Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1911 — Among the Baseball Players [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Among the Baseball Players

Ty Cobb says ball players makfij their own luck. The poor baseball player is the onlyj one who knows no holidays. Ping Bodie looks a good deal better) in the outfield than on second. "To bean, or not to bean, that is thej question,” among big league pitchers! Bill Burns has been doing good work for the Phillies since he Joined them. j John Collins of the White Sox laj doing his best to steal all the homej run thunder. Playing when it is too dark to seel the ball does not appeal to the ma-j jority of the fans. Burch of Brooklyn started as aj pinch hitter this year, but graduated into a regular berth. j Western teams appear to be thej most formidable competitors for both! Chicago teams this season. Catcher Madden, formerly ’of thej Boston Red Sox, has been purchased by the Philadelphia Nationals. Umpires are beginning to feel that the manly art of self defense 1b more satisfactory than the levying of fines Bobby Wallace has signed a hard hitting collegian in Fred Busch oi the Michigan Agricultural college team. Catcher Lou Criger of the Milwaukee American association 'baseball team was given his unconditional release. i

Good, taken in tra<|e by the Cuba from Boston for Kaiser, has been) playing a strong article of baseball so far. - i

Wagner does not play first with a* much grace as he does short, but hej gets everything that comes anywhere near him.

Trainer Tuttle of the Detroit Tigers says Jennings’ men never bother their heads trying to pilfer signalß from opposing batteries.

Babe Towne, manager of the Sioux City team and a former White Sox, Is leading the batting list of the Western with a .425 average. Joe O’Brien Is being boomed byj some of his friends In the American! association circuit for the next president of the National league.