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Show Ois! lis IS j! L la jil-fsi NOTES gy$J Ira Flagstead, Boston Red Sox oat-fielder, oat-fielder, seems to have his eye on the old horsehide. George Blackburn, a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles in the late '90s, is umpire-in-chief of the East Texas league. The major league record for the largest score in a single game was established when Chicago beat Philadelphia, Phila-delphia, 2G tn 23, In 1922. Baseball writers allege that the so-called so-called lively ball does not seem to be so this season. This cannot be very cheering news for Babe Ruth. Philadelphia baseball fans would not he surprised if Connie Mack would retire from the active management ot the Athletics at the close of the 192(j season. Hal Rhyne, a Pittsburgh rookie, ascribes his batting prowess to the fact that his eyes magnify moving objects, such as baseballs and" an occasional, oc-casional, ollice boy. Another baseball season Is under way. and the effort to induce Walter Johnson to settle down as a nice old gentleman with a fan and a rocking chair proves, as usual, unavailing. The New York National league club announced the release of lntlelder Waller Novak to the Norfolk club of the Virginia league and Outfielder Otis Carter to the Newark Internationals. Interna-tionals. Jack Bentley. former Bnltimore Ori.ile star pitcher and hitter, who was traded by the Giants to the Phillies, Phil-lies, Is playing a good game around first base and landing on the ball with telling effect. Washington returned Outfielder Maurice Archdeacon to the Baltimore club of the International league. There was no room for the speedster with McNeely and Tobin around as reserve outfielders. The Boston National League Baseball Base-ball club announced the release of In-fielder In-fielder Ernie Pndgett to the Cleveland Cleve-land club of the American league in a cash deal. Padgett was drafted to the Braves from Memphis in 1922. There is no better receiver In the American league than Catcher Ihxon of the Browns. lie bandies pitchers well and has a marvelous arm. If he could hit he would be one of the most-talked-about players in the league. Horace Long, hard-hitting infield-er; infield-er; Morris Edney. right-handed pitcher, pitch-er, and Ed Goggins, catcher, have been released to the Alexandria club of the Cotton States league by the Birmingham club of the Southern league. Outfielder Maguire was handed hand-ed his UMendltlonal release. |