Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-24

bic on the part of Daily. He should read
The Journal every day.
A Milwaukee newspaper a y Pete Cas-
sidy has accepted terms with Newark. Yet
he is Kansas City property.
Grand Rapids has signed a new pitcher
named Clark and a new backStop named
Hunt. Both are Southern leaguers.
Gil Hatfield has igned a contract with
Deacon Ellis in the Eastern League, and
will cover third for the Deacon's pennant
winners.
a~delphia, is after Shugart to play short in
place Of Gillen. Only q few months ago Mr..
Stalltngs had such a superfluity of short
stop talent he could not decide which man
to use.
Some of the fans are wondering what is
the trouble with Roat and Campau. They
think these tSs two players are not doing as
played with the ol1-time snap during the
last few ~days.-Grand Rapids Herald.
Manager Hanlon, OF the Baltimore Base
full, should live OF a simple diet, of which
the greater part should be good beef. The
POST festaf DC very SUCCESS
Nothing but the breaking down of the
presses or a pied" form at Milwaukee can
prevent the daily appearance of the ster-
eotyped DAILY is the best second baseman
in the league" In the meantime, over at
COLUMBUS they are shouting Kim Crooks
leads them ALL"
Pat Tebeau has undoubtedly found q won
derful third baseman in Bob Wallace, his
ex-pitcher. This young man, while not a
giant in stature, can play that bag as fast
and as clearly as any player in the league.
His work was one of the features, and il
Sun.
Uncle Arson believes that MERGERS slow
bail IS one OF the most puzzling and effect
major league pitchers. Uncle, however,
criticises Mercer for persisting in wasting
so many balls. The elderly gentleman is a
believer in the Al Maui theory, when in
doubt. put EN- over"
'"Tacks" PARROT succeeded Glasscock on
first after the, p%rofane veteran had been
er Of "Jiggs" Parrott, who was with Col
umbus. When "Tacks" came to the league
'Jiggs"' left it. The league magnates
to bear the burden of both names.
Harry TRULY, the "gentlemanly" player
who was released recently by Kansas City
and who Joined the Rockford team, as
saulted Umpire Ward at Burlington last
night because the latter made an unfavor-
able decision for TRULY. The citizens came
only the arrival of the police that saved
him from injury. TRULY will be released
by Rockford for the act.-Milwaukee Senti-
mel.
Jack Glasscock was put out of the game
In the third inning for supplying the at
mcsphere around the home plate with a lit
pire called him out on his crude attempt to
steal home on a short hit to right While
he was on the bench, PEBBLE JACK IN
dulged in language that would have come
with better grace from a barroom lounger
or ar outcast costermonger. Glasscock's
temper seems to have soured with age.
Tim is telling on the old man. His power
to resist an overflow of profanity is very
feeble.
Boston will win the pennant, because
the Bean Eaters as a whole are a better
team thai the Orioles" remarked Perry
Werden. Last season they would have
given the Orioles a tussle for that slip of
bunting were IL not for the number of acCi-
dents to their players. Jimmie Collins, who
is doing wonderful work this season, was
out of the game three months last year,
and Bobby Lowe was also on the sick list
for two months. This combination of acci-
crippled Selee's infeld. But this year
his team is complete, the infleld being in
good working order, and they are playing
the game that would have won them the
p~ernant last year and will land IL this sea-
Giles. I can't see how they can lose the
flag this season."