Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1914 — Among the Baseball Players [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Among the Baseball Players

Frank Chance looks for the Athletics to repeat this year. * * * Fred Snodgrass has signed a threeyear contract with the Giants. * * —■ If the dates don’t conflict, maybe King Cole will play in both leagues. * ♦ ♦ “Hugh Bradley, ex-Red Sox, who is said to have jumped to the Feds, takes with him a reputation as a singer. • ♦ * Vincent Campbell, former Pirate player, and now a Boston Brave, will play with the Indianapolis Feds this season. • • ♦ George Moriarty is spoken of as the next manager of the Detroit Tigers. What’s to become of Hughey Jennings? ♦ • » Bad news for the batters. Joe Wood tg recovering rapidly and may be able to pitch with all his old strength about July 1. • * • Clarke Griffith is willing to pay SIOO,OOO for T. R. Cobb, but Frank Navin says his lowest cash price is $100,050. — « • * The Giants are said to have the tallest battery in either league. Rube Marquard and Larry McLean are called the Eiffel tower twins. ♦ ♦ ♦ Fred Toney is on the Cleveland roster in an attempt to get back in the majors. The former Cub is doing his best to make the Nap team. A String has been attached to Birdie who was shipped to Baltimore by the Yanks, and he will be pulled back whenever the Highlanders want him. • * • Dusty Rhoades, former Nap pitcher, has quit the game and is now running a moving picture house in. Kansas City, and says it is a much easier life. * * • Bob Messenger is getting a tryout with the Browns. He came up to the majors from Southern league, and looks as though he is going to stick this time. « « • Sam Agnew, St. Louis Browns catcher, says that the recruits with the Browns this spring are the best lot of youngsters he has seen together in a long time. • • • “Chief” Myers will help coach the Giants’ young pitchers. McGraw believes that the Indian is as good a coach of young heavers as there is in the league, today. • • • Umpire Jack Sheridan was lost In Egypt, one of the worst countries in the world to be lost in. Besides, Jack doesn’t smoke cigarettes, can’t read hieroglyphic*, and cares nothing toy the Nile.