Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1918 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Coach Kid Gleason, It is said, still refuses to join the White Sox. * ♦ * August Moran has been appointed on the umpires’ staff of the National league. * * * O’Farrell will have to do the bulk of the receiving for the Cubs when Bill Klllefer joins the army. * * * Flagstead, the star slugger of the Southern association, has been ordered to report to the Tigers, who own him. • » * With Dick Rudolph in his old-time form the Braves may be expected to raise considerable smoke before the season ends. * • « Ernie Walker of the Mobiles in the Southern league has b<»en landed by Louisville In place of Duke Reilly, who goes to Toronto. \ *** ■ - - Leo Dressen, disgusted with his fail ure to make good on first for the Detroit Tigers, has quit the game and entered a munitions factory. * * * Elmer Myers seems to havd lost some of the speed for,which he was famous when he first made his appearance in the American league. ♦ * * Two players who have found it difficult to get started In stick work this season are Nemo Liebold of the White Sox and Tim Hendryx of the Browns. * • « Fred Merkle has come back in great form as a hitter. The erstwhile first sacker of the Giants has been hitting the ball close to the .350 mark for the Cubs. • * * George Ross, a left-handed pitcher, and Sicklings, a shortstop; have been purchased by the New York Giants from the San Antonio club in the Texas league. r • • Miller Huggins Is partial to ball players who “crab.” This is to be expected, for in the old days when Hug. was in harness he was renowned as a player of this type. £ £ £ ' x While the experts are pondering over who to select for Ty Cobb’s successor they had better take a look at Cobb himself. He is starting on his wild career again. * * * Ruth has played every posltiod possible for a left-hander to play, excepting right’ field. He has played the other outfield positions, first base and has done some pitching. —— —— * • • The St Louis Americans have about given up hope of having Pitcher Nick Cullop in their team this year. As far as they can find out Nick isn’t in the service, or anything, but when the club refused to meet his salary demands in the spring he disappeared and hasn’t been heard of since.