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Show vdiamomov Apick-ufeA Evansville has purchased Jess Run-ser, Run-ser, short-stop, from the Qulncy club. Norman (Red) Strader has been given his unconditional release by Hollywood. Six members of the 1921 Penn State baseball team had tryouts with major league clubs. Catcher Smith, from Notre Dame, a big fellow, has joined the Giants' catching staff. m m m The Seals have released Pitcher Marty GrifPn to the Lincoln club of the Western leagrre. Neal Baker, star pitcher of Texas university, has been signed by the Philadelphia Athletics. "The best Infield in the majors," Is Manager J. J. McGraw's comment on his New York Giants' quartet. Outfielder Merwin Jacobson has been released to Toronto of the International Inter-national league by 'the Brooklyn club. ... The New York Nationals announce the sale of J. Sanford Hamby, catcher, to the New Orleans team of the Southern South-ern association. . Seeking to bolster his catching staff, John McGraw, manager of the New j York Giants, purchased Mickey O'Nell from Washington. ... Cleveland lias released Pitcher Carl Yowell unconditionally. His arm .has gone back on him and he proposes to nurse it back at bis leisure. Tat Moulin, who pitched three seasons sea-sons for Auburn university, after leaving leav-ing high school at Mobile, Ala., has signed with the Boston Red Sox. ... Catcher John Scbulte of the Syra- LH.,... ,,.-.. tT.na.1 trt a Trtllto Cardinals in a deal Involving the Houston club of the Texas league. Roy Elsh, once with the Chicago Whife Sox, who more recently drew bis release from Dallas, in the Texas league, has signed with Milwaukee. William Cunningham, former outfielder out-fielder with the New York Giants and T'.oston Rraves, has joined the Pes Moines Western league baseball club. . Carlisle ("Red") Smith, veteran Southern league player and former P.rooklyn third baseman, has been given bis unconditional release by Nashville. Fred Nicola!, Columbus shortstop, whose strong forte Is supposed to bp fielding and not hitting, hammered out seven hits In eight trips to the plate recently. Whitey Witt, veteran outlielder, has b"on given his release by the Knnsn Cify club. Witt had not. been hilling and was crowded out of .the lineup by more prodigious getits. Wayland Dean, right-handed pitcher, who went to the Philadelphia Nationals Nation-als over a year ago In a trade with tbe New York C.lants, has been sold outright to the Chicago Cubs. Pale flear, president of the Western West-ern league nnd Western association, announced the engagement of Josh Clarke, former Western league manager mana-ger and umpire, to fill a vacancy In the Western league slalT. Sam Rice, Washington outfielder, has had a number of teeth extracted in the hope that it will improve his physical condition anil return him to form. He was supposed to be suffering suffer-ing from sinus trouble, but the medics told him It was bad teeth. Hilly Kelly, Minneapolis first baseman, base-man, who holds some home-run records rec-ords in the lot ernaf lonal league which may stand for some time, has put his but lo woi-1; for the Millers, lie hit two for tbe circuit in one of (lie recent games against Milwaukee. |