Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1917 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Manager Stallings has more outfielders than any team in either league. * * * Willie Doak, the Cardinals’ spitball* pitcher, is in grand shape again. * * * Massey, the Braves’ utility second baseman, is a former University of Texas player. • * * War shouldn’t have any for umpires. Besides being umpires, most of ’em are married men. * * * Pitcher Garry Fortune has been returned to the New London club by the Philadelphia Nationals. • • * Charlie Dooin has retired from baseball, and is making a success of selling automobiles in Philadelphia. • ♦ » Tony Marhefka, who was with New London last year, has quit baseball and joined Uncle Sam’s army. The order of the war can committee cutting off the supply of canned goods, does not Include ball players. • * * Hughle Jennings and Jimmy Callahan are having some trouble in getting their teams started this year. - • • * Gus Hetling. recefitly released by Wichita of the Western league, is playing third base for Rockforq of the Three-L • • « Lee Magee says there is no chance of his ever being drafted. He says he is blind, and his batting average will prove it. • ♦ • Lawry, the Athletics’ young second baseman, who has taken on needed weight, is now physically fit to stand the pace. « • • Dick Buckley, whom old-timers will remember as a great catcher many years ago, is one of the ticket takers at Forbes field. Besides doing most of the catching for Pittsburgh, Bill Fischer, one-time Brooklynite, is doing quite a little of the stick work. * • • « The birds who are trying to fill Honus Wagner’s shoes are having about as much success as a submarine in the Wabash river. - i - .XL A- ——— ’ Jack Warhop is pitching fine ball for Jack Dunn’s Orioles. The little underhand flinger pitched two shutout games within the last ten days. • * ♦ Benny Kauff, who was a coal miner before he turned his talents to the national pastime, is perhaps one of the hardiest of ball players. Pitcher George Mogridge of the New Yorks has more kinds of delivery thany any living pitcher. He can throw overhand, side arm and underhand. « • • John McGraw candidly admits that the Brooklyns are the Giants’ most dangerous rivals. McGraw says that Robbie’s pitching must be overcome. « ♦X-7T-TT -' - - Charley Rlgler, National league umpire. was ready for a try at the trenches In France, but a twisted finger, bunged up in a ball game years ago, caused his rejection. Chick Gandll, formerly of Cleveland, ; is getting quite popular with the Chicago fans. Everybody agrees that President Comiskey of the White Sox made a wise move when he acquired Chick.