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Show Jporfinfquibs The Armory A. A. of Boston Is the oldest boxing organization in this country. Cincinnati has obtained Fred Lucas, pitcher and utility man, from Seattle of the Pacific Coast league. Manager Jack Hendricks of the Reds has been looking over Joe (Speed) Martin, a pitcher from Logan, W. Va. Brooklyn has purchased Floyd C. Herman, an Indian first baseman, from the Seattle club of the Pacific Coast league. Pittsburgh has bought Temerson Wreik, a youthful shortstop, from the Tampa club of the Florida State league. ' Harlan D. Logan, all conference basket-ball star of Indiana university, was recently named assistant basketball basket-ball coach. A twenty-year-old girl from Illinois has been engaged to teach fencing to one of the National Guard regiments in New York city. Mobile of the "Southern league has sold Titcher Tony Welzer to the Boston Bos-ton Red Sox. He is a youngster who bears much promise. Second Baseman Ray Woodworth lias been sold by Bioomington of the Three-I league to the Milwaukee club of the American association. Pittsfield has sold Pitcher Elbert Johnson to the Pittsburgli National league club. He was the property of the New York Yankees last season. Brooklyn is paid to have agreed to turn over the equivalent of $17,000 to the Memphis club of the Southern league for Pitcher Ray Moss, a righthander. right-hander. The American derby, one time classic of Chicago turfdom, is being planned to carry an added money value of $100,000. This event would make It the richest race in the country. coun-try. The St. Louis Browns have purchased pur-chased Claude Jonnard from the Toledo club of the American association. associa-tion. He went to Toledo from the New 'York Giants and it was generally general-ly thought MeGraw had first call on him. John (Shano) McDonald of Holy-oke, Holy-oke, Mass., crack St. Bonaventure college col-lege pitcher, who has been starring in semi-pro circles in Maine this season, has been given a contract by the Detroit De-troit Tigers. He was immediately turned over to the Toronto club of the International league for prepping. McDonald is twenty-five years old and a right-hander. I |