Show bell to star for boston braves J ESTER BELL regular third baseman of the cardinals for three L years year lias has been released to the boston braves in consideration for infielder lelder andy high who Is a st louisan antl and a cash con Elder sider atlon ailon while the cardinals obtain in high a player who Is cap able of ef playing noy any infield position with the possible exception of first manager mckechnie does not plan to use him its as regular third sacher backer ile he said that according to his present plans high would be used in a utility role with wattle holm as the hot bot corner giardinn guardi guar dinn nii the trade of 0 bell was not unexpected while he be was hitting the ball hard in his spring appearances ile he was miserable afield in nearly every game he be appeared his fielding was erratic with a change in scenery and playing with rogers hornsby under whom in 2920 he had his bis greatest season bell cony be able to r return as a star when the cardinals won the pennant and world series in 1020 1926 bell was one 0 n e of tle tile greatest third basemen bli semen in the game ile he lilt hit being the tonnis teams leading hitter bitter that hint year and be also fielded well hissing the lie driving influence of hornsby EIo rosby bell proved a hop flop lusi iasi year ue batted only 25 and as ills his hitting declined so did his holding elding fl lie ile appeared in games even in lester bell liis his best years however bell was not a popular player in st louis ue was unmercifully ridden by tans fans on numerous occasions tho the passing of cell bell ends a six els year term in the cardinals organization iza Iz tion atlon purchased from lansing from the central league in 1922 for a small sum he was farmed to syracuse and all then to houston in 1023 1923 ile he was recalled by the cardinals that year and planed in fifteen games batting la in 1924 cell bell got into seventeen games with the red birds nod and then was sent to milwaukee on option he be was recalled at the end of tile the season after batting during these few years cell bell was used as a shortstop froth from 1923 1925 to the present bell was a regular with the cardinals being converted into a third baseman ills his firt first full season lie batted As mentioned he batted in 1920 1026 and last year ills lifetime batting average Is 29 bell Is twenty seven years of age Z cell bell took the release nonchalantly its ICs baseball he commented though I 1 hate to leave the cardinals I 1 feel that the trade will bone fit me a great deal I 1 like to play with hornsby they may say what vv 1 lot they want about him but hes always treated rue me royally and I 1 think ill find my new surroundings very agreeable X |