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Show BiSALL Johnny Riffe, former Kentucky star, is going great in the Louisville outfield. out-field. Buck Herzog, noted baseball star a few years back, is now a dignified railroad rail-road man. Wilbert Robinson has asked his scouts to dig up a good shortstop for next season. Frank Welch, Boston's new outfielder, outfield-er, was a member of the Athletics a few years ago. Gink Hendrik, former New Orleans player, is the best hitter on the Brooklyn Brook-lyn club this season. Big league scouts are on the trail of Jack Kloza, hard-hitting outfielder with the Pensacola (Fla.) club. Frank O'Rourke, Browns' infielaer, accepted 14 chances perfectly in a recent game with the Yankees. Pittsburgh fans are boosting Joe Harris for the honor of being the most valuable player in his league this year. The Cubs are watching Catcher McCarthy and Pitcher Morrison of the Waterbury club in the Eastern league. John McGraw was a spectator at a recent game In Charlotte, S. C, that his new rookie, Jack Leroy, pitched and won. Big league scouts are said to be watching Red Barnes, Birmingham (Ala.) outfielder, who is just out of college. . . Norman Plitt, Brooklyn hurler, Is said to favor Wilbert Robinson so much that he could pass off as Rob-by's Rob-by's son. It is the sincere hope of all Gotham fans that Joe FreschI, Washington fruit dealer, signed by the Yankees, knows his bananas. George Grantham, Pirate second baseman, Is beginning to show signs of the pennant strain and is said to be In need of a rest. The Cleveland Indians are watching watch-ing Elmer Klumpp, twenty-year-old Milwaukee boy, and may buy him from Ottumwa soon. Johnny Beck, catcher in the mid-Atlantic league, recently set a new consecutive con-secutive record for that circuit by getting get-ting eight hits In a row. Carl Llnd, former Tulane star, who has been playing great ball for Denver Den-ver tills year, seems ready for a regular reg-ular Job with Cleveland. What a world I While the Giants nre proving small potatoes In the National Na-tional league race, a craft named the Snail, wins a New York boat race. Tom Connolly, second baseman for Beaumont In the Texas league, made three triples In a game against San Antonio, but his team lost by a score of 3 to 2, Announcement Is made that "Boots" Alter, right-handed pitcher, has been sold by the Augusta South Atlantic association club to the Philadelphia National league. Walter Clirlstotison, outfielder for the past two seasons with the Cincinnati Cincin-nati Reds, was released on option to the Columbus (Ohio) Senalors of the American association. After dropping out of sight for some time, Waddy Mel'liov, former Princeton Prince-ton nlur, has popped up at Providence to play second base, lie was formerly former-ly wilh Hie OlnnM. There are more fhnii ,'NH) baseball teams in Si mill WaleH anil nlinut 120 more In Hie n .it of England. English newspapers In encouraging the game loll of wonderful nullifies tniido by liuseluill players In America. |