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Show DIAMOND .NOUS ! Wonder if they've Insured Babe j Ruth against setting the league on fire? Harold Elliott, otherwise known as Howdy, is going great for the Dodgers. If anybody wants to let loe of a million and a half he can buy 'e Boston Bos-ton Red Sox. John MeGraw is another manager who says he's in favor of cutting out the spring tours. Counting the White Sox out of the pennant race is a popular pastime with the experts. Miller Huggins is still being criticized criti-cized because lie has not made Frank O'Doud an outfielder. Jack Coombs expects to make a real pitcher out of Jim Roberts, the big rookie from New Orleans. King Lear no longer is a Cub. Manager Mana-ger MeGraw having claimed him when the Cubs requested waivers. - Xew Orleans fans are elated at the good work Ray Neusel has been doing in the outfield for Johnny Dobbs. Pitcher George Gaw, of Newark, N. J., has been bought by the Cubs. Gaw Is a six-foot right bander, (iged 25. Harold Emerich, the outfielder transferred to Indianapolis by the Phillies, is a product of the Detroit lots. V Ted Waring, manager of the Enid team in the Western Association, announces an-nounces that his team -is about rounded round-ed out. There are four former American Toimio nlfivei-a on the St. LouiS Cardinals Lavan, Shotton, Fournier and Janvrln. The list of managers in the West Texas League was completed when the Abilene team signed Robert Young of Fort Worth. Gene Suggs, who expects to make a place for himself on the Atlanta outfield, out-field, is a brother of John Suggs, the Atlanta pitcher. Pitcher Geprge Upp, Columbus player, play-er, who played with Cincinnati and Cleveland, is now employed at a theater the-ater in Sandusky. Rabbit Maranville has recovered from the spike wound on his right hand and is again playing good hall for the Boston Braves. George Dauss, Berney Boland, Howard Ehmke and Hub Leonard will be Detroit's regular flinging quartet for the coming season. Manager Mack of the Athletics has released Charley High and Red Wingo, outfielders, and Frank Brazil, infielder, to the Atlanta club. Now Is the time to bear in mind t) at In a pennant race the games won in the first of the season count just ns much as those at the finish. Ferd Schupp looks so good with the Cardinals that Rickey believes he will show the form that he displayed several sev-eral years ago with the Giants. Dick Lnfttts, the youngster who has been trying for the Reds' outfield, will play Willi Evansville, near enough to Cincinnati for Koran to keep track of him. ' Manager Mitchell did not pick up as many young Moods out of his material as was first expected, but he believes he has found a slar in Clarence Twotnbly. With Zcb Terry sold to the Chicago Cubs and Walter P.arbare suffering a broken jaw, the Buccos will now have to rely on Buster Caton as the regular shortstop. Portland. Oregon, must be a great place to develop shortstops. Ward, Bancroft, Hollocher anil Peckinpaugb all came from that team, and all made good in fast company.' The Detroit club had promised Pitcher John Glasier to Dan Howley of Hartford, but Jack Coombs has about changed his mind and may keep the youngster for awhile. Bill Ilinchman ,says his (brother, narry, once a slar In the American league and later in the American association, as-sociation, Is now the proprietor cf a howling alley In Toledo, O., and doing a good business. |