Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 174, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1918 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Frank Schulte continues to deliver the hits for Clark Griffith. • * * Charley Deal’s eyes are better and his hitting has started to improve. .Despite the war the Cleveland Indians are drawing good crowds at home. * ♦ ♦ Home Run Baker is giving Babe, Ruth a battle for top batting honors in the American league. * « • Dick Maynard, the Amherst college star catcher and outfielder, has been signed by the St. Louis Cardinals. * ♦ • The Indians are becoming very partial to the squeeze play and are using it with much success in close games. * • • Cy Williams has added considerably to the batting strength of the Phillies. He has his eye on the pill, which rarely gets by him. • *♦ ✓ » Connie Mack says he has no intention of starting the war between the two major leagues again, but he intends to keep Perry. * ♦ • Frank Snyder, catcher with the St. Louis Nationals, has been ordered to report to his draft board and be inducted into the army. * * « President Ebbets of the Brooklyn Nationals is another magnate who is looking around for pitchers and doesn’t know where to find them. * * * Pitcher Howard McGranor of Sioux City has gone to Chillicothe, 0., his home, where he has been called by his draft board to report for service. • * * Roger Bresnahan, president of the Toledo American association club, has suggested to the league that games be played In the army cantonments. • * • The Cardinals have a number of players on their roster who are in Class 1A of the draft, but none of these has been notified to join the colors. * * • St Louis fans are greatly excited over a statement emanating from Connie Mack that in his opinion the Browns would win the American league pennant < - • • . • It always makes a player happy to succeed against his old team. But think of George Burns with a flock of five hits, including a double and a triple, at Detroit • • * Joe Wood likes to play in the outfield and he’s one pitcher who has made good as a protean artist. Joe, can change from a pitcher to a gardener without blinking an eye or. getting the least bit fussed.