Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1917 — LITRE PICK-UPS OF SPORT [ARTICLE]

LITRE PICK-UPS OF SPORT

Lee Fohl is going to mate an outfielder of Marty Kavanagh. * • • The well-known sphinx has nothing on Benny Kauff these days. * * * Ban Johnson and Dave Fultz ought to be equipped with Maxim silencers. * * * The best seats in the champion Boston American baseball park will be sl. * * * The umpires ought to have a good year. The price on pop bottles has been raised. » * * * Connie Mack wouldn’t sell Joe Bush for $500,000. He thinks hiS team is worth more than that. * * * Connie Mack and his present bunch of Athletics suggest a merchant prince running a peanut stand. Jess Tannehill used to turn ’em back to the clubhouse with a curve ball. Now he will use an umpire’s thdmb. * * * Shortstop Archer Reilley, secured from the Wheeling Central league club, has signed with the Pittsburgh club. * * * Chances look good for another grueling race between the Reds and the Cardinals for the cellar championship. * * * Jennings has come out with a pretty nice boost for George Moriarty, recently appointed American league umpire. * * * “Lefty” Deardorff, University of lowa southpaw, signed by President Dunn for Cleveland, is a promising pitcher. * * * Waivers have not been and will not be asked upon James Scott according to President Comiskey and Manager Rowland. St. Louis musta got Its nickname of “Mound City” when its tnoundsmen were better than thejr have been of late years. ' * * •. Some ball players, instead of beefing about their wrongs, ought to thank their lucky stars they can get into the ball yards without paying. • * • If ball players were as peaceful as boxers, and boxers as belligerent as ball players, baseball and fight fans' would ail be a lot happier. * * * George Staler will be kept at first base, according to the latest from the Browns’ headquarters. It was rumored he would be sent to the outfield. “* * * Lot of players got "fined last November for playing baseball, but It is a safe bet that some of ’em can’t be charged with, that crime next July.