Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 202, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1916 — NOTES of the DIAMOND [ARTICLE]

NOTES of the DIAMOND

Speaking of breaks, the pitcher that gets them seldom cracks. ** * . Rain may give the players a day off, but anything gives some teams an off day. * * * The way Jim Thorpe is going indicates he is ambitious to get back under the big tent. * * * With George Tyler -in midseason shape, the pitching staff of the Braves is much stronger. * * * Now that numbering ball players is all the craze, some of them should wear a big cipher. * * * Fifns in Boston have given up hope of having another world’s series ticket scandal next October. * * * Those New York Giants, knocked on all sides for thWr poor showing of late, are playing under “raps.” * * * A 22-inning baseball game was played at Rock Island, 111., the other day. Even the fans had enough. * * * “Davey” Robertson, right fleldpr of the Giants, is leading the National league batting by a comfortable margin. * * * Pitcher Jimmy Middleton of Louisville has been watched by Scout O’Hare of the Cubs, and may be signed. ,» * * There are still several released pitchers in these United States who haven’t yet been signed by the Detroit Tigers. * ■* * Starting the baseball season on May 1 would have saved a lot of postponements in April, but it wouldn’t have helped much in June. * * * Anyway, the Giants are good for a .500 average. can lose all of their games oh the home lot and win ’em all away from home. * * * Nap Lajoie still looks good around the middle cushion, even though he is pastiming between the sensational Witt and the rapid first-sacker, McInnis. * * * Miller Huggins is making a first baseman out of Roger Hornsby and says the youngster is as clever as an all-around man as Sisler of the Browns. * • * Slim Love, the six-foot seven-inch southpaw of the Yankees, is an unlucky bird. He has just recovered from malaria only' to be stricken with matrimony. * * * Rudy Hulswitt quit his job as manager of the Columbus (O.) team because of its long losing Connie Mack has no sympathy for such chicken-hearted persons. * * * Fifteen major league club owners called their scouts in the office and unmercifully panned them for overlooking that wonderful National league rookie, one Hal Chase. • • • The Vernon club has put a price of $4,b00 On the contract of Swede Risberg, with the proviso that the club which buys him must let hiqj finish tiie present season with Vernon. * * * About time to start building another bridge across the East river foi* the accommodation of the crowds anxious to see the world’s series between the Robins and Yanks.