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Show 010 Eddie Sicking put up a good game in Bancroft's shoes until injured. The Brooklyn club has released Gene Sheridan, an infield rookie, to Charley Dooin's Beading team. "Dugan to Shannon to Burns" is getting get-ting to be an often mentioned combination combi-nation on the Athletics. Manager Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Cardinals Is not giving up because be-cause of a poor start. The reason for Ernie Shore's poor start is explained. He caught the mumps from Ping Bodie. Red Faber will have histbanner season sea-son in the American league if he keeps up his work of recent combats. Wallace, the youngster who was trying try-ing Ear an infield job with Ihe Phillies, has been released to Hartford of the Eastern league. Josh Devore is surprising the fans by his work for the Indians. Devore has been fielding in fine fashion and is hitting the ball hard. George H. Lnwson, recently discharged dis-charged from the Canadian army, Is planning an "outlaw" league, to be known as the Allied league. The New York Yankees charged Carl Mays was using an emery ball, but now having beaten him they may conclude they were mistaken. Manager Lee Fold of Cleveland Is well pleased at what George Uhle has shown him and declares the young semi-pro Is going to be a real star. Joe Wilhoit, a star in the Coast league three or four years ago and for a moment looking like a star in the big show, seems to have fizzled out with Seattle. Hugo Bezdek has benched South-worth South-worth and played Lee in right field. The former, who hit for .341 in 04 games last season, has been doing under un-der .100 this season. Shortstop Jimmy Cooney, who did not join the Detroit Tigers and who thus Is technically a member of the Boston Red Sox, Is finally out of the army and no place to go. A left-hander can't hit a southpaw. Not at all. Casey .Stengel only girt four hits, one of them a triple, against the mightiest boy In the National loop, Jim Vaughn. Ihe other day. An all-star association football team j will go to Sweden this summer under direction of Secretary Thomas Cahlll of ihe United States Football nssocia-lion. nssocia-lion. Ihe governing council of the sport. Manager Miller Huggins assigned Duffy Lewis to center field to start the season, but soon changed his mind and switched Duffy to left. Ping Bodie Bo-die went to center. Ping will keep on going if he doesn't watch out. George Runge, infielder, who was released re-leased by Clarence Rowland of the Brewers, has signed to play with the Nash Motor company team of Kenosha. Keno-sha. Artie Bues. Art Kores and Rip Bagerman, former A. A. players, aro also with the club. I |