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Show BASEBALL L'hle Is the first American league pitcher to win 20 gomes. Baltimore has signed Cus Foreman, soulhpaw pitcher, lafe of the lied Sox. Bridgeport released him. Charlie Barnabe, star left-hand pitcher of the .Slireveport (Texas) league, has been purchased by the Chicago Chi-cago White Sox. Ed Rommel, the Athletics' hurler, Is an expert bowler and reports tenpln 'tournaments for a Baltimore paper during the winter season. Wnlter (Dutch) Reuther, veteran left-handed pitcher of the Washington Senators, was obtained by the New York Yankees on waivers. . . The Detroit American league club has purchased Rudy Kneisch, pitching nee of the Shamokln team of the New York-Pennsylvania league, for $5,000. Eppa Rixey, aged thirty-five, veteran vet-eran southpaw of the Cincinnati Reds, Is a graduate In chemistry. He paid his way through college by playing baseball. . Mexican young people are taking up baseball to replace bullfighting as a popular enterlulnment. The buude-leros buude-leros can rush out on to the field and stick little berlbboned darts Into the umpire. Only four members of the St. Louis Cardinals ever played on other teams In the National league, while Brooklyn has but five men out of the roster of 25 who have been developed by the club Itsi'lf. The most valuable player to his club In the Southern league this season sea-son will be awarded $500. The sports writers of the various cities of the circuit cir-cuit will name the player at the close of the race. Cleveland's success In the American league pennant chase Is ascribed to the profit-sharing plan devised by the management. Kach winning game pitched and every safe hit has a direct result via bonuses and salary. Charley Ketchiim, General Tire hurler, was acclaimed a real hero at Cleveland, after pitching a no-hit, no-run no-run game as his team shut out the world's champion Pittsburgh Pirates. 6 to 0. Ketchuro formerly was with Columbus lu the American association. . 'Hum Hyatt, who has been playing major and minor league ball for close to a quarter of a century. Is still at It. A few days ago he was released by lloqutorn of the Timber league In the state of Washington and was lm-.mediately lm-.mediately signed by Chahalls of the same circuit. He has been appointed captain of his new team and is playing play-ing first base. |