Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1912 — Notes of Sportdom [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Notes of Sportdom

Davy Jones has purchased a drug store in Detroit. * ' Wilbert Robinson will again handle John McGraw’s pitchers this spring. Kansas City is said to have offered Jap Barbeau to Minneapolis for Warren Gill. It is difficult to make a club of ball players understand they are going and not coming. Rochester has sold Charles (Whitey) Alperman to Atlanta, according to a recent announcement. If theathletic commission In New York takes baseball under its wing, will it protect the outlaws too? If a few more places follow the lead "of New York, Jack Johnson may have to declare war on the whole United States. Marty O’Toole warns his friends not to acept any “clatter” about his arm “being on the bum” without seeing him first. Fred Clarke, it turns out, refused to quit baseball until “beaned.” Some won’t quit even when hit on the head with something else. Eugene Krapp, the Cleveland pitcher, holds a title. He made more errors than any other slabblst in the major leagues last season. Baltimore wants Arthur Devlin, ve> eran third baseman of the New York Nationals, who was benched last year in favor of Charley Herzog. Hank O’Day has told Frank Bancroft to make all plans for hotel reservations to suit himself. Otherwise Hank purposes running the club himself. If Hank O’Day wins a pennant at Cincinnati and Charley O’Day wins one at Springfield, the O’Days may play it off for the family championship of Ohio. Frank Isbell might do as a “farmer” to lead the Des Moines club, but it would be a mighty big leap frona magnate to manager under ordinary conditions. Mendez, the great Cuban pitcher, has gone back, his friends say, but chances are he will be on hand to greet the ball players again in the fall of 1912. There is something in a name in the Northwestern league. Hitt batted 314 and Rapps .279. Following up the inquiry, it is found that Fanning only hit for .176. Almost time for baseball stars to announce that they have quit the game forever, and hint that they might be induced to play another year at an increased salary. Capt Anson is blowing the dust from his baseball toggery. He is a bit jealous of James Callahan, who has cornered most of the “come back” advance notices.