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Show Melvechnie is developing iiito quite a slugger. Like most pitchers, Sothoron is a "hick" with the bat. The Braves and Athletics are all out of step in the big procession. Marvin Goodwin, former Milwaukee hurler, is now serving with Uncle Sam. N Umpire Evans thinks that Miller Iluggins has a star in young Herbert Thormahlen. Seven clubs In the National league are glad that Earl Hamilton Is joining join-ing the navy. At least some of the baseball players play-ers would rather be In the army than in a shipyard. 'Thils to act ns shock team" reads a head line. Shocking would have been the better word. Schulte is one of the most graceful fielders In the majors and still seems to pack the batting wallop. Nunamaker is doing all the catching for the Browns and he has been doing good work with the willow. Fred Merkle's playing at first base for the Cubs has caused a lot of favorable fa-vorable comment among the fans. Paul Crissmnn, pitcher of the Northwestern North-western university team, has enlisted at the Great Lakes naval training station. sta-tion. 1 Zack Wheat's return to the Brooklyn Brook-lyn batting order has made a vast difference dif-ference in the playing and spirit of the club. Filllnglm Is a spitbnll pitcher and was obtained by Boston from the Indianapolis In-dianapolis club of the American association. as-sociation. MeOrraw has three regulars who nfe in the .400 class or near to it. Mc-Carty, Mc-Carty, Doyle and Burns are all hitting the ball- hard. Charley Deal is playing a great game for the Cubs. The third baseman is fielding at a great clip and his batting bat-ting is timely. Ty Cobb is usually leading, or close to the leaders, at this time of the year. Sickness has kept him from showing his best. Connie Mack does not expect Rube Sehauor to join ids club this year, i Rube was a holdout, but latest reports have him in the army. Bradley Hogg, the. new pitcher of ihl: Phillies, Is keeping up the good record he established in the Pacific Coast league hist season. IK Pittsburgh suffered a blow when Earl Hamilton left the club to join the uiiA'.v. The southpaw was on the road to a wonderful record when he departed. de-parted. x American Soldiers league In France has ;() bull teams and is divided Into live sections of six clubs each. An ollicial schedule has been prepared and the winners In each section will play a series for the pennant. Harold Janvrin, Red Sox and world's series slur, Is captain of the Camp IVvens baseball team, Ayer, Mass. He is I raining to become an olliccr and his friends predict that he will grab off a first lieutenancy. |