Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1919 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Gooch is an odd name, but there are two of them in the Southern league. * * * The story that Memphis would let out Joe Slattery seems to have been a mistake. * * * Art Phelan is one of the Galveston veterans who seems to have come back strong. • * * Heilman is making the Tiger fans sit up and take notice by his great work at the initial bag. * * * The Vernon club has turned Infielder Tex Westerzil over to Portland, which van use most anything. * * * Hod Eller, Cincinnati pitcher, is credited with the first no-hit game of the major league season. * * • Fred Smith, formerly of the St. Paul club, has returned from overseas and expects to play in the association this season. * * * Fred Toney’s return to the New York club will make a vast difference in that team’s power as soon as he gets in condition. * * * At Bloomington, Joe Dunn has a pitcher named Newkirk, who won 18 straight games for Oakland in the Pacific Coast league. * * * John Henry, former Washington catcher, Is not expected to remain with the Boston Braves after Hank Gowdy gets into shape. * * * The Seattle club let Grover Land go. However Bill Clymer got the idea the old soldier would be his firststring catcher is a mystery. * * * Hank Severeid, who has just returned from army service, probably is the most feared batsman among the catchers of the major leagues. • * * Dan Howley, aggressive coach of the says a pitcher should be kept out of uniform 24 hours before being worked in a championship game. * ♦ * Alien Russell may become the leading pitcher of the New York Yankees. His recent slab achievement against Boston was a boost for the Yanks. • * * The Seattle club has shelved Bert Niehoff. f After making the trip all the way from New York Niehoff was unable to get going because of his bad ankle. * * * Tearing ribs loose seems to be a bad habit with Salt Lake pitchers. Adolph Shinkle is the latest to suffer the ailment that is almost chronic with Bee flingers. * # * Clyde Milan may be lost to the Washington club sos a month or more. Milan bad to leave a game recently due to terriflp pains* in his. side. He was operated on for appendicitis.