Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1916 — BASEBALL NOTES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL NOTES

There is still some tight left in the White Sox. “Doc” Lavan is playing better ball than ever before. The Washington club has sold its right to Pitcher Ehmke to Detroit. » ♦ » The Pittsburgh club is loading up with all kinds of bush leaguers this fall. ♦ • • Roger Hornsby, the St. Louis phenom, is climbing rapidly in the batting averages. _ ' ♦ » ' • . Hans Wagner has always been on the level. In fact, no placer ever met a ball more squarely. * * * “Ed” Fitzpatrick is making a hit with Boston “fans” by his playing in place of “Johnny” Evers. * * *• Rowdy Elliott Is a real backstop. His work stamps him as the right kind to stick in the big show. * * *

“You can’t always shin up the pennant pole by chinning,” says John K. Tener to George Stallings. * * * Connie Mack should consider it a Successful season if he does not run afoul of the child-labor law. * • * The Toledo American association team is called the Iron Men. The team has proved highly malleable. • • * Lee Fohl, manager of the Indians, caught a few games for the Pirates in 1902 and for the Reds in 1903. * * * Pete Standridge arfd George Zabej should be much better pitchers next year than they were last year. Just what use John McGraw will make of Indian Thorpe when he gets him back again is hard to say. * • * The Cleveland and Detroit clubs will make big money this year. They are the best coin getters in the West. * * * “Babe” Ruth, star left hander of the Red Sox, is getting better and better every time he steps into the box. Tris Speaker hasn’t much on “Max Carey of the Pirates, when it comes to getting under long drives in deep center field. ♦♦ * v “Davey” Robertson of the Giants is straining every effort to hold the batting leadership of the National league. • * •

A dozen passes would only mar a baseball game, whereas they would put a crap game out of commission. • • * “Braves Are Hard Hit.” —Headline. Thereby putting them in the same class with several of our ablest bookmakers. • * ♦ “Bonesetter” Reese may be a wizard, but he’s never been able to set the bone that stole second with the bases choked. • ♦ * “Fred” Beebe, the veteran pitcher rescued from the minors by Lee Fold, appears suddenly to have discarded his winning habits. • • ♦ With Tommy Leach, Arthur Devlin and Charlie DoOin pastiming with their team Rochester can have a regular “old home week” celebration.