Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1914 — NOTTS of the DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

NOTTS of the DIAMOND

First Baseman Jake Daubert of the Brooklyn Dodgers has signed a fiveyear contract. * * * \ Two Kansas state towns are blessed With Sunday ball this year for the first time —Emporia and Salina. * * . * Manager Wilbert Robinson of Brooklyn is said to be much elated over the work of Ollie O’Mara at short. • * * Johnny Murphy, shortstop, of the Toronto team of the Canadian league. Is out for the season with a badly broken leg. *•* • i The Cincinnati club has made a deal by which it will get the pick of the Dayton Central league team at the close of the season. * * * Umpire Steve Kane, just released by President Gilmore, has gone to Louisville, Ky., whfire he lias a steady job as night detective in a hotel. r~ • -- --# ‘ ‘ A Cleveland writer says the Naps are a great "rode” team. "Every team in the league has been riding Birmingham’s team,” says the critic. • • • Steve Evans of the Tip Tops must have found a magic bat, for he is displaying the highest batting average of any player in the three big leagues. * * • Outfielder Bert Shotten of the St. Louis Browns has a young brother who is proving a star as a pitcher for the Western Reserve university team. * • * So far eight elubowners of the American league have entered a protest, with the national commission against the proposed third big league. • * • It remained for the Pittsburgh Rebels to take the measure of Doc Crandall, the defeat of the Doc 6n June 11 being his first as a Federal leaguer. • * > e' Th*lp Yankees are on a still hunt for some hard hitting outfielders, as Manager Chance is still dissatisfied with the hitting abiHty of his outergardeners. • * * Manager McCormick of Chattanooga appears to have secured a real find in Bassier, the young semipro, shortfielder sent to Chattanooga by HugheyJennings. • • * Dee Walsh, who was released by the St. Louis Browps to Rochester because he could not hit, is swatting the ball like a crazy man in the International league. Joe Quirk, erstwhile Red Sox and Washington trainer, now with the Brookfeds, keeps the players supplied with racing tips and recently gave .advance information on a 10 to 1 shot. • • • Ennis Oakes may never hare been accused of brilliancy, but he is man enough to make the Pittsburgh Feds win. Since he took hold the team has played as good ball as any in the league. / : • • • The Red Sox may have a very good outfield, but it hasn’t got a thing on Muggsy McGraw’s outer garden. Bescher, Burns and • Robertson compose the best outfield in the National league. The Brooklyn Times the other day ■aid: "For speed in the outfield the trio under the management of Joe Tinker exceTany outfield trio seenat Brooklyn this year. AH are small ■lie and are southpaws."