Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 181, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1913 — Amons the Baseball Players [ARTICLE]

Amons the Baseball Players

Li Hung Schang is the young ,backstop of the Athletics. • • • The Cleveland players declare that the Polo grounds is the smoothest field they ever played on. • « • Mike Balenti, the former Carlisle Indian, now with the Browns, is becoming a star shortstop. • * • They say that Umpire Byron has a pose back of the box seats that would be hard for a professional model to hold. • • • Billy Muoray, the Flrates alert sccut, discovered Catcher Coleman when sent out on-a hurry-up order from Fred Clarke. • • • Ty Cobb and Joe Jackson are putting up another neck and neck duh for the American league batting Supremacy. • • • One of the greatest Joys of Mooss McCormick's life has been suddenly taken away from him. Ho can no long er bat for Josh Devore. Turning back the pages of history we find that some years ago a bleve land team was leading the league at this stage—and finished fifth! • • * Lee Magee, the young infielder of the Cards, pulled off a Ty Cobb stunt in a recent game Against the Phillies He scored all the way from first os a short single.