Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1915 — STORIES of the DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

STORIES of the DIAMOND

McGraw is making a great outfielder out of Robertson. * * * j, The Cincinnati Reds are doing a lot of kicking about the umpiring of late. * * * This fellow Morton is upsetting a whole keg of dope in the American league. •• * ■ Walter Johnson is getting a salary of $16,000, which is something near SIOO per day. • * * Bunny Brief is hitting the ball hard and often these days, but he is not getting it safe. * • * Umpires of the American league declare the emery ball belongs to the extinct species. ™* * * Bob Unglaub, the former Washington player, is now manager of the Fargo (N. D.) team. •' • * Cy Falkenberg is accused of using the emery ball. Why do they pick Cy out of the bunch? * * * The Cincinnati ,Reds expect tb see Marsans in the fold again at any time. He leaped a year ago. * * * Benny Kauff has been wonderfully tamed since his leapfrog act to the Giants and back again. • • * , Babe Borton, formerly with the White Sox, is batting in the clean-up position for the St. Louis Feds. * * * Pitcher Perritt, who was secured from the Cardinal by the New York club, is not very strong on control as yet • • • Pitcher Smith of the Terrapins takes his young son with him wherever the club goes. The little fellow is the Terrapins’ mascot. * * * “Kopf Is not as shifty as Frank Baker," remarks one critic; which is the limit in knocks, considering that Bakbr is anchored. • * • John McGraw believes that the Ms reason for the poor showing of some of the players is that they, are not trying to play good bail. * * • Connie Mack still believes his team will pull into the race later in the season, Bad pitching is what keeps the former world’s champions out of ft at present. * • * Beta Tin cup, the Indian of the Phillies, has been placed on the “disabled JUkt" and will not be recorded as a regular player until he is in condition to pitch. • .• ' • “Doak in condition,*’ asserts a 8L Louisian, “in the best right-hander in the National league, bar Alexander.” And Teereau, Rudolph, James and Adams still up and around! • • * Gallia ,of the Washingtons, like Rudolph of the Braves, is Versatile as to delivery. He increases his effectiveness by mixing in a spltball with a curve, fast one and change of pace.