Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 150, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1917 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Joe Cantillon’s Minneapolis team will not be hurt by conscription. * ♦ ♦ Alexander the Great has gone back —gone back to pitching shutout games. • * ♦ Many ballplayers who were twentyeight last season are telling their correct ages this year. Heinie Zimmerman is hoarding disputes with umps so they will last throughout the war. * * * “I’m not claiming a pennant this year.”—Connie Mack. Which we would call violet-like modesty. * * * Stanley Coveleskie, the star righthander of the Clevelanders, is doing some fine work in the pitching line. * * • Some manager’s idea of a good, all around fighter is one who is all around the ring when he faces his opponent. * ♦ • Honus Wagner says the man who said he quit baseball because of a salary cut is a liar. It’s concise, anyway. • • • At last reports Eddie Collins did not have his batting average as much above .200 as he used to keep it above .800. * * * The Red Sox certainly improved their time while on the western tour. The champions won 15 out of 20 games. * * * With the exception of the German and Austrian ambassadors, the Washington lineup isn’t changed much this season. • • k The Pirates have been perking up a bit of late. Jimmy Callahan has got his men together better than he had expected at this early date. • * • Baseball players do their best scrimmaging en route to the dining room and play their best kicking game when the umpire calls them out stealing second. • ♦ • They hint that Cruise is lazy, the “hook worm,” as the 1 players phrase it. But he totes enough dynamite in his bat to offset this Southern physical drawl. * • • Fred Toney was afraid he would have, to lay off for an operation, but the doctor pronounced his ailment as something very much milder than appendicitis. * * * Tim Hendryx of the Yankees Is a promising youngster. He is slamming the ball to every corner of the lot and is up among the c« lebrities in the slugging world. '• • ♦ - - - ~—•- p z l Ray the Indians’ shortstop, is again playing wonderfully this year. He has not performed as well for two seasons and he seems to be better than ever. The “bean bill” controversy will help to make the fight for the leadership tn the two big leagues a lot more interesting It the managers order the pitchers to use it and then draw fines.