Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1914 — STORIES DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

STORIES DIAMOND

A willing and conscientious worker is' Pitcher Leon Ames of the Reds. • • • The Chicago White Sox have signed a young catcher named Ear! Baldwin, who hails from Oakland semi-pro circles. * • • Hans Wagner says he will last five more years in the National league; he bases his prediction on the work of his rivals. • • • Maybe Manager Rebel Oakes of the Pittsburgh peds had his blinders on when he capped off Outfielder Frank Delehanty from Buffalo. * • * 'j| A ball player named Costello, now the property of Pittsburgh, is playing under the name of Kelly. Of course, there isn’t much difference. • • * Learning that the Feds ase making arrangements for a big season for 1915 Clark Griffith is lining up all of his players for the coming year. •• e • That baseball Is becoming a popular pastime in the far East is proved by the appearance of both Chinese and Japanese teams in this country. • * • Connie Mack and Clark Griffith refuse to bury the hatchet, but we have a hunch that they would be willing to bury it in each other's anatomy. • • • President Lannin of Boston, is merely trying to gather together a baseball team, but minor league owners seem to think he is recruiting an army. • • • Nick Maddox has been released as manager of the Wichita Western league team and “Peaches" Graham has been named to succeed him. * • • If the baseball magnates have the nerve to raise the admission prices to provide for added expense, ire will be surprised but not flabbergasted. • • • Sugar isn’t the only thing that’s going up these days. Itydßems that Russia supplies the horsehides and England the rubber that goes to make baseballs. • # • Mike Kahoe, Washington scout, is one gumshoer all'major league chibs would like to have. Mike says the minors are filled with many promising youngsters. • • * "Long Tom” Hughes, who was a star pitcher in major league company a dozen years or longer, is doing a successful coma-back stunt in the Pacific Coast league. • • • Charlie Comiskey is going to hare a Lipton day at White Sox park. In view of the recent showing of the White Sox it would seem more appropriate to have a baseball day. • • • r 1 a* A peculiar thing about the Cleveland Naps is their ability to dig up fellows who can hit. But no matter how strong these fellows are with the willow the Naps never get anywhere. •• • ) Bill Jenson, Connie Mack’s new pitching acquisition from the New Haven Eastern association team, is no stranger to the American league. Bet is known as an iron man in the Eastern association circuit. * *<. * Joe Jackson of the Cleveland Napa announces that the Feds have made* him another tempting offer, the self ary tendered being almost twice whati he Is drawing, with the guarantee than he Will get it. but that he haa tuned! u down. ... _