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Show VDIAMQNDy Bobby Stevens, playing shortstop for the Newark Bears, Is only nineteen years old. Johnny Hevlng, ot the Red Sox catching staff, always works when Big Ed Morris Is pitching. Clark Griffith says Washington's opening day crowd of over 25,000 was the biggest In the history of the park. Elam H. Van Gilder, right-handed Detroit pitcher, has heen sold to the Montreal club of the International league. Judge Emll Fochs says that despite Rabbit Maranville's age, he wouldn't "swap" him for any other shortstop la the league. The Atlanta Crackers have purchased pur-chased First Baseman Mike Marti-neck Marti-neck from Newark of the International Interna-tional league. Pitcher Floyd Johnston who wag let out to Springfield of the Eastern league by the New lork Glanti has been recalled. In the 22 years of the Texas league's existence Beaumont has never won a pennant Fort Worth has come In first on six occasions. The New York Yankees have released re-leased Arndt Jergens, recruit catcher, to the Jersey City club of the International Interna-tional league on option. George Slsler, Boston first baseman, set a world's record by driving out 257 base hits in 1920, when he was a star for the St Louis American league club. , j - I Ty Cobb was the batting champion of the American league in 12 seasons. Honus Wagner in the National eight ; seasons, and Hornsby so far in seven years. Fred Lindstrom of the Giants competed com-peted in a world's series at the age of nineteen. He supplanted Heinle Groh at third in the 1924 classic with Washington. "Dazzy" Vance, Brooklyn pitcher, has struck out 15 batters in a major league game on five different occasions. occa-sions. He once fanned 17 in a 10- inning game. j The major league record for pitching pitch-ing effectiveness over a full season is held by Ferdle Schupp, who allowed an earned run average of only .90 per game during 1916. Frank Schulte, home run king of the Chicago Cubs in the old days of the team's championship reign, is in a hospital at Aurora, 111., suffering from a nervous breakdown. |