Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1912 — STORIES OF THE DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

STORIES OF THE DIAMOND

Joe Kelly has been made captain of the St. Joseph team. Kansas City ha s released Chick Brandon to New Orleans. Joe McCarthy, Indianapolis*. utility man, has been passed down to Wilkesbarre. Catcher Higgins, former Chattanooga player, has been sent by Brooklyn to Toronto. Arthur Devlin, the Boston Brave, plays first base as if he takes to the position naturally. - Catcher A 1 Shaw has again notified Manager Isbell that he does not intend to play ball this year. \ r Catcher Fitzpatrick, sent by St. Paul to Mansfield in the Ohio State league, balks on going. * Look for Fred Clarke to get back in the game with the Pirates If that losing streak Isn't checked. Connie Mack Is sorely tried for pitchers. What of the many youngsters. we heard so much about? Jay Kirke of Boston surely is play-* Ing a great game. He is a speedy little player and can also swat that pill. The Mid-Coast , league, which has been “organizing" for six months, finally dropped Its plans for this season. In a game that lasted nearly three hours recently Kansas City and Milwaukee hurlers issued twenty passes. Manager Franfl lsbell twice In succession injected himself as a pinch hitter and in each case delivered a hit. It might be a good thing for the other clubs if McGraw would give Bugs 1 Raymond “just one more chance.” - _ .. -• v / Seven home runs and three donbles recently were made in a U. S. league game. Sounds like poor pitching hr a live ban. ' • ’ ? At the rate postponements are piling up there won’t be anything hut dou-ble-headers during the latter part of the season. With Red Dooin behind the bat, the Phillies seemed to reoover their lost backbone, playing and hitting -like real athletes. DBnny Claire, secured by Des Moines from Wichita, looks better in a Booster Uniform than he did in that of the flugbes team. ~ '* Pittsburg fans are wen pleased with their present line-up, but stm keep on hinting that Fred Clarke should get back in the game. - , - Vean Gregg, the Cleveland American pitcher, hart his left shoulder at New York ‘ while wrestling with George Kahler, a teammate. The Cleveland Naps are surely short on baseball, but they have some long names, Hohnhorst, Birmingham, Blanding and then some. C J Louis Bachant, secured by St Jo. eeph from Des Vetoes, is doing all tie Drummer’s hackstopping while <Gopeft and Castle are laid up. The freak game of the season to I data. was played by Jersey City and Toronto on May #, when ten pitchers were used, six by Jersey City and four fly Toronto. The Skeeters won by a {score of II to Improbably because tfeey used more pitchers.