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Show V 1M J The Amarillo club has signed I.eftv Fonken, an Amarillo semipro pitcher. Larry Kopf, vueran shortstop, has signed with tjie Indianatioli.s club of the American association. Horace M'lan, brother of Clyde Ml Ian, Memphis manager, has signed with Bridgeport of the Eastern league Thomas A. Crooke, former umpire of the International league. Is one of the new members of the Coast league staff. Toronto Inte; nationals have purchased pur-chased Alexander, crack first baseman of i he Charlotte ( N. C.) club, for $o,000. A rookie pitcher with the Giants burst Into tears when he lost his first game. If at first you don't .succeed, cry, cry again. The Columbus American association team annotin es the purchase of Walter Wal-ter Hehg. mil fielder, from the Louisville Louis-ville colonels. The New York American league baseball club announced the sale of Adams, utility Inllelder. to the St. Louis Americans. Sam Meyer, veteran first baseman, purchased by Pillsfleld from New Haven Ha-ven last seasoti. lias announced his retirement re-tirement from the game. Alphorise (Lefty) Imgas, combination combina-tion pitcher and outfielder, from Norwich, Nor-wich, Conn., has been signed by Hartford Hart-ford of the Eastern league. Albany has trailed Outfielder Hobby Emmerich to the Hridgoport club for Harold (Yank) Yordy. home run champion cham-pion of the Eastern league last year. To make sun- thai ids outfield will not be Khortliati'led. .lack McCnlllsler last week had I he Cleveland club claim P.ornle Nels on waivers from Wash Ington. There has boon some handshaking over Iho fact that Mc'Sraw has no veteran vet-eran catchers, having pinned his hopes on three comparatively ung men lo WOlli with his pltehlll" |