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Show WALKING ENCYCLOPEDIA i JOHN rARRBLL John II l al ien, sccrciary aau treasurer of the National Association; of Professional Baseball Leagues is, known as tin walking i in vclopedla of facta that pertain to the national, pastime". Who'll get ihe Job of keeping books for Judge Landls'i The secretaryship of the new one-1 man baseball commbsslon Is an lm-, portant one to fill. He mual be a fellow who knows l.nsi l, ill from lb., inside and not the bleachers, for muHi of his work will be of an advisory nature. John II. Parrell, secretary and treasurer of the National Association i Out Professional Baseball Leagues, Is being boomed for the Job. Parrel! i-s a man of whom little mention l8 made in the baseball album. al-bum. Yet he probably knows more about the facta concerning leagues and players than any other man. Last season he kept bonks on 22 leagues embracing DiC cities and towns In th Dnit.-.l Stales and Canada. Can-ada. Dour thousand six hundred and ninety-one players were employed, bJ ;in National Association during the season. Parcel I announced at the annual an-nual mOl ling iii Kansas City ill November No-vember that applications for mamber- bi. had I i received from 14 new leagues. His work has kept him close to the baseball pulse and the existing renditions "f th. g.iuir at all times. if Parrel I geti the a secretaryship under L mills he'll be qualified to fill It from every angle. |