Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1920 — DIAMOND NOTES [ARTICLE]

DIAMOND NOTES

Wonder if they’ve Insured Babe Ruth agalnst setting the league on fire? • • • Harold Elliott, otherwise known as Rowdy, is going great for the Dodgers. • • If anybody wants to let loose of a million and a half he can buy the Boston Red Sox. John McGraw is another manager who says he’s in favor of cutting out the spring tours. • • * Counting the White Sox out of the pennant race is a popular pastime with the experts. — •• • — Miller Huggins is still being criticized because hehas not made Frank O’Doud an outfielder. t « . —-— Jack Coombs expects to make a real pitcher out of Jim Roberts, the big rookie from New Orleans. * * • King Lear no longer is a Cub. Manager McGraw having claimed him when the Cubs requested waivers. • * • New Orleans fans are elated at the good work Ray Neusel has been doing in the outfield for Johnny Dobbs. * • • Pitcher George Gaw, of Newark, N. J., has been bought by the Cubs. Gaw is a six-foot right hander, aged 25. • • * Harold Emerich, the outfielder transferred to Indianapolis by the Phillies, is a product of .the Detroit lots. * • • Ted Waring, manager of the Enid team in the Western Association, announces that his team is about rounded out. * * • There are four former American League’ players on the St. Louis Cardinals —Lavan, Shotton, Fournier and Janvrin. * * •

The list of managers in the West Texas League was completed when the Abilene team signed Robert Young of Fort Worth. Gene Suggs, who expects to make a place for himself on the Atlanta outfield, Is a brother of John Suggs, the Atlanta pitcher.—_ * * * Pitcher George Upp, Columbus player, who played with Cincinnati and Cleveland, is now employed at a theater in Sandusky. * • • Rabbit Maranvllle has recovered from the spike wound on his right hand and Is again playing good ball for the Boston Braves. • * * George Dauss, Berney Boland, Howard Ehmke and Hub Leonard will be Detroit’s regular flinging quartet for the coming season. • * • Manager Mack of the Athletics has released Charley High and Red Wingo, outfielders, and Frank Brazil, Infielder, to the Atlanta club. • « * ; Now is the time to bear in mind that In a pennant race the games won in the first of the season count just as much as those at the finish. • • • Ferd Schupp looks so good with the Cardinals that Rickey believes he wll* show the form that he displayed several years ago with the Giants. •*• . . Dick Loftus, the youngster who hat been trying for the Reds’ outfield, wll play with Evansville, near enough tt Cincinnati for Moran to keep track ol him. Manager Mitchell did not pick up at many young bloods out of his materia’ as was first expected, but he believes he has found a star in Clarence Twombly. With Zeb Telry sold to the Chicago Cubs and Walter Barbara suffering a broken jaw, the Buccos will now have to rely on Buster Caton as the regular shortstop. • • • Portland, Oregon, must be a greal place to develop shortstops. Ward Bancroft, Hollocher and Pecklnpaugt all came fromthat team, and all made good in fast company. * * * The Detroit club had promised Pitcher John Glasier to Dan Howlej of Hartford, but Jack Coombs has about changed his mind and may keej the youngster for awhile. • * • Bill Hinchman /says his brother, Harry, once a star In the America! league and la ter, in the American as soclation, is now the proprietor of a bowling alley in Toledo, 0., and doing a good business. *