Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1911 — BASEBALL GOSSIP NEWS and NOTES UP to DATE [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL GOSSIP NEWS and NOTES UP to DATE

Jimmy Doyle continues to clout the bail. The National league has not made a triple play this year. ’ . --**4— Ball players seem extremely sensitive to epithets from umpires. Herzog, Sweeney and Miller are baV ting better than .300 for Boston. Christy Mathewson has not been particularly effective against the Cubs this season. Lew Ritchie and Harry Mclntire appear to be the whole Cub pitching staff this season. “Babe” Adams is showing that bis pitching in the Detroit series of 1909 Was not a flash In the pan. According to dope floating around, the Providence owners were going to sell their veteran catcher, Joe Peterson, and Pitcher Sime to the Orioles, but both deals have gone by the boards. -

Jim Vaughn continues to be the Highlanders* hope. A couple of real pitchers would not hurt the White Sox team. Jimmy Callahan daily demonstrates what an old head does for a team. Honus Wagner looks natural al the top of the National leagua hitters. Not even a railroad wreck seems to stop the Cardinals in their mad race for the top., Roger Bresnahan’s meh decline to be counted out of the running before the last game. President Lynch hays he will uphold his officials against bodily assaults even if not against verbal. > Jimmy Johnson, with the White Sox on their spring training jaunt, is batting near the .300 mark in the Southern league. He is one of Birmingham’s reliable man, both at bat and la the field.