Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1913 — Among the Baseball Players [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Among the Baseball Players

Suspend judgment on the Tinker, Evers to Chance controversy until the middle of October. * —-4|t. 0; —- —- — 7 Frank Baker, who should know, say* Falkenberg has a better fadeaway than Christy Mathewson.* • • » Recent statistics would indicate that the strength of the Mobile team is largely in the hitting of its pitchers. Monsieur Dubuc of the Detroit Tigers is not only a clever pitcher, but a formidable man with the stick as well. e e e According to rumors, the names of the competing batteries in games In Milwaukee are now announced in English. Roger Bresnahan is fat enough this year to Impersonate some of the defendants in the police lieutenant cases in New York. Robinson, the Indian outfielder with Austin in the Texas league last season, is playing and hitting in great form for Durant. ♦ • • Catcher Schalk of the White Sox is becoming so prominent that the fans will soon want to know what kind of a safety razor be uses. ♦ • * •* < Buck Becker, formerly with Washington, and then sent to Atlanta, where he failed to stick, is playing semi-pro ball in Washington. « • • President McAleer’s scouts are sizing up the baseball talent around the country for a few good pitchers and a rangy, hard-hitting first baseman. • • • There is a feeling that, now that Fred Clarke has broken the ice. he will be seen in a number of games this season in the role of pinch hitter, says a Pittsburgh exchange. /-' e e e' Miller, a pitcher for Fresno in the Central California league, held Vallejo to four hits and did not give a base on balls. Then his manager released him because be could not hit. e e e Manager Evers declares that Tommy Leach is bis pick now for the regular eenter field job with the only thing that may spoil the arrangement is Tommy’s underpinning, which is notoriously bad. •• • * George McQuillan, who formerly pitched for Philadelphia and Cincinnati in the National League, and who has been hurling sensational ball for the Columbus American Association club for the past two years, ia in demand again by big league club*.