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Show BASEBALL STORIES The White Sox will not wear dark blue road uniforms this year. Ray Chapman declares the Indians have one of the best infields in the game. Leo Grim of Brooklyn. N. Y., is to be president of the new Lancaster club of the Atlantic league. Otto Jordan, member of Campan's Bing 1902 team, has retired from baseball base-ball and is selling automobiles. Pitcher Harry Harper of the Senators, Sena-tors, has shown wonderful improvement improve-ment since rounding into form. It 1b Manager Fohl's intention to carry only two utility infielders and but one extra outfielder this season. Mike O'Neill, the hustling manager of the Syracuse team of the New York State league, now has seven pitchers on his staff. Billy Hamilton seems to have the Worcester fans with him. He says he plans to cut out the groucho stuff, once his specialty. Johnny Lavan, who played shortstop for the Browns for several years, is apt to beat out Ernie Johnson, who went to the Browns from the Feds. "Honus" Wagner during hi3 entire career has never been a holdout. When a guy becomes so proficient that ha writes his own contracts it's not necessary neces-sary to hold out. Roger Bresnahan thinks he canno( operate a team successfully with only 16 players and he lias started a move to have the American association team limit increased to 17. Most ball players in the big leagues are superstitious. Jack Fcurnier feels he is losing a base hit when he passes a cripple without giving him sometning. The big Frenchman loves his base hits, which is a good thing for the crip-pl8 |