Word: shortstops
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chicago Cubs have been more troublesome than the Cardinals. Early in June Manager Grimm and Shortstop Jurges were fined $50 and $25 respectively for misbehaving. A few days later Jurges, Root, English and W. Herman were all ejected from the same game. Another day English was fined...
Johnny Lockwood, Jayvee slugger will be in his regular position at shortstop and is expected to help out Gallagher with the heavy-hitting assignment...
Nevin, his throwing arm still bothered by a football injury, is battling Gleason for the right to the first base job, and Woodruff and Sargent both are receiving stern competition for the shortstop berth from little Mike Hovenanian...
Dick Maguire, promising Sophomore, will start behind the bat today, with either Nevin or Gleason at first, Hayes or Fitzpatrick at second, Johnny Adzigian at third; and either Hovenanian or Woodruff at shortstop...
...practice at Orlando, hit the first ball ever pitched to him by a big-leaguer for a home-run. Considered ablest last week, when most of their confrères were on their way back to minor league teams, were the Yankees' young second baseman and shortstop, Don Heffner and Red Rolfe, who last week seemed likely to be regulars this season. Heffner is a young Baltimorean who last year fielded brilliantly and had a batting average of .293 with the Baltimore Orioles. His main worry is his weight, 155-lb.; to increase it last autumn he drank...