Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-07

Roaring Bill Hassamaer is now with
Toledo, playing third base.
1t is said that the Brooklyn club Will re-
lease Pitcher Chauncey Fisher.
Bobby Cilks is tickling Toledo fans with
his continuous killing the ball
Peck Sharpe is playing second base for
Fort Wayne, and is very risky IN MS sec
ond youth.
Tommy Hernon is the star ielder of the
New Bedford club this year, but his Suck
work is weak as usual
Marty Hogan is doing something for Day
ton which he never did before lie Is MT
ting the ball hard and often.
Blessed Is the Kansas City fan who does
not expect the team to win, for II is writ
ten that he shall not be disappointed.
Nobody expects the Blues TO win any OF
the games that they may play away from
home; likewise any that are played at
home.
James John Callahan will not be a fixture
at second base for Chicago if he keeps up
his Fourth of July record, two errors out
of three.
SANDY" McDermott's umpiring was
about as good as a water-soaked bunch OF
frecrackers on the Fourth of July.-Chi-
cage Record.
Last weeks issue of Sporting Life con-
tanned a picture of Sam Gillen that looked
as though it might have been taken from
the rOgue's gallery.
Fred Lake is averaging a heat a game
with Boston. He stole a base yesterday,
a feat that he used TO perform in the
v LNo6AN 49,
moon.
THE Quit or the Dead, or Were They
Dead Before They Quit2' is now on sale
on the major league circuit. II is an ele-
CANT, Smoky city silhouette of the Pitts
burg team.
Gil Hatfield is playing shortield now since
Joining the Newark team. He is said 10 be
doing well in his new position. Pete Cas-.
sidy is also with the Newark team. ana
good Deacon Ellis has a great infield.
This is a year of record breaking sure
-.,-L I ~ Of Hha standing nf Cnran of
the clubs. the number Of accidents TO play
ers. the shake up among the first basemen
and managers and the development OF new
players.
The Baltimore News man certainly has
never seen Buck Weaver and Cap"
Motz, hence this item: Tony Mullane
Bill Terry are said TO be the handsomest
players in the Western League, with the
odds in favor of Mullane."
1t is said that the Western Association
Is weak and Quincy may drop out. In that
event some of the other teams would dis
band, among them st. Joseph. and NioX.
Kimlock, Klusman, Pardea. Williams and
Meredith would be transferred TO this city.
with a losing team" said Tim Hurst
cling and enjoying the scenery. Ten TO
one, if the game Is exciting and long
this thing was over. I'm hungry, and we
do get such elegant food at the oomPah
house"
lanes McAleer. CIeveland's famous CEN
= AElANA nus Nun NAN 80 rAA- E4A lN1-
baseball no more. McAleer recently went
into the clothing business in Youngstown,
O.. and asked for his release. 1t was re
fused him, and he thereupon packed up his
belongings and announced that he had quit
the business.
Those Bostonians will come back" says
Patrick Oliver Tebeau. They are hitting
away ahead of their natural strength, and
they amt keep It up all summer. Just
wait till we get EN- out in this part of the
country, and. by the way, be kind enough
to pay a little attention to us from now on.
We're going to head of some of those gal
Looping Eastern teams, and when we get TO
the stretch we'll be in the fight ourselves
Dusty Miller. OF the Cincinnatis re-
marks: Il don't want to see Boston. win
Last year they jollied US along. told US
they wanted TO see us in the Temple cup
games. and then in the last series stacked
us up against Nichols twice. | don't blame
Nichols. mind you. for pitching all he
knew how to win. but they might have in
troduCcd us to some other pitcher.
cinnati exchange.
Exchange: Red Ehret lasted four in
nings. and then Buck Ewing let him sit on
the bench and throw bouquets at himself,
while Mr.. Brown. late of Baltimore. was
sent in to make the running. The Boston
men were real glad to see Mr.. Brown, who
is a tail, aJhletiC-looking gentleman, who
pitches a baseball from the port side. Mr..
Stivetts, late of the New England League,
slammed a harder liner out into right field.
and Mr.. Lowe-just TO show Mr.. Brown
tina he was welCOme-dropped a neat home
run over the left field fence. That put Mr..
Brown perfectly at his ease, and he showed