Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1917 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Waite Hoyt continues to pitch good ball for Montreal. • • • We’ll say this for Ty Cobb, he shows no signs of abdicating his bat- ■ ting crown. • • • Norman, the former White Sox pitcher, has been turned over to Des Moines by Wichita. • • • On a really hot day It is better to associate with an electric fan than with a baseball fan. Outfielder Dan Costello, former Pirate and International leaguer, has joined Kansas City. 4 A Although it is not generally known, the Reds had Fred Schupp of the Giants, but let him go. • • ♦ Middleton, the pitcher released by the Giants to Louisville, was considered the best minor league hurler last falL * * * Joe Myers, the Notre Dame collegian, did not last long with Columbus. He proved a weak hitter, and was released after a week’s triaL * * * Ralph Miller of the Waterloo Central association club, who has been snared by the Chicago Cubs, is said to be “another Zimmerman.” York Yankees grabbed one player from, the disbanding Northwestern league. He is Elmer Leifer, pitch-er-outfielder of the Butte team. • • • • Pitcher Peter Moore, the Ohio collegian sent by the St. Louis Browns to Omaha, managed to pitch in part of one game and was then chased. It is said to upset Walter Johnson when he strikes a batsman with a pitched ball. Probably, however, the batsman feels just as bad about IL • ♦ ♦ Wheeler Fuller, who pitched for Lawrence a few years ago in the New England league, has been signed by Manager Flynn of the Lawrence team. It has been many a day since an umpire was panned so hard all along the line as has been Lord’Byron this season. Looks as if the National League arbitrator has been chucked in among the goats. ♦ • • The record time for a game In the National league this season was made by Phillies and Reds on July 16 when the contest was reeled off in an hour and 11 minutes. Regan and Alexander were 1 at their best and there was DO use waiting them out. '