Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1915 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Zach Wheat’s batting is far below the usual mark. • • • Myers of the Dodgers has developed into a great outfielder. • • • Connie Mack may need pitchers, but he needs about 100,000 fans more. • • • The International league race is getting to be a jam and even Toronto has hopes. * * * George McConnell, the former pitcher of the Yankees, is going well with the Chicago Feds. • • • Dazzy Vance is another Pittsburgh discard who is proving a bear in the Western league again. • « • Buck Herzog can always be depended upon to put up a brilliantly dashing and aggressive game. • • • John Lindsay, recently released by Memphis, has joined the Bloomington team of the Three-1 league. • * • Omaha has released Pitcher Ralph Willis. He pitched good ball last year but could not get started this season. * • • Seeing America is a good idea, but Connie Mack and John McGraw don’t think much of the view from last place. Up to date we have not heard from President Tener in regard to his prediction that this would be the banner year for baseball • • • Dick Egan, secured by the Braves from the Dodgers to cover second base in the absence of Evers, has disappointed Boston fans. Clarence Rowland already has won a title. He is the Beau Brummel of the major league managers, a distinction belonging tq Billy Evans among the arbitrators. • • • There is one team in the National league followers are overlooking. That is the Brooklyn team. It is filled with hard hitters, any one of whom is likely to break up a game.