Show I I STOVE LEAGUE GOSSI I f It I ERNIE JOHNSON of ot M M. VI Bees is reported to be still stUl using L 1 arguments to induce Nick Cullop well known American and Federal league pitcher to get back into the game and twirl for Salt Lake this season With Big Ed Walsh managing the Bridgeport team and Chief Bender piloting the New Haven outfit the Eastern Eastern East East- ern era league lealUe will have two great drawing cards next season According to Manager Griffith of ot the Washington team Pitcher Walter Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son never has a sore arm even during the spring training period Branch Rickey sprung a surprise In St. St Louis when he announced that he had given up the office of ot president of the Cardinals in order to become bench manager manager manager man man- ager of ot the team Word from Oklahoma has it that an In Independent independent independent in- in dependent league in the oil oU re regions ons of ot that I state has plenty of backing and will wilt make a a. bid for the services of ot several minor I league stars I IThe j j The Indianapolis and Columbus teams of the American association are Included in the schedule of ot spring exhibition games o of the Cincinnati worlds world's champions The offer of Pitcher Orson Horstman formerly of ot Los Angeles to San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco by the PIttsburg Pirates is not meeting with enthusiasm in the Seal camp Walter McCredie is wondering why Infielders Infielders Infielders In- In fielders Dyer and Ellison were not turned over to him by Detroit In the recent list that included Pitchers Poison Polson Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham and Kallio Charlotte N. N C. C Feb 3 The The playing schedule for tor the 1920 season for tor the South Atlantic Baseball association adopted adopt adopt- ed calls for tor games with the season opening on April 22 and closing on September September September Sep Sep- 6 Boston Boston Feb 2 The The Boston Americans announced the sale of ot three players to the Toledo American association club to to- to day Pitcher Dumont Catcher McNeil and Outfielder Joe Wilhoit go to Toledo for tor a cash consideration and an option on a member of ot the Toledo team New York Feb 3 Total Total assets of ot the estate of Thomas H. H Yawkey one of the owners of ot the Detroit American league baseball club who died in Augusta Ga on March 5 1918 today were appraised at His widow Mrs Margaret A. A Yaw Yawkey key is the principal beneficiary His Ills holdings in the Detroit club were valued at Umpires In the American association will wilt have an extra Job listening for tor forswear forswear swear words this season President Thomas Thom Thom- as J. J Hickey who says that umpires are flocking back to the game since the war warIn warIn warin In droves will enforce the new rule In Inthe Inthe inthe the circuit about permitting players to use those little cuss words The first time a player Is caught swearing on a a. ball field he will wilt be ejected from the game by the umpire Then Ill I'll write him a letter of ot warning A second offense will bring a fine of ot such proportions proportions proportions pro pro- portions that a third violation will not occur o Only pitchers who used the spitball In past seasons will be allowed to throw It Inthe Inthe in inthe the Pacific Coast league this y year ar Twirlers Twirlers Twirl- Twirl ers era joining clubs after the opening of the season will be forbidden to moisten the covering of ot the ball Wade RUmer Killifer manager of ot the Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles club does not believe the elimination of the will cause batting averages to soar to any extent It will help fielding fielding field field- ing averages most he thinks Records In the American association did not loom up as strong last year as In Informer informer former seasons Without the wet spot on the ball the game is a better fielded affair Without errors there are less men mento mento mento to face the pitcher and there will wUl be more pitchers pitchers' duels Youngsters will wUl pay more attention to their curve balls and we should see a revival in the brand of ot twirl twirl- ing When Man Manager er Huggins paid a visit to J. J Franklin Baker at the famous home run kings king's farm near Trappe Md he hele le learned that he would have to go along with plans for his team just as if 11 Baker was going to always alwa's be a farmer Baker didn't say he was going to quit baseball but he gave that Impression Huggins says Baker thinks he lie will have to neglect I his personal affairs to a dangerous extent extent ex ex- tent If he Joins the Yankees Yankee again and says his wife is strongly opposed to his playing another season know man evel ever loved to I 1 no play the game more more than Baker I should not be at all surprised If he played semipro ball this year on Saturdays with a club near his home home but but it will 1 not be for the money that is In it 11 for him |