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Show v diamond v Apick-upsA The split season has been abolished this year by the Texas league. If the Giants and Tanks both win this year It will produce the fourth all-New all-New York world's series. . Over the fifty-year mark, Sam Crawford, Craw-ford, old Tiger outfielder, is still hitting hit-ting the ball on the Pacific coast The Municipal stadium in Terre Haute, Iud., seats 16,000 persons. The baseball club plays Its games there, A catcher Is a stout man In a baseball base-ball suit, who signals for a curve and wonders what the pitcher will throw. Ohio State and West Virginia have been baseball rivals since 1804. Ohio played two games at Morgantown this year. , The St. Paul club of the American association announces the purchase of Al Shealy, pitcher, from the New York Yankees. ,- Scott Hornsby, catcher of Washington Washing-ton university, is no relation to the Cub who is being walked by oppo-Ing oppo-Ing pitchers. Probably the oldest of all "flrst-balP "flrst-balP throwers on opening day was Fire Chief Wallace of Cleveland, age eighty-one. Andy Rush, pitcher, who was sent on option to the Allentown club of the Kastern league, has been recalled by the Bridgeport team. Bill Bradley, Cy Young, Terry Turner, Tur-ner, Elmer Flick and Paddy Livingston Living-ston were among old-time basebaliera In celebration at Cleveland. . Manager Mike McNnlly says Pete Latzo, the former welterweight chom-plon, chom-plon, will play third base with his Blnghampton club this summer. Leon Riley, who pitched for Norfolk In the Virginia State league last season, sea-son, has been signed by the Rending Keys of the International league. - Hugh McQuillan, pitcher, formerly of the. New York Giants, Boston Braves and Newark Internationals, has been signed by the Toledo club. The Nashville club of the Southern association has asked for waivers on Johny Brock, veteran catcher. Brock went to Nashville from the Atlanta dub. Melvln Ott, youthful sludger of the New York Giants, snys that Burleigh Grimes of the Pittsburgh Pirates Is the hardest pitcher In the league for him to hit About all there Is left for Cincinnati Cincin-nati fans Is the effort of their boys to set a' new world's record for double plays They had a record last year of over 1!K). Gordon Kesslcr, football and baseball base-ball star at Maryland, was elected president of his class as a-- freshman and has been re-elected eucb year that followed. Most of the long names ore shortened short-ened when the big leagues get them, but Dick Porter's name was lengthened length-ened to Rlohard Twllley Porter on his arrival In Cleveland. a a Old-timers who remember Kid Elher-feld Elher-feld will be surprised to learn that at the opening game of the Southern association as-sociation at Chattanooga, Tcnn.. he entered the park arm in arm with an umpire, a a . Horace Lisenbee, pitcher. - and Heinle Wasner, conch, both with the Host on Red Sox, were born on the same day of the year, September 23. Wagner was born In 1881 and Liseit-bee Liseit-bee in 1903. a a a The Frederick team of the Pine Pldge league Is said to have what might be called a luxury for a Class D team. Bill Evana has assigned a trainer to the club In the person of Jules Oras of New Orleans. a a , John Clover, vice president of the Fairmont P.lackles of the Middle Atlantic At-lantic league, has been named business busi-ness manager of the club, succeeding President Joe Dorlnger, who previously previous-ly has served In this capacity, but will be unable to continue to travel witb the club this year, |