Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 206, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1910 — AROUND THE BASES [ARTICLE]

AROUND THE BASES

Beck of Boston has made eight home runs, seven thre&base hits and 16 doubles. Umpire “Bill’ Dineen says the White Sox baseball ground is improving and will in time be as good as any in the circuit. Umpire Guthrie of the American association has resigned. The salary was not alluring enough to attract thia gingery young arbiter, it is said Clarke Griffiths has been doing a little scouting for the Reds, and says that he found nothing that looked good to him in the Eastern league. Jack Sparks, the Philadelphia pitcher, released by Manager Dooin recently, will finish the season with the Chattanooga team* of the Southern league. Jake Beckley, the old-time National league player, and later a valuable man in the American association, 1* a candidate for a position as umpire in that league. 2 Some one started the report x ,thet Barney Dreyfuss was after Kitty Bransfield again. Barney denies the story emphatically, for he once chased the Philadelphia first baseman off his team. Tris Speaker, center fielder for the Boston American league club, made six hits the other day in two games against Cleveland. Ha got a triple and two doubles and scored two ma in each game. 11l luck is certainly pursuing the White Sox this year. Among the men who have, been out of the game for extended periods are J3ullivan, the catcher; Zeider, Gandll, Walsh, Payna; and now Blackburn is Injured.