Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 June 1919 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Mike Regan is doing good work for the Reds. * * * Carl Mays never w r as in better trim in his life than right now. * ♦ • Herb Hall, the Kansas City pitcher, is suffering from a bad arm. • • ♦ Baseball pools will not be allowed to operate in Cleveland this season. Ed Konetchy, formerly of the Braves, is now a member of the Brooklyn club. *- • • • Fabrique, the former association player, will play with the Seattle club this season. • * • McGraw thinks he has a great young pitcher in Jesse Winters. The youngster is quick to learn. The McHenry who is pitching for Sacramento and doing it quite .well is a California youth, a former coliegian. ♦ ♦ • Southworth, former A. A. player, now with the Pittsburghs, will occupy the cleanup position for the Pirates this season. . • *. • Tim Hendryx, former Mg leaguer, now with the Colonels, will be a power for the elub this season if early games are any criterion. With the advent of Grover Hartley into the lineup of the Columbus Senators, he will be the only playing manager jn the association. * * * Steve Yefkes has been appointed captain of the Indians by Manager Hendricks. Yerkes is one of the most brainy ball tossers in the association. The Colofiels have an Italian in their lineup in the person of Mike Cerest. He .has yet to learn the fine points of the game but Is eager to learn.

♦ ♦ • Sunday baseball in New York state has stirred up some of tne old spirit that kept the New York State league alive and there are hints of attempts to reorganize the circuit. Baseball managers with stars back from the Shipbuilding league will be lying awake nights now trying to. think of something they can put on the ball that will make it look like a rivet. • * • Nick Cullop, pitcher secured by the St. Louis Browns last year in the big deal with the New York Yankees, but who refused to report, has been heard from to the effect that he may come back. . \ • ♦ * Walter Leverenz, southpaw pitcher on whom the Salt Lake club was depending much for the coming Reason, has been discharged from military service, but does not seem Inclined to return to baseball. - * • * ' \ X - • - - » ** Ping Bodie is. an old timer as ball players go, but he is mighty spry these days and a far better player than he gets credit for being. Ping just radiates optimism. He is counting hia world’s series money already.