Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1912 — DIAMOND GOSSIP [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND GOSSIP

Bobby Vaughn* reported to Joe MoGinnity s Newark* at the eleventh hour. Pittsburg has sent Infielder Ray Jansen to Wheeling of the Central league. Mr. Jackson of Boston is not living up to the family name as well as be . did last year. Dave Shean, Cub infielder farmed to Louisville, has been suspended for fallnra to report to the Colonels.■- - Charles Severeld, first baseman on the Rockford team for three seasons, will be turned over to the Superior club. - Utica has released Bert Noblett, for several years before going to New York the crack second baseman of the Central league. Daniel J. Hays, aged fifty-four, and known in his playing days as “Manzy" Hayes, died recently at his home in Brockton, Mass. The veteran Joe Keenan, last year manager of the London team, has sfgned with the Hamilton team of the Canadian league. Johnny Shovelln, who went fast in the Ohio-Pennsylvania league last season, has signed with Newark in the Ohio State league. Two Mack east-offs —Hogan of St Louis and Rath of Chicago—are playing good ball. Rath of the Sox is hitting the ball hard and fielding in excellent style. Dan Moeller of Washington is one player who can prove that he can come back. On his second trial in fast company he is playing good ball for Washington, Manager Davis of Cleveland is evidently going to take a leaf oyt of his former manager’s book. He has already signed Captain Nash of the Brown University team. Cleveland has sent Dick Talbot product of the Ohio city’s sand lots, to Toledo. He was a catcher and made over into an outfielder and will go into the outer garden for Hartsel. There Is a pitcher on the St Louis Browns who will delight in beating Washington. He is Elmer Brown, who had a trial under Griffith at Cincinnati and was declared no good. If was a big blow to Wolverton when Harry Wolter was injured; Wolter was playing good ball all around. His hitting and base running was the feature of the team’s work up to the time he was put out of the game. Oscar Vitt, the youngster pick-up by Jennings* last fall for the Infield, is versatile. He has never played anywhere but in the infield, but Jennings sent him to the outfield on account of Ids great hitting, and he is proving a sensation. :