Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1915 — STORIES Of the DIAMOND [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

STORIES Of the DIAMOND

Federal league umpires have been ordered to speed up the games. • • • Manager Herzog is very enthusiastic over the Cincinnati team this season. • • • With Lajoie, Kopf, Barry and Mclnnis on it, how can Connie Mack’s infield be neutral. • • • If Connie could intern Tris Speaker and Dutch Leonard, his chances wouldn’t be so bad. • • • Lee Magee will have a hard time with the umpires thia year, judging from the start he has made. • • • Infielder Bloom and pitcher Peddy, have been released by the Albany club of the South Atlantic league. The White Sox have proved to be one of the very best drawing cards in the American league, again thia spring. • • • Jim Thorpe may not be rated as a star ball player by the experts, but he certainly can rap the horsehide hard. In the New England league the Fitchburg club has released catcher Gus Yelle and outfielders O’Connell and Vance. • a • Larry Chappell, the player for whom Comiskey paid abput |IB,OOO in cash and players, says he is .ready to play ball once more. The Freeport club of the new BlState league, has been organized with C. W. Mlddlekauff president and H. S. (‘‘Doc’’) Cummings, manager. • • * Ellis Johnson, the Sox pitcher who was sent, to the Vernon club of the Pacific coast league, will likely be back with the Sox again next year. .' • • • Hooks Wiltae is proving a popular leader with the Jersey City fans, and it looks as if the Skeeters would be raised from the rut during the coming season. • • • Bin Rodgers, the new second base' man of the Cleveland Indians, has a freak appetite. Bill insists on eating raw meat and orders his eggs raw and eats them from the shell. * • • • Ivan Howard, who is one of the Browns again this year, has made himself a very useful member by being a close observer. -He is said to be one of the best sign snitchen in the game