Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1917 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

The Cardinals’ new pitcher, William Sherdell of Milwaukee, is also some hitter. * * • Uncle Robbie’s latest prediction is that the Brooklyns will finish in second position. * * • Hughey Jennings is still looking for pitchers. He has been in need of several all season. * • * Weaver, according to the White Sox, is the best third baseman in the' American league. *. * * * Pete Kilduff is playing great ball for the Cubs. Pete may develop into another Heinie Groh. * * * Ray Keating, star twirler for the Toledo club, is attracting a lot of favorable attention these days. __ • * * Joe Judge and Eddie -Foster, Washington inflelders, have been exempted from the draft because of dependents. * * • First baseman Mike Kelly of Fort Wayne was the first Central league player to quit the game because of tne army draft. • • * Joe Wilhoit seems to have the ideal temperament for a pinch hitter. He is never unnerved by the count Of balls and strikes. • * * Waite Hoyt, the Brooklyn schoolboy, continues to pitch good ball for Montreal. He winT/ get another chance with the Giants.

* * * The Red Sox hive had their eyes on Vean Gregg, the veteran left-hander, who is doing some fine pitchlngffor the Providence team. * * * One of the big disappointments of Manager Rowland of the White Sox has been the failure of Jim Scott to round into winning form. • * 4> A lot of llkejy birds are flocking from the West and East. Bill Dahlen, scouting for the Robins, has bagged Pitchers Plitt and Holtman of the Portland Eastern league. • • • The Cubs are betting their last cent on Ralph Miller, recently recruited, from the Waterloo Central association They predict that Ralph is going to b< another Heinie Zim.