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Show I 1 ; SOX ROOKIE SWINGS LIKE BABE1 I I -A ' By DE W SWDF.R American league fans are going to get acquainted with unother fence-buster fence-buster rois KiMiimer. He is Earl Homer Blfselr, roast league batting champ of 1920. whom Charles Comtskcy bought to fill the .first -base cog In his gear-stripped Sox ' machine. Why Sheely has been left in the minors so long without big time trial has been a puzzle to Pacific coast fans. M U ltl The answer probably Is that Sheely I has a bum leg. Not bud In the sense that it hurts hl ball playlng It only looks a little tough to see a diamond star limp. He suffered a broken leg several years ago. It was poorly set. Proof that It doesn't bother his play-jlng play-jlng fl that the accident buppened long before he made a name for himself as la slugger and fielder. The coaster packs a mean bat. Playing ln 188 games with Salt Lake , la.sr year he hit .371. Ills BA1 DOP1 Here's the dope on his " Babe Buth" swinging gear: 33 HOME Rl'NS 6 TRIPLES Si DOUBLES. 171 SINGLES Be missed tying the Coast league home run record by Just one long drive. Bunny Brief s mark of 34 still .-lands. Sheely weighs 200 pounds. He stands 6 feet 4 Inches tall. His .ige Is 26. He has a dozen years of minor league experience back of hlnu His batting eye has checked off av-srages av-srages of .303, .300. .305 and .371 for I the last four years. STAR FIRST SACKFJR His fielding at first has been a feature fea-ture of the western circuit several years. j When flanked by Eddie Collins on' his right there won't be "much use hit- f. Earl Homer StsNley Is His Name. ting balls his way-lie's way-lie's Jusl the mun for Cfmlskey. Tho Old Roman couldn't risk a youngster who needed time to ripen. In Sheely he has the desired com- blnatlon slugger, star fielder and v Intaged i And to top off a good bargain the i kid's middle name Is Homer, No wonder ho can. hit. I |