Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1919 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Yellow umpiring makes the baseball fans blue. * * * Earl Schatzman, Omaha’s soldier pitcher, shows signs of being erratic. * * * It takes Connie Mack and Clark Griffith to dig up unknown baseball persons. . In spite of what has been handed them there are a lot of fans loyal to the Phillies. • * * Nashville’s new outfielder, Dunning, from the Sally league, seems to be making good. * • • St. Joseph puts on big league airs with respect to Catchers, as Cozy Dolan Is carrying three. ■ » .a . = Hendrix takes a healthy swing nt the ball. If they would let him connect he could knock it a mile. •I. * • * President Heydler minced no words in telling Garry Herrmann his kick on the decision over the July 6 game is out of place. is going to knock a lot of Mr. Navin’s wall in left field down when he goes crashing into it after fly balls. •• ♦ ; Tulsa has hopes. Barnham and Shackelford are figured to strengthen the pitching and the Ojlers think that was about all needed. . . * —♦— , ——■- The Cincinnati Club Is trying desperately hard to land an outfielder, as it is not figured Sherwood Magee will, be able to play regularly for some time. ' ' ' Al Mamaux seems to be hopeless, though his Brooklyn admirers are calling attention to the fact that Burleigh Grimes once lost 16 straight and that therefore Al should have a chance. That baseball prophet who says the world series will be played between New York and Chicago evidently does not know of the plans that have been made in Cincinnati. • ♦ • The Cleveland Indians released Otis Lambeth to Columbus, probably In order to gtee the soldier a chance to steady down from his months in France. He has just returned. *•- ♦ ♦ Lee Fohl sets his players to baiting Eddie Cicotte whenever Eddie pitches against Cleveland. Fohl has a standing grudge against Cicotte’s “shine ball” and never tires of complaining about it • • • Donle Bush may not be slipping—maybe it’s only the heat —but his constant rows with the umpires prove either that the umpires are rotten 01 that Donie has something on his mind that causes him to fret.