The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-09-30
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Four triple playes have been made
in the National league this season.
Kid Elberfeld turned his ankle and
was not spiked by Ty Cobb in the
recent series between the Tigers and
Senators. ''@
President Ban Johnson is after tho
owners of the tail-end clubs in the
American league and wants them to
get busy signing good players.
Oldring of Philadelphia Americans
has the record for being at bat the
greatest number Of times. His record
is 476. Lajoie is next with 473. Cobb
Is credited with only 442 times at bat
Dan Murphy of the Athletics Is said
to have the seasons long-distance bat
ting record. He will have to keep
travelling pertty fast If he wants to
keep out Of Schulte's way from now
on.
Pat Livingstone is touted as the
star catcher of the Athletics. He will
likely do most Of the backstopping in
the worlds series, but he will have to
travel some to get an even break with
King.
Catcher Ainsmith Of the Senators
Is touted by the Washington scribes
as wonder. The new man Is filling
big hole in the team Just now on &C.
count Of the crippled condition OF
Charlie Street.
Umpire "Bill' Dineen, who used to
be a major league pitcher, says twirl-
ers do not recline on flowery beds of
ease. Winning or losing, they do
more worrying than other ball play.
ers, Bill thinks.
Lee Ford Tannehill thinks that the
Cubs will be bothered more by Cy Nor.
gan than by any Of the other pitchers
Of the Athletic staff. There never was
team that disliked spitball pitcher
more than the Cubs do" said fanny.
Dubuque and Rock Island played q
understanding game the other day
in Rock Island, and Pitcher Cavet OF
the Rock Islands made O new sea.
sons record for the Three-I league
by striking out % men. Shortstop
Darringer Of the Dubuque team had
IL assists without an error.
Grantland Rice, the famous baseball
writer of the south, has picked an all.
star team of southern players. Catch.
er Sid Smith Of the Atlanta team and
Outfielder Joe Jackson Of the New
Orleans team are two of the men Rice
has picked on his team, and both Of
them are to join the Maps next year.
Doc White will head a quartet Of
singers made up Of himself, Holman
and Sheckard Of the Cubs and Addie
Joss of the Maps. This should be .
real attraction for vaudeville during
the long winter season, for all OF
these men can sing. Whites own
song, Little Pun Of Smoke, Good
Night" will be one of the songs that
the quartet will sing.
The Cubs will have Just enough OF.
ercise in the closing week Of the Ma
tional league schedule to keep them
in practices for the worlds series.
President Murphy says he will not
ask Stanley Robson Of the Cardi.
nails to move up that series with the
Cubs on the final week so that II
will keep the local q week longer
than the athletics.
Hal Chase got his start by accident.
The Los Angeles team did not think
much Of Chase. but one day the first
baseman was unable to play, and
Chase was sent out Just to "fli In"
Chase made two doubles in that game
and fielded so sensationally that he
was kept at that station and was sooo
gobbled up by the New York Amert
cans, where he has taken rank as Ii .
greatest nrst saeksr IN the league.