Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1917 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Like the baseball returns, we all like to read that the U-boat battlers shut the enemy out without a hit. ♦ * ♦ Cardinal fans should know by this time that they cannot injure Umpire “Lord Byron” with pop bottles. * * • As a fly catcher, Benny Kauff, the Giants’ center fielder, beats all the glue-covered paper in the world. * • ♦ Nevertheless there is no reason to suppose that the baseball players who go into the army will try to steal home. • * * Mike Gonzales, the clear Habana backstop of the Cardinals, is showing the regular article for the Huggins outfit. • * * Frank Schulte is not doing much In the batting line for the Phillies. He has been sent in as pinch hitter several times. ■ ♦ ♦ ♦ «. Walter Rehg, who has been in and out of the big show several times, has become a member of the Stallings Rescue league. • ♦ .♦ All N. L. baseball admit Hornsby has improved immensely in the last year, but he still takes a cut at many a bad ball. * * * Adam Debus, the Pirate infielder r grabbed from the Cardinals on waivers, already is being hailed as another Arthur Devlin. ♦ * * Big league ball players should not get excited over the draft. Most of them came from the minors via the hat-drawing route. • ♦ ♦ . Minneapolis continues to take on former Northern leaguers. Another addition is Pitcher-Lester Stevenson, who was with Winnipeg. ♦ * * With Johnson and Smith on the Seals, Henry Berry possesses the only team in organized baseball with two redskin on the staff. - 4 ■ * • Another pitcher who is attracting considerable attention because of the fine brand of ball he is delivering is Jim Bggby of tiie Clevelands. * * * If you don’t believe that Zach Wheat’s injured ankle will keep him out of the world’s series this fall just look at the National league standings,. • * * King Lear, the former Villanova baseball star, who had a trial with the Athletics at third base a few seasons ago, is playing clever ball on the Bridgeport team.