Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1913 — NOTES of the DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

NOTES of the DIAMOND

Pitcher George McQuillan, the new irate, is a fine tenor singer. * * * Ray Fisher has had a contrary season. He keeps losing and losing, but 'has been pitching uniformly good ball. * • * Hugh Jennings, manager of the Detroit team, says there is nothing but the Giants in the National league race. * * • Hy Jasper, who has Just been parchased by the Chicago club from the Dubuque club, of the I. L I. league, is a spit-baller. • * * Manager Stovall is the only member, of the Browns who Is able to stay up among the .300 hitters in the American league. • * • One of the biggest disappointments Frank Chance has had to face as manager of the Yankees this season has been Russell Ford’s inability to return to his old-time form. *** ' , Third Baseman Wallace Smith, sold by the St. Louis Cardinals to Atlanta last spring, is to come back to the big show. The Bostop Braves will take him at the close of the Southern league season. * * • Numerically right fielders top the list of lead-off men in the batting order. There are five of them just now —Moeller, Daniels, Murphy, Moran ancf Hooper. • • • Oakland of the Coast league has purchased Its second outfield candidate from the Three-I league, Ted Kaylor of Danville being the man. A couple of weeks ago it 'bought Clement from Davenport