Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1912 — NOTES of the DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

NOTES of the DIAMOND

Minneapolis fins are beginning to intimate that Rube Waddell is all done. Ownle Bush has scored the most runs of any player in the American league. ' Tommy Griffin, secured by Sioux City from St. Joseph, is going well in new company. Erwin, the Brooklyn Giant, is carried more for the batting ability than his catching skill. There Isn’t a point overlooked when Kid Gleason is directing the base running of the White Sox. Infielder Schmidt of Wichita, is in a hospital at St. Joseph, following an operation for appendicitis. “The Boston fans always did like a winner,” says a paragraph Boston fans are bound to be unique. Sam Mertes is out of baseball. He has failed as an umpire on the coast and has dropped out entirely. Doc 'tfrhite is again ready to take his turn In the box for the White Sox. He had been a sufferer from lumbago. Billy Rhines, the once famous Cincinnati pitcher, will manage an inde-' pendent club at Ridgway, Pa, this year. Trls Speaker of Boston bas made the most hits, while Milan of Washington has the most stolen bases to his credit Heine Pelts is getting so good in his old age that Hank O'Day la threatening to use the veteran coacher In a game soon. Ball players say the reason they can’t fatten batting averages oft Walter Johnson is that they can’t hit what they don’t see. Johnny Kling is much Impressed with the work of the Giants. Her thinks they’ll stick lh the 'lead and never be headed. Tim Murnane rises to remark! “When it comes to calling a turn on s' base runner, Thomas of the Athletics Is the headliner.” _ ..... Henry Jasper, pitcher, who has been with the Anaconia, Okla.. team, haft reported to Manager Hank O'Day of the Cincinnati club for a trial. Baseball experts figure that Russ Ford will be about ten times mors effective now than be has been this season. He has Sweaney back to catch him. f; Zf7.~ and “OUL man^ my Callahan’s White Sox the benil| uaseoau vwum. -