Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1919 — BASEBALL NOTES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL NOTES

Sam Rice is the leading swatsmith of the Washington club. • • * The St. Louis Cardinals are beginning to win back the fans. ♦ ♦ ♦ Some baseball teams seem to think there is plenty of room in the cellar. Pat Moran surely has his Redland brigade going like real champions. Fred Thomas is playing a bang-up fielding game for Connie Mack at third base. • • • *- There is no getting away from the fact that Dode Paskert has lost some of his Speed. “'» » „ Duffy .Lewis is beginning to play the kind of ball that was to be expected of him. ♦ • • Jimmy Austin has more pep than many a recruit, in spite of his long service in the leagues. * * * New York is making a real threat for the pennant now and there is a reason for the Yankees’ success. ♦ • ♦ * Babe Ruth is among the aristocrats of the batting business, but as a left fielder he’s down among the proletariat. • • * Memphis finally disposed of Joe Slattery by selling him to Tulsa, where he hopes to find the pitching more to his liking. Percy Haughton, late president of the Boston Braves, Is to return to Harvard university in the fall as football coach. *• * i President Martin of the Southern league has dismissed Umpire Schaefer and taken on the veteran Ed Lauzon in his place. , * * * The Memphis dub returned Jimmy Corney to the Chicago White Sox with thanks after Jimmy had played a couple of games. ; ’ ■ * • • • The Yankees are going in for the hit-and-run pretty heavy, and as a result they are scoring more of those they used to leave on the bases. „♦ * * Cincinnati fans mobbed Umpire Charley Moran the other day. Since ft happened after Cincinnati went dry they can’t lay it to booze selling at the Cincinnati ball park. ■- ■ * * * Kid Gleason is quoted as saying that Eddie Cicotte has everything that a pitcher should have. Other clubs will agree and add that he also has something that no pitcher should be ab lowed to have, L