Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1911 — AROUND THE BASES [ARTICLE]

AROUND THE BASES

St Louis misses Roger Bresnahan behind the plate and also In hatting The Des Moines club In the Western league is about to be sold again. Konetchy is giving all the pitchers that he faces a Jot of trouble this season. The reason Walter Johnson is losing his speed is that he has changed his style of delivery. Pitching seven good innings and then blowing up in the eighth Is no way to win a ball game. Lou Richie’s twirling this season has been par excellence. He Is credited with four three-bit games. Detroit has entered into negotiations for Pitcher Willis Morgan and Shortstop Bin Orr of the Salt Lake team. When a baseball team pays $22,000 for a pitcher it would be good business policy to hire a guardian to make him behave. The Cardinals will make $150,000 this season. From being the poorest drawing card in the National league the St. Louis club is now one of the best Jennings has decided to depend on his veteran pitchers for the remainder of the season In hopes that they will be able to pull the team through yet Freddie Parent Is hitting the ball like a fiend for the Baltimore Orioles. The fans are wondering in the Eastern league bow he got away from the big league. Pitcher Gustafson of the Ironwood (Mich.) team struck out thirty men, but was beaten in a 21-lnnlng game a few days ago. Some of the scouts should look him over. Pitchers are coming in the glare of fame as pinch hitters. Caldwell, Lange, Mullin and Willett, American league pitchers, are considered good enough swatters to send up In a pinch.