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Show Diamond Yarns Pitcher Pat Shea, who won twenty-seven twenty-seven games for the Internationals, looks "pat" as a Giant regular. Ebbets is ready to part with one of his hurling stars provided he can obtain ob-tain something as valuable in return. The Brooklyn club has signed Catcher Catch-er Frank Mills, last season with the Atlanta club of the Southern association. associa-tion. ' Lefty O'Doul, pitcher-outfielder recently re-cently released to the Frisco Seals by the Yankees, is a star when it comes to golf. , Catcher Frank L. Mills of the Atlanta At-lanta Southern association club has been purchased by the Brooklyn Nationals. Na-tionals. The scribe who can pick opening day pitchers two' months in advance must have more than hunches to guide his thoughts. Johnny Lavan, Cardinal shortstop, who last fall announced his retirement from the, game to practice medicine, has reconsidered., Ty Cobb says that Howard Ehmke should be one of the very best pitchers in baseball. So should Grover Low-dermilk, Low-dermilk, but he isn't.' Babe Ruth will try to develop his range so he can knock the apple into Harlem river by 1023, when they move Into their new park. . , With an increase in the waiver price from $2,500 to $4,000 in prospect, the magnates will be more careful whom they let go hereafter. Carl Weilman has quit baseball on account of poor health. There were a lot of American league hitters who became be-came ill whenever he pitched. The enterprising New York scribes are, still trading off the stars. Their latest stunt was to fix it up so Hug-gins Hug-gins would get Baby Doll Jacobson. Claude Hendrix, veteran spitball pitcher, who was handed his unconditional uncondi-tional release by thr Cubs on Monday, proposes to hurl for semi-pro clubs. Charley Pick,- former Cubs' and Braves' intielder, who wiff manage the Sacramento club this year, is hot after Harry Lunte of the Indians for shortstop. short-stop. i ' Tlie Cleveland club is willing to leave Louie Guisto with Oakland, but s said to have asked that Babe Pinelll be turned over to the Indians in payment. pay-ment. Wild Bill Donovan has signed a new pitcher named Haberham Durham. The recruit is right-handed and formerly for-merly played with a city league club in Jacksonville, Fla. With Nick Allen acquired from Cincinnati Cin-cinnati in the Hargrave deal, and Bob McMenemy held over, the St. Paul club feels safe enough in the matter of catching for the coming season, j |