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Show YDIAMQNDY APICK-UPBA The Association of Professional Ball Players of America has 2,425 members, mem-bers, Baseball was about to be thrown out of Knox college, but the sports stay on. A statistician has discovered that there are 42 Kellys and Kelleys now active in organized baseball. Charley Comiskey, the Koman, was the first first baseman to play olf the bag and let the pitcher take a throw. Red Smith, manager of the Springfield Spring-field club of the Three-I league, has been released and succeeded by Roy Whitcraft. Jimmy "Red" Smith, deposed manager mana-ger of the Springfield (Three-I league) club, has joined the Peoria Tractors of the same league. Sale of Tom Padden, catcher, to the New York Yankees, is announced by the Manchester club of the New England Eng-land Baseball league. Pitchers Roy Chesterfield from St. Paul and Lute McEvoy from Nashville are recent additions to the staff of the Albany Senators. American association pitchers have great respect for Eddie Sicking, Louisville Lou-isville infielder. He's leading the league in hitting, and that's why. The Cubs recently purchased Billy Jurges, twenty-one-year-old shortstop with Manchester in the New England league. He's reputed a swell batter. Infielder Cliff Brady was released to the Chattanooga Southern Association club by the St. Paul American association asso-ciation team to meet the local player limit. Frank Ulricli, who has been troubled trou-bled by illness for many months, says lie will be back in shape soon. He was the best pitcher the Phillies had last year. i- Little Willy, who devotes most of his best thought just at this time to radio, says the substitute pitcher and catcher on his grade school team are the B battery. Some of the baseball writers say Cleveland's biggest need is a good first baseman to steady the infield. The Indians are trying to make Eddie Morgan a first sacker. After serving as announcer at the Washington ball park for 27 years, Larry Phillips recently quit. He will devote his time to theater and real estate business in the future. Seems funny to see Bob O'Farrell and Gabby Hartnett down among the .200 hitters in the National league. And Harry Heilman isn't what he used ' to be among the American league hitters. hit-ters. A story is going around in minor league circuits that now and then a lively brand of ball used in certain leagues of the South and West bobs up in leagues that use a ball not so full of kick. Alex Clement, star at Williams college col-lege in football and baseball in 1026, is one of the few athletes of that school ever to turn professional. He's playing baseball with Lynn in the New England league. Otto Vogel, University of Iowa baseball base-ball coach, is starring this summer on the Sioux City stockyards semipro team, lie is performing as rightfield-er, rightfield-er, shortstop and pitcher, and doing excellent work with his bat. |