Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1914 — BASEBALL NOTES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL NOTES

Shore of the Red Sox is proving a valuable addition to Bill Carrigan’s pitching staff. ♦ • • Joe Cantillon claims, that Rondeau is the best hitter that he ever had on his Minneapolis team. • • • Mitchell is finding the pitching in' the American league more to his liking 'than that in the National. * * * If Bill Wambsgass, Cleveland’s new shortstop, will rip up his moniker and use a remnant, all will be forgiven. • r-» W~ : Al Platte of the Providence team is the real batting leader among the regular performers of the International league. * • * Manager Joe Tinker of the Buns is not batting so well in the Federal league as he did in the National last 'season. • * • Silk O’Latighlin, the veteran umpire of the American league, is an insurance solicitor during the winter months. • • < Dressen of the Cardinals seems to be a pretty shifty sort of first baseman. He is a rangy fellow and of the highly approved left-handed style. * * • Manager George Stallings of the Boston Braves thinks that New York’s main interest in the coming world’s series will center around Dick Rudolph of the Bronx. • • * The poor showing of the Cleveland Naps doesn’t seem to affect the fine batting of Joe Jackson. The great slugger continues to lead the American league batsmen. The New York club has purchased catcher Harry Smith from the Savannah club of the South Atlantic league. Smith is a .300 hitter and is said to be fast on the bases. • • • ’ Third Baseman Hemingway, .one of the Rickey rookies, who is serving a post-graduate minor league course with the Nashville club of the Southern league, has scored a big hit with Nashville fans. • • • With Eddie Collins leading the American league in base running and John Franklin Baker batting just behind the Mackian whirlwind, it is easy to understand why Eddie is about the leading run-getter of all leagues. • « • Manager Branch Rickey of the St Louis Browns has been on a little scouting expedition of his own. Rickey would like to get a hard-hitting catcher to help Sam Agnew out, as he wishes to use Jack Leary at first base all the time. • • • Second Baseman Del * Pratt of the Browns is singularly weak on balls hit straight at him. He is a wonder at going far over to either side of his regular position, and-he makes brilliant plays on difficult catches, but those he can Mt himself for are th* pussies.