Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1916 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

That Brooklyn team is cracking, just like the Sphinx. * * * » Those Browns are certainly going at a furious pace. * * * The Browns are the best stealing team in the country. / * * * “Ping” Bodie is leading the Pacific Coast league in batting. • * * The Pittsburgh club Is scouting the bushes for recruits this year. * * • Montreal has made a rapid climb in the International league race. * * * The Kansas City Blues are showing surprising strength this season. * * * Eddie Rousch is playing a grand game in the oUt field for the Reds. * * * Ray Schalk is always present when it comes to using the gray matter. * * * Ther Binghamton New York State league champions seem to be all set to repeat this season. • * * Worcester and Springfield are putting up a hot battle for the Eastern league batting honors. * * * Connie Mack used to be a steeplejack in the American league, but now Jfte is a cellar digger. * * * “Baseball Has Iron Men,” a headline screams. Most of the iron usually is found just above the neck. * * * With the addition of Frank Schulte and “Bill” Fischer the Pirates have been greatly strengthened. * * * “Phil" Ball, president of the Browns, has offered a bonus of $5,000 to his team if it wins the pennant. * * • Hughey Jennings wishes to deny the report that he has ordered a luxurious divan for Ty Cobb’s understudies, • * * “Larry” Lajoie is playing a good game at second for the Mackmen, but he cannot win games all alone. * * * “Bode" Paskert, - fleet outfielder -of the PI: i 111 es. 4s climbLng stt»adily in the National league batting averages. * * * “Charley” Pick, of the Athletics, is an infielder, but is playing a splendid game in the outfield for the Macks. * * * Being shifted from the down-trodden athletics to the Yanks seems to hpve given Rube Oldring a new lease of life. * • * Nick Altrock has a partner in entertaining the fans In Sawyer. The new man is as good as the veteran Nick in every way. . * • * Major league base stealers will have an excellent chance to overtake Ty Ty makes good his threat to retire from the game. * * * Little John Lavan, the diminutive shortstop of the Browns,, has been doing some great work since the team started on its uphill fight, * * * In the olden days a ball player was wont to get a bum mitt. Now he suffers a lacerated hand. Which shows how the game Is going to the dogs.