Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1918 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Baseball ought to go on. It to; good for bad nerves. * * * Pete Kllduff is lost to the Cubs. He left to join the navy. • * * Heinle Zim has seven brothers, all of them clever ball players. y * * * A 1 Wickland of the Boston Braves fs hitting the ball hard and often. * * * Giants, Cubs and Reds have now enjoyed winning streaks that give the fans hope. * * * Bill Rumler, secured from the St Louis Browns by Columbus, has been called in the draft * * * Birmingham’s new short fielder,: Montegut, is a youngster from the city league of New Orleans. * * * Lew Wendell, formerly with the Giants, is now catching for the New London club of the Eastern league. ♦ * * Connie Mack’s Athletics may. not be pennant contenders, but they’re a greatly improved ball team at that * * * Harry Bates, the young third basemen secured bysst. Paul from Martinsburg, has been caught in the army draft - * • • The San Francisco Seals, chaippions of the Pacific Coast league last year, got away to a bad start this season. • * * Opposing inflelders seem to be bewildered when Charlie Hollocher oorues up. They do not know what to expect * * *

With the Cardinals is Joe Sugden, famous old National league catcher. Joe is coaching the pitchers and acting as scout. *■ •*' • Detroit fans are panning Hugh Jennings and Bill Donovan because the Tigers’ pitching staff seems to be weaker than last year. * • * Mysterious Fred Walker is back in the company with which he made good last year, having signed with Pat Donovan’s Syracuse Stars. * • • The Milwaukee team, under the management of Jack Egan, former Providence pilot, has been the big surprise of the American association. • • * The Cubs are high in the National league race in spite of the loss of Alexander, which speaks volumes for the managerial skill of Fred MitchelL • * * Looks like John McGraw really had helped the Cincinnati Reds when he let Matty have George Smith. Win or lose this collegian is pitching good ball. * • * Micky LaLong, former Phlllle, and now the property of the Kansas City A. A. club, has been signed by the Lebanon club in the Bethlehem Steel league; • * * Evidently Leslie Nunamaker landed In the right place when he joined the St Louis Browns. His backstopping and hitting this season have been the work of a top-liner. • • * Owing to the shortage of flannel, due to big demands for soldiers’ uniforms, the manufacturers declare that the situation may become so acute that the government will take over all factories. In that case ball players togs may have to be made of paper cloth. Can one imagine the effect of a hook slide oa a paper uniform? Horrors I