Show PICK UPS Il Eddie Wells VelIs Is the outstanding hurler hurl hurl- er In the Ole Southern association again this year ear S S S Has the American league declined decline or have the Yanks become wonderfully wonderfully wonder wonder- fully good Another soft spot for the experts S S S Portland has a new college pla player er within Its ranks signing Les Haze Haze- roth former Occidental college Infield infield- er or S S S SElectors Electors get the kind of government government govern govern- ment they vote for and baseball fans get the time brand of baseball they stand for S SS Al Nixon veteran outfielder of the Philadelphia Nationals has bas been sold to the Portland team of the Pacific Coast league S S S I There Is some sentiment here and I I there Just to stop calling It the national national na na- na game and say New York game instead S S S There Is one thing the Reds neds may be overlooking as they dash ash eagerly for a pennant If they win they'll have to meet the Yankees S S S SElmer Elmer l' l oter ma may never hit lilt with the Cubs but hes he's burning up the as as- Hes He's one of the leading hitters hitters hit hit- In the league S S S Tom Nash one of the University of Georgias Georgia's great football ends last season season season sea sea- son has reported to the New York Giants for a try tryoutS tryout out I S S S u Connie Mack stack is tile tue dean ean of all nIl managers in the American lea league ue while John McGraw holds that honor In the National league S S S The Cleveland Indians announce the release of Pitcher Walter Brown Biown to the New Orleans leans club of the Southern association on option S S S Jack who was with the New York Yankees for eI eight ht seasons until lOW 1910 Is now manager of the Spartanburg team In the Sally league S S S Newell O. O Morse l nC Berkeley lc l Calif second baseman of the Michigan baseball team tam In last t year ha has joined the Danville team of the thc Three I league S S S The P Boston oston Red Hec Sox Sax management ment has r released leased on option flu Rob noh a right handed pitcher and Asbjornson Asbjornson As- As bjornson to th the Al Akron on club hub In the Central league S S S Larry once onre led INI the American American Amer Amer- ican leH league ue In hitting with a n mark of A player er whoso whose era n age avet-age average e. e doesn't bent beat that these days S 'S isn't reckoned rJ a n avery very croat rc nt S 5 Andy Cohen Giants Giants' second hn baseman base huso- man has a baseball background His us father was a ballplayer cr of no mean ability and once onte received a n trial with the old Baltimore Orioles S S S SAlfred Alfred Jones pitching ace are of the Gettysburg college collee team Is due to join the Philadelphia Athletics 11 Ho lIe Is rated as us one of the host hurlers Gett Gettysburg Get Get- t ha has ever evor turned 1 out S S S Clarence Mitchell vote veteran left- left handed pitcher of I he Philadelphia National league club duh r 1 his hip unconditional un conditional release e. e Mitchell l has tins been with the Phillies since 1023 1028 S S S SIn In IDOS 1008 the Yankee ce team left home In first place for a road roal trip and lost t ent two twenty games before returning home In last place ploce shed shied tears If they'd r repeat the stunt some sometIme sometime sometime time this year S S S Babe Ruth Huth sa says s 's It Is unjust to Miller Mil Mu m. m ler Huggins to say that he buys huys pen pen- nants rants Maybe rn be so Guess Hug didn't know that when he bought hught Babe he had purchased a flock of or pennants sealed signed rind and delivered w S S S Marvin Man Minneapolis for forthe forthe forthe the past three years an outstanding athletic star at ot the thc University of Minnesota has signed a n contract to play pIny with the Indianapolis ball club of the American association |