Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Harry Hooper will be captain of the Red Sox this year. The San Antonio club has secured Infielder Clyde Defate from St. Paul. Like Ebert, the president of new Bob Shawkey wears a pearl stickpin. Capt. Ed Lafitte, the former big league pitcher, arrived home the other day from France. The management of the St. Louis Browns announces that the club will be without a scout this year. * » * And in another six months the big news items will be the world series, just as if there never had been a war. ♦ ♦ ♦ President and Manager Branch Rickey of the St. Louis Nationals expects ntuch from Outfielder Shotten this summer. * ♦ * Charley Schmidt, for nine years a member of the Detroit catching staff, is the new manager of the Sioux City Western league team. < • * Mr. McGillicuddy has signed a ball player who went over the top eight times. It’s a stupid umpire who won’t i ponder that information. * ♦ * .Ward Miller, veteran outfielder, will play with the Kansas City club next seasbn. He was obtained by the Kawg from the Salt Lake City dub. • • • Among those who would just as soon see Grover Alexander remain in- , definitely along the Rhine are the seven other National league clubs. ♦ • • St. Louis wap correspondents have nominated Josh Billings for the job of "first-string cat Cher Wi th the BrO.WnS. That will last until Hank Se v ereid gets moving. I Lee Meadows, the, spectacled twirler of the St. Louis Cardinals, has had his tonsils removed since last season and expects to have better health as* a result. • * « Two young catchers are to receive big league trials this year because of what they did bn army- teams last summer., Benny Kauff has got a trial for Frank Poland, who caught for his team at Caffip Sherman, abd Bill James has done the same for Murphy, his army, backstop. "