Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1919 — BASEBALL STORIES [ARTICLE]

BASEBALL STORIES

Oklahoma City added a new pitcher to its staff in Yonkman, who got away good for a starter. - • • Pitcher Turkey Boman is out of the army at last and rejoined the Little Rock Travelers the other day. * • • Ellis Johnson, former pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, recently out of the army, joined Baltimore. Before the Chicago Cubs got Lee Magee from Brooklyn, Manager Mitchell tried to deal for John Rawlings of the Braves. Memphis announced the release of Catcher Gil Meyers, but changed its mind and the young collegian was<told he could stay on. < • • • ' >'• Rube Marquard is not coming on so well with his broken leg and it is doubtful that he wfll pitch another game this season. • • • Jack Dunn says that hla Jjest bet of several seasons in the way of finds is Boley, the youngster playing shortstop for the Orioles.. • • •• Sothoron is pitching the game of his career. His control is perfect and he seldom gives a good hitter a good hall unless he is forced to do so. ♦ • • There is another new Johnson In the pitching arena. He has joined the Columbus team. His identity is not quite clear, as he is described as “a youngster just returned from France.” • * • Walter Golvin has succeeded Soldier Brown as first baseman for the Mobile team. Golvin seems to have suffered no ill effects from his long service in the north of Russia. • * • Kid Gleason is quoted as praising JDlck Kerr with qualifications. The Ktd says Kerr has everything but height, but he is three Inches shy of what a real, honest-to-goodness pitcher should be. *♦• ■ ' Young Unglaub, nephew of the veteran Bob UnglaUb, now dead, seems to be a find from Petersburg. He fanned 14 batters in the first game he pitched, and the next time out pitched a twobit game.