Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1914 — BASEBALL NOTES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL NOTES

Ty Cobb, Nap Rucker, Eddie Cicotte and Clyde Engle all graduated from the Augusta, Ga., team of 1905. * • e Manager Frank Chance of the Yankees declares that in Truesdale he has the real find of the season. * e -• The veteran George Nlll, second baseman, has been signed by the Ottawa club, of the Canadian league. e « e Jerry Denny, the old-time third baseman, is coaching the ball team of the Bridgeport, Conn., high school. * • • Ollie Pickering* American league veteran, and former manager of the Paducah club, has signed with'Owensboro. Jack Enzenroth, the former University of Michigan catcher, is showing up well behind the bat for the St. Louis Browns. see American league teams coming to New York used to count on three out of four, but now it’s “if we get an even break in New York.” • * • Jack Graney has a bull terrier named Larry as mascot for the Cleveland club. Larry may be a good dog„ hut as a mascot his best trick seems to be “playing dead.” • • * “Ham” Hyatt is kept in the limelight by his successful pinch hitting. Hyatt’s timely wallops have placed more than one game on ice for the Pirates so far this spring. see The Pirates are described by a newspaper man who travels with them as one big happy family with no factions, but the worst “bunch of crabs” in the world when they lose. • • • Charles H. Ebbets has his eyes set on two championships this year.. He considers his Newark club a cinch in the International league; and has strong hopes of a National league pepnant • • a

Larry Doyle, field general and second sacker of the Giants, is performing In true championship form. The genial captain can be depended upon to do his share ,in keeping the McGrawltes In the running. * • • In 1903 Jersey City won the International league championship with the highest average (.741) ever made by a team in the league. The “Skeeters” evidently played themselves out in that year, for they have never been up there since. • • • One of the best things about the Giants’ playing these days is Chief Myers’ throwing. He never pegged better. The Chief throws and hits better than hd runs, but that means more employment because of ib r r.e-aa of carrying a pinch runner.