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Show BA5JII3ALL 5TOR!E3 Russian Soviets remind us of left-handed left-handed pitchers. Kaiser's army hasn't stolen a base on Hank Gowdy yet. The poor, down-trodden players are allowed but three feeds a day. Guy Morton's pitching wing is said to be in good condition this spring. It is still possible to go ,crazy over baseball, but it is no longer obligatory. Fordham university baseball team will make a southern trip this spring. Owing to the war. Benny Kauf ordered or-dered only 12 suits of clothes this spring. Catholic University has a pitcher whose name has been given out as Kerononwetter. Miller Hoggins likes the looks of Sam Vick, the young outfielder from the Southern association. Players in the National league must now buy their own shoe laces and pay for their own chicken feeds. Harry Frazee. owner of the Red Sox, will retain the veteran Billy Murray. He will be the club's scout. Bert Humphries, former big league hurler, has been signed by the Louisville Lou-isville club and will attempt a com-back. com-back. Babe Ruth started off In fine shape against the Brooklyn Dodgers with two home runs over the garden wall at Hot Springs. During 21 years as a player In the National league Hans Wagner of the Pittsburgh team has cracked out a total to-tal of 100 home runs. Horace Milan of the Washington team, now is taking a course of Instruction In-struction st the naval aviation station sta-tion at Charleston, S. C. Hugo Rezdek, manr.cer of the Pittsburgh Pitts-burgh Nationals, and Ed Barrow, pilot of the ex-world's champion Boston American league nine, never played ball on either a major or minor league team. Pitcher Bill Plercy, who played with Toledo under option from the New York Yankees Inst season and was recalled re-called In the fall, has been sent to the St. Paul club for this year by Manager Miller Hnggin?. |