Duffy o IN Lewis of the Salt Lake Bees has decided to send semI i u Jimmy Timmy the little Russian twirler who 4 b hobnobbing bi with the Bees for some time time- timeout out for a r Qt seasoning there came the wonder what the Bees j 1 fee sta star twIrlers on the ere rere going going- to do for tor some some- to get the old od onion up to i plate I 1 11 1 QUestion Question was answered In Jn a ft JunA and ana satisfactory manner he made e announcement was t ont ni the big show that the St. St Louis N. rows o announced ed that they had tl basked waivers on Hollis Sloppy Thurston former star itar twirler of ot the Uld who was to be turned back t td i. i ke SLOPPY READY TO COME BACK DACK tibt to t ot or t the clubs dubs In the big show how rt already swamped with pitchers th there re t is 1 no doubt but that In a n. few days das Ih ni jor league clubs will waive oi on onit on it And hell he'll I be on his way back to Tt hf kt rJ Salt take Lake e to do some o e twirling for the 1 1 local Cat prides u durston won fifteen games for tor the I Wt last Bast season and lost sixteen It n n off ott season for the lad being d with th sickness part of ot the That gave him an average of 48 which h was stilt still above the club ay r ra tage e of ot and no pitcher does I r tad bad work who pitches above aboe the I u C clubs club's s 's average RECORD IS GOOD thurston urston pitched 22 Innings In 49 meso Ines es During this time 1001 loot men 15 Ed d him and nicked him for tor hits runs of or which he was Wl re- re for He lie struck out 69 I I OT n. n gave gae 44 H. passes hit three ba bats bats- en pitched wild five times and was guilty of t f one balk allowing an aVe avet- avet of runs per game p Jt s is said ll to gb be mh In excellent condition now and with the former J Jlee Jee ee on his staff stat and the rest of ot the 4 all In good shape and ready e to fl 1 ht twirl Lewis s would then h have a mighty ar pitching staff Elmer Myers one oneo o otho the leading twirlers is recovering ro an n operation for for- appendicitis an angood and good 03 shape It will take him a beto strengthen yet et and their thelT hell he'll rg b be ready k f may be eb able to g go tIlts this week lie He has been e bothered r by bya a sore arm Hes He's the leading twirler r rat of Ot the flee Dee staff Then Harry Blae- Blae boder who should be one of ot the greatest neatest pitchers In the league hasn't Yet got Jot going With these four tour J. J Tracked backed backed up by such men as Pudgy Gould Fred Coumbe Dick McCabe John ohn sIngleton ingleton and Lloyd Keller It Is ft 41 great squad DUKE CHIPPED iTO To PEORIA Skipper Lewis has bas made arrange arrange- to tc Place Pitcher Jimmy Duchy Duch Duch- 1 y with s the Peoria club of at the tf e-tf league for a year ear of ot season- season I The Duke has a world of or stuff t tacks lacks experience Like Tony Tom Laz- Laz f Who has already alread Joined the Pero Pe- Pe iri ro club he ha Is a great reat prospect The The- tr will wUl play together this season L