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Show ' VDIAMDNDY Babe Herman, with the Brooklyn Dodgers, is a terrific hitter, but a very poor fielder. Nashville will start the season with a new owner, new manager and all but three of the regulars new players. Walter Tauscher, of the Pittsburgh pitching staff, was in 17 games last year, but did not win or lose a single contest. The Birmingham team that won the Southern association pennant last year is succeeded by an almost new aggregation. The Herr Hendricks of Cincinnati is quoted in a syndicate article as saying, "I would not trade Critz for Hornsby." Naturally. Curdy Eyrd, brother of Sam Byrd of the Yankees, has signed to play the outfield for Montgomery of the Southeastern league. Eleanor Churchill holds the woman's wom-an's record for throwing a baseball with a heave of 234 feet 5 inches, made at the Robinson seminary in 1923. Harry Wanderling, president of the Childress club of the new Red River Valley league, has announced the signing sign-ing of Nick Carter as manager of his team. Johnny Cooney, Braves pitcher, Is coming back. This is his tenth year with the Braves and three years ago he was one of the most valuable tlingers. - Duke university, besides playing its neighbors of the South, will meet Penn, Penn State, Fordham, New York U, Villa Nova, Navy and Princeton Prince-ton in baseball. Earl Mack, son of Connie Mack, has been deputized to help in lining up the Martinsburg team in the Blue Ridge league. The Athletics recently took over this club as a farm. YV'ally Hood, an outfielder with the Los Angeles team for seven years, has been sold to Seattle. With Statz, Schulmerich, Webb and Berger, the Angels did not need him. Marty Karow, former Ohio State football and baseball star, who had a trial with the Red Sox two years ago. is seeking an infield berth with Waco in the Texas league now. Ray Caldwell, former Cleveland In diau and New York Yankee pitcher, lias signed with the Akron Central league club. He will be used as pitching pitch-ing coach and will take his turn in the box. . Complete satisfaction with San An tonio, Texas, as a spring training " camp Is seen in the fact that the New Yoi'k Giants recently announced they would train there the nexl three years. "Rube" Brandon, veteran umpire in the Piedmont league, takes his spring training as seriously as any player. Early in March he makes a round of the southern colleges, working in 2." or 3U games. . The New England league schedule calls for 120 games with the opening May 1. The transfer of the Worces-' ter club to New Bedford, I lie Salem club to Lowell and Attlehoro to Haverhill Ha-verhill was ralilled. Marly Btiylin. knuckleball pitcher, has been returned lo the Asheville clul) of the Sally league by Memphis. The righthander had failed to come to n salary understanding wilh the Soul her league club. President Frank A. Scott of the Cotton Cot-ton Stales league has announced the following si a IT of umpires: L. It. Campbell, Vicksbnrg ; Irish Welsh, fiuirporl; Toil Ileal. St. Louis, and Zcke Lohimm, Little Rock. |