Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 214, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1917 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Detroit Is the best offensive team In the country. • * * Walter Johnson Is still the strikeout king of hls. league. --* * * Oscar Vitt Is hitting much better this year than he did last. • * * In Pittsburgh the critics say that Infielder Debus Is another Arthur Devlin. “ v* * * Wambsganss of Cleveland Is one of the best second basemen in fast company. * * • The Reds had two reversals of form. One when they went up and one when they came down. •_ * * New Yorkers are petitioning for Sunday baseball. Ought to go slowly, they might demoralize that pious city. * * • Baseball is gaining in favor in Britain, due to Uncle Sam’s entry into the war. War Is a great educator. • • *

Lee Fohl’s accusation that the White Sox are using unfair tactics Is not creating much of a furore in the East. * • * If Pete Kilduff Continues to perform wonders around short for the Cubs, Chuck Wortman will soon be hunting a new job. • * * Grover Land, former catcher for St. Paul, and well-known In big league circles, Is doing the receiving for Virginia, Minn. * * * The work of Larry Cheney and Gene Packard must make great reading for Charley Weeghman these sizzling August days. * * • Shakeups In the Robins, Phillies, Braves and Cubs are surely coming. Some of the old-timers on these teams will walk the plank. • * • Although bnrling for a near tailender, Art Nehf of the Braves threatens to win the season’s National league pitching honors. • • • Babe Borton, former White Sox, Yankee, Brown and St. Louis Fed first baseman, was seriously injured the other day on the Pacific coast. * « * There Is certainly nothing rum about Rumbler, star pinch hitter of the St. Louis Browns. He isn’t called upon to perform very often, but when he do It, gee, how he do do it! * , * * . Catchers are doing some heavy hitting in the Natiohal league this season. Bill Fisher of the Pirates, Tom Clarke of the Reds, and Bill Rariden of the Giants, are all In the .300 class. • * * The Pirates will not get very high this year, but the team is young and quite sure to Improve. In two or three years the Pittsburgh club may be back in the place of prominence which Fred Clarke’s team formerly held. .v * * • Powell, the new outfielder of the Boston Braves, has long been regarded as one of the greatest outfielders in the International league,. He once got a tryont with the Tigers. When he hits the ball he “hits it a mile.” "** * % If the Giants win the National league pennant, who will have the honor of pitching the first game, Schnpp or Salee? Theitormer did some great work early In the season, but the veteran has been coming along In fine style recently.