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Show NOTES Ray Caldwell's work has shown a big improvement of late. The Central league is in the best financial condition it has ever been in. Pitcher Barnes of the Braves has as much speed as Alexander or Walter Wal-ter Johnson. Joe Judge, first baseman of Washington, Wash-ington, may never be able to play baseball again. Kay Schalk, star catcher of the White Sox, still outclasses all of the big league backstops. Luther Cook, the former New York outfielder, has been benched by the Oakland club for poor hitting. Next to Grover Cleveland Alexander, Ed Pfoffer of the Kobins has no equal in President Toner's circuit just now. Del Howard, former manager of the San Francisco club, is in with Orvie Overall on the purchase of the Oakland Oak-land club. In spite of the fact that Tillie Walk-per Walk-per is hitting and fielding well, it is impossible for the Boston fans to forget for-get Tris Speaker. Comiskey paid $11,000 for Eddie Murphy to Mark and .?Pi,000 for Nemo Leibold to the Clovelnnds. Botli are bench warmers now. Colonel Kbbets declares that if litibe .Mnrquard can hold his own in future the pennant chance of the Brooklyn team will be increased ".p per cent. John McGrnw. the Giants' boss, employs em-ploys an effective tliot'h heartless luelhod to make bis last i luers behave. He threatens to trade 'e'.n to St. Louis. John McGrnw says be has put over some very important deals m his life, but hi never put one ever that meant as much for him us the one fie just made for Jlerznir. With so many of our very best lessors less-ors drawing suspensions for rouL'h stuff during the cool days it is to re i.npi-d that the not weather will lay tff for the remainder of the season. |