Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 228, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1915 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Wallie Schang o£ the Athletics Is to be married soon. * * • Baseball teams at the bottoms of the various percentage columns are in danger of wet feet. * * * The National league race cannot get much closer without causing some sort of a combustion. * * * A 1 Mamaux, the star youngster of the Pirates’ staff, has made good as a singer of Irish songs. • * * Reports have been circulated around the circuit this summer that Ty Cobb’s throwing arm is getting weak. • • * Manager Bresnahan declares it is outrageous that the Cardinals let Arnold Hauser get out of the league. • * * Manager Robinson is not as boisterous as some commanders, but he has his athletes hustling all the time. * * * John Collins has recovered his batting eye, and expects to demonstrate that fact for the balance of the season. • * * Pittsburgh has secured Garry Fortune, pitcher, from Asheville, N. C. Several other clubs would like to get a fortune. J- • * * President Ebbets of the Dodgers is pleased with his boys and thinks that his team has as much chance to win the pennant as kny'clqb. ■mV • * v' The Cleveland team will be composed of youngsters next year, for Terry Turner is the only veteran Lee Fohl now has on his pay roll. * • * How can you dope out anything like this: The Cincinnati Reds, last in the National league standing, are leading the league in batting and fielding. t* * * Johnny Evers denies that he is quarrelsome. Umpires of the National league are now entitled to be heard on the subject, but not aU at once.