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Show nOTt$ of the DIAMOND Waller I'.arbare always has been a sensational spring ball player, v Al Halt, inlielder recently released by Cleveland, has signed witii the Minneapolis club. Pittsburgh sport writers have tacked tack-ed various nicknames onto Caton, such as Buster, Kid. etc. The veteran Bill Cristall has been named manager of the Bay City team of the Ontario-Michigan league. The Chicago White Sox have released re-leased Jack Fournier to the Los Angeles An-geles club of the Pacific Coast league. The St. Louis Browns are said to have picked up a star college player In U. W. Fallenline, who is a catcher. Jacinto Del Calvo is one Cuban ball player who doesn't play holdout. He will be back with the San Francisco team. . The Cuban Acosta, released by Connie Con-nie Mack to Atlanta, to which club he refused to report, has been procured pro-cured by the Louisville club. Charlie Tick continues to play good bill for the Chicago Cubs and seems sure of a job. He was formerly with the Grills and Maekmen. Armando Marsans, one of the hand of Cuban baseball strikers, has asked Manager Miller Huggins of the Yankees Yan-kees for an unconditional release. Bert Daniels, formerly a star outfielder out-fielder for the New York Americans, will play first base for the Lebanon team of the Bethlehem Steel works. Baseball fans may be reminded of "Where Ihe River Shannon Flows" next summer. Mack has a Shannon who should be able to stick -in the big show. "The St. Louis Cardinals have released re-leased Oullielder Howard Suinuia to tiie Mobile Southern league club, along wi:li First Baseman Brown, the afiny player. lleinie Schrciber. tilling Maran-ville's Maran-ville's shoes with the Braves, is playing play-ing such good ball that he will he kept even after "Rabbit" comes back to the diamond. Bill McKechnie. according to report from Pittsburgh, has decided to retire from the game to enter employment that will permit him to play independent independ-ent ball Saturdays and Sundays. Max Carey is always willing and eager to help the young player. He gives out valuable information on hitting hit-ting and base running every day. and the youngsters drink in every word. |