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Show REBEL M'TIGUE IS BOOSTEQ Buck Freeman, Old-Time Slugger of. Boston Americans, Hands Ex-Tiger. Large Bouquet. Buck Freeman, one-time slugger with 1 the Boston Americans, and now umpiring umpir-ing In the International league, comes : to bat with the assertion that Rebel ; McTigtie, former Brave and Tiger, hurler, but at present pitching for tho-' Toronto Leafs, has more stuff than any other pitcher he ever worked behind. be-hind. McTigue, who, despite a good reconF on the spring training trip, wns turned i back to Toronto by Manager Jennings after five innings of big-league ball, ia-making ia-making quite a record in the minor organization. or-ganization. ' With a sixth-place club, the lengthy southpaw has registered six wins, four defeats, one tie game and twice hurletl'. one-hit shutouts, one against Rochester on May 30 and the other against Providence, Provi-dence, league leaders. In ench of th above contests the hits were of the decidedly de-cidedly fluke variety, and the slow roller to the infield whhUi spoiled a perfect record in Rochester on Memorial Me-morial day came after two men hail been retired in the ninth Inning. The pitcher twirled three times ia one week, winning all three of the contests, con-tests, two of which were shutouts, b ( r j Rebol McTigue. Hides playing right field on two othe -occasions. In addition to heaving a fin brand of ball, McTigue is hitting the ball in great shape, as his nine hits la 22 trips to tle plnte during thu pas! -week would indicate. |