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Show liaiieiidife The Louisville club, of the American association, will return to Mobile to train next spring. Carl McDowell, catcher with the Okmulgee team last year, has been signed by the Springfield club of the Western association. The Springfield club of the Eastern league, has signed Steve Toner, young southpaw pitcher, from the Philadelphia Philadel-phia semipro circles. Carl Eng, right-handed pitcher, formerly for-merly of the American association, has been signed by the Evansvllle club of the Three-1 league. Mobile has sent Ross Durham, former for-mer college pitcher, and George McLean, Mc-Lean, infielder, to the Meridian team of the Cotton States league. Pensacola of the Southeastern league, has obtained Ray Quasslus and Bill rioger, Infieklers, from the Mobile Mo-bile club of the Southern league. The Columbus club of the American Ameri-can association has obtained Infielder Emmett McCann from the Washing-tons, Washing-tons, lie played with Columbus last season. Jackson Keefer, former All-American football star of Brown university, has signed with the Springfield club of the Eastern league. He Is an outfielder. out-fielder. Jimmy O'Neill, former Western league player, has signed his contract con-tract with Wilkes-Barre of the New York-Pennsylvania league. He will captain the team. Des Moines of the Western league has turned Catcher Jack Hruska ove; to the Lincoln club, while Pitcber Puteher has been released to Lared.: of the Texas league. Eddie Blackman, star catcher of the Ouachita college team, has been signed by the Topeka club of the Western association. lie will not be available until June. The Chicago Cubs claimed Francis SIgafoos, young shortstop, when the Athletics asked for waivers. lie v;ii with Reading of the Internationa' league on option lately. Jersey City of the Internallona league, has obtained three youngsters from the Brooklyn Robins. They are-Ed are-Ed Streleckl and Ray Gordonier. iltcbers, and Ernie Kietzke. Overton Tretuper, captain of th' University of Pennsylvania bascbu' team,' has a habit of being a leadei having been captain of every bu.sebal team he has played on so far. Since assuming control of athletic: at Furman college In South Oirolim: Coach Billy Laval lias won 2S out of 20 collegiate contests with bis team-In team-In baseball, truck, football and basU-r bali. Johnny Carlin, manager of the I Dili Tort Huron team of the Micblgar league, has gone out on a bunt for ; Job. since there is hardly any prospect pros-pect of a circuit Including Port Iluroi this year. With Improved out fielding, Improve!' Inllclding. a pitching staff holding u to Ihe mark, and unquestioned 1m provenient In butting, the Pirates seem lo be one of tlx most promising outfits out-fits of the year. Carson I'.lgbee, former Pittsburgh outfielder, who was made a free agon; In the trouble which cropped out m IIio ranks of tint Pira'es last season has signed with Ihe Scuttle club of the Pacific (.'oast league. John (.Moose) Clalimigb, who bit fl." home runs wllb the Tyler team ltisi season and was optionally sold lo da Brooklyn Robins, only to be rehivncc1. has been puroliasi'd by Illirh Point of the I'lciliiioul league, from Tyler. |