Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1917 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Qnly thing that can break some teams’ losing streak is rain. • * • - Sitting on a baseball bench isn’t as bad as sitting on a park bench. • • * There is many a pitching corps that should be spelled with an “e” on the end. * * * Jimmy Callahan, the Pirates’ manager, is laying the groundwork for a good ball club. * * * Cicotte is the winning pitcher of the White Sox. So far Benz has been a disappointment. * * * What would President Navin of the Tigers pay for a pitcher like Ray Caldwell just now? The way Fred Merkle is playing for the Cubs is one of the big reasons why the Dodgers are getting licked. • * ♦ For not being a recognized football player, Johnny Evers plays the greatest kicking game in either league. * * ♦ Infielder Tom Fitzsimmons, drafted from Butte, Mont., last fall, has been reinstated by the national comihission. * * » George Sisler is demonstrating the fact that a college athletic education is no handicap to a professional ball player. • •• • • ■- It is understood that Manager Mack of the Athletics will give Shortstop Rodgers of the University or West Virginia a trial. Philadelphia fans, naturally, can’t see why anybody should enthuse over the Cardinals Cubs, after what Morans team did to those two Western’delegations. • * * Manager Callahan of the Pirates is trying to secure First Baseman “Butch” Schmidt, who still belongs to the Braves, but has beet in retirement since 191§.