Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 300, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1918 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Carl Mays is the first American, league pitcher to score victories over every other club in his league. * * • Eddie Burns is catching splendidly for the Phillies and ranks as one of, the cleverest backstops in the league. -x. * * * . Tris Speaker is getting many a hit but his collection is not as large as it generally has been at this stage of the race. ? • • * Incidentally John McGraw hasn’thad a fight this year. The officials of the National league will soon start r an investigation. . . « • * “Who said Eddie Murphy can’t field well in the garden?” Maybe he could not once upon a time, but Eddie seemsto have reformed. *• • V Harry Hooper is the leading rungetter in the American league and George Burns is showing thq.way in the National league. Slsler of the Browns Of the Pirates should steal closed to 70 bases this season unless forced out of of the game by injury. • * Connie Mack says Merlto Acosta can hit big league hurling just as long 1 as he is permitted to hit in bls Own style. The Cube’s Now and then jßabe Ruth has to stop at first base after hitting safely, but generally Ruth simply, touches his toe to first and hurries along. r ' * ♦ ♦ 4 1 V n The departure of Claude was a bitter blow to Connie Mack, who believed that the /ormer Brown University player would develop into a big league star. •• * • Charles A. Comiskey is rooting hard for Nick Altrock to make a real comeback. The Old Roman hasn’t forgotten the fine work Nick did for him a decade and more ago. The Cleveland Indians now shape up as the best team in the Western section of the American , league and should be In the pennant chase down to the finish of the season. ♦ * * >• //", Ping Bodie isn’t the fastest person in baseball, but Ping gets there just the same, and he’s always This former White Sox player is popular with the Gotham fans. ? • * There is not a more graceful outfielder than Joe Wood Of the Cleveland Indians. The one-time pitching star handles every ball that comes his way with the greatest ease. * *■ * Catcher ©’Farrell is among the new draft men. He became tWenty-one last October. His name is Closer to -the top than Hollocher’s, and it may develop that he will be called into the army first "w ■ • • • Rube Marquard and Jack < Coombs . are pitching great ball for the hopeless Dodgers. Both veterans are staging “comebacks” that deserve mention wherever National league fans foregather. • • • Heathcote is as fast as a bullet bats left-handed and fairly skims over the turf in chasing drives. There apparently are untold possibilities in Heathcote, who Hendricks says is getting better with every game.