Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-07-10 | Page 7 | Trade Bats to Improve Hit Scores

TRADE BATS BATSTO BATSTO TO IMPROVE HIT SCORES OAr OAKLAND LA D Calif July 10 10 By Dy The Asso Associated Pr An An An exchange of bats bals Is the th novel WilY way In which Jim Bottomley fIrst baseman for the St Louis Cardl- Cardl nas and Ralph outfIelder hope to increase their Individual batting average this season Bottomley and played together on the Cardinals last year and were room mates Bot- Bot Bot hit 68 to take 1 In the National league last ladI year ear but has slumped to around 60 this season Meanwhile rs Is having trouble pitching hitting Coast circuit pitch pItch- ing and when wilen Bottomley heard about It ho he sent one ODe of oC his batto bats batsto batsto to his friend Along Alone with ith the blud eon came a card wishing the recipient luck hick In Sn battering boards out of the park fence fences Now Is ts selecting sel one or of Iris Ills favorite bats to forward J to th the big bic bl league leacue star