Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 185, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1916 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Outfielder “Greasy” Neale is playing sensationally for Cincinnati. * * * The Red Sox don’t miss Speaker any more than an auto would miss a spark plug. * * * Ping Bodie, with an avertige of .365, is leading the Pacific Coast league* batters in hitting. " * * * Chicago newspapers have learned that Tinker would like to get Johnny Evers from the Braves. * * * McGraw has decided to make a pitcher out of George Kelly, the Giants’ extra first baseman and outfielder. * * * Speaking of encouragement, there is the headline: “Brooklyn Rooters Wondering Whether Team Will Crack.” * * * Gilhooley of the New Yorks, is beginning to hit as he did in the International league. He is a capital lead-off man. * * * According to importers, ivory is growing scarce, but you’d never believe it after attending a few baseball games. * * * Brick Owens isy-doiffg sterling work as umpire in the American league. One thing about Brick—he’s on the square. * * * Tjhey are saying that Danny Shay, who once played short for the Cardinals, is liable to get let out as manager of Kansas City. * * Pitcher Bill Harrington, formerly a big card in the New England league, has joined Lynn, that club satisfying the Denver claim to him. • * * The Boston Braves have another outfielder. He is Fred Bailey. Mike Ivahoe dug him up, for Stallings out of Washington and Lee university. * * * Manager McCredie of Portland, Ore., makes his players walk to all parks at which they play ball. This is a means of keeping the men in condition. * * * An umpire In Little Rock has been sentenced to two years in prison for bootlegging. Which same oughta get more than a passing guffaw' out of Johnny Evers. * * • And speaking of whiskers, there w'as a time in the early days of baseball when big leaguers performed on the diamond adorned with facial fringe and got away with it. * * * Al Demaree has only won seven out of eight games from the Giants since McGraw gave him the gate. Thi§ merely proves that pitchers cast upon tfye return in the form of torpedoes! * * * Oscar Horstman has taken the place of “Speed” Martin as the pitching youngster of the Pacific Coast circuit. Horstman IS the kind of a twirler that lives on hard work and gets better with each performance.