Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1916 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

The Reds are playing a hangup game at present. Alex McCarthy is playing a grand game at second base. « * * Covelskie Is the stay of the Detroit pitching staff at present. • • • Washington, with a team in the first division, is drawing poor crowds. * * * Lee Fohl is certain he will develop Grover Lowdermllk into a dependable hurler. * • * It doesn’t always follow that a ball club is on the market when it’s under* the hammer. • • • The venerable and doddering Nap Lajoie seems to have slumped into his second clouthood. « • • “Ed" Walsh, famous pitcher of the White Sox, is seeking a job as a minor league umpire. • • • The great showing of the Giants’ pitchers reflects glory on their coach, C. Sebastian Dooin. * • * Lee Fohl isn’t much of a manager. He is just a poor simp who has piloted a team into first place. • • • Three-Finger Brown is to retire from baseball at the close of the present season, according to report. • * • A recent report is that Benny Kauff leads Ty Cobb In everything but batting, fielding and scoring runs. • • • Elmer Knetzer, who has been on trial with the Reds, has been taken over permanently from the Braves. • • • “Bill” Rarlden is rated as a .260 hitter, but pitchers have a wholesome respect for him with runners on bases. • • • Fielder Jones may be speaking the truth when he says he has a good team, but we haven’t, seen him out driving yet. • * * While the makeshift outfield is working pretty well for Cincinnati, Charley Herzog is looking far and wide for an outfielder or two. ♦ * • Rodriguez, the Cuban first baseman, who could not hit with the Giants, is going at a .320 clip for New London, in the Eastern league. Pick, of the Athletics, holds the season’s record for stolen bases. He pilfered four on Grover Hartley, onetime Giant, now of the Browns, in • recent game.