Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Looks like the Pirates aren’t standing, but stooping. • • ♦ Guy Morton, the Cleveland pitcher, has come back as well as ever. • • * Seven American league managers are heartily in favor of Ruthless baseball. ♦ B < . ~ ~ : - Judge is making a better record at the bat as the Washingtons’ lead-off man. * • * Umpire Al Grth has a son who is a second lieutenant in the United States army. * ♦ ♦ Mule Watson of the Cardinals is a great pitcher—against the Cincinnati Reds. ♦ ♦ ♦ Earl Mack, the son of the Athletics, is now with the Harrisburg team as catcher. • « • The Detroits are down in the race, but Ty Cobb is getting his base hits just the same. * ♦ ♦ Maisel is as fast as ever. He is worrying the enemy with his speed on the base paths. * * * • Casey Stengel has put the Dodgers into ffieir stride, which has been short for a long time. ♦ ♦ ♦ “Mule” Watson has the speed and curves, but he seems to lack the necessary headwork. * ♦ ♦ Chief Myers stole a base the other day. Next thing we know Ernie Koob will be getting a hit. * * * Some baseball teams are not satisfied to go South in March, but insist on going South again in July. * ♦ » Gy Falkenburg made a two-base hit the other day. Cy won’t be expected to get another hit until 1919. Since he broke up his old championship team Mack has-tried 250 men, including possibly 25 ball pjayers. * ♦ • Rollie Zeider is getting to be such a favorite with the fans that he is cheered every time he comes to bat. * * * Bob Bescher, the Cards’ left fielder, is playing his tenth season in the National league arid is just as fast as ever. • • • One day Garry Herrmann favored an 18-player limit and the next day he was opposed to it. Who talked to you Garry? * * * r Philadelphians predict that Rube Schauer will earn his salt for the Athletics, but whether that means anything or not depends on the price of salt. Trying to tell where those top three National league teams will finish is like trying to tell where you are by looking out of a train window at night