The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1911-07-27
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Ty Cobb says ball players make
their own luck.
The poor baseball player Is the only
one who knows no holidays.
Ping Bodie looks good deal better
In the outfield than on second.
ITO bean. or not to bean. that is the
question" among big league pitchers.
Bill Burns has been doing good
work for the Phillies since he joined
| them
John Collins OF the White Sox is
doing his best to steal all the home
run thunder.
Playing when It is too dark to see
| the ball does not appeal to the ma
| jority Of the fans.
Burch OF Brooklyn started as a
pinch hitter this year. but graduated
| into a regular berth.
/ Western teams appear to be the
most formidable competitors for both
| Chicago teams this season.
| Catcher Madden, formerly Of the
Boston Red Sox, has been purchased
by the Philadelphia Nationals.
Umpires are beginning to feel that
the manly art of self defense Is more
satisfactory than the levying Of fines.
Bobby Wallace has signed a hard
hitting collegian in Fred Busch Of
the Michigan Agricultural college
/ Catcher Lou Criger Of the Milwau-
kee American association baseball
team was given his unconditional re-
lease
Good. taken in trade by the Cubs
from Boston for Kaiser, has. been
playing a strong article of baseball
SO far.
| Wagner does not play first with as
much grace as he does short, but he
gets everything that comes anywhere
near him.
/ Trainer futile Of the Detroit Tigers
says Jennings men never bother their
heads trying to pilfer signals from
/ OPPOSING batteries.
i Tex Jones has recovered his batting
/ eye with vengeance In the Western
league. He is fifth on the leagues
list of batters with mark of 1859.
Babe Towne. manager of the Sioux
City team and former White Sox.
Is leading the batting list of the West
ern with 425 average.
/ Joe O'Brien is being doomed by
some Of his friends In the American
association circuit for the next presi.
dent of the National league.
Horace Fogel. owner of the Phillies
is now trying to land Doc Scanlon
from the Brooklyn club. Horace Is
trying hard enough to get his team in
shape to win pennant.
Black. who now graces the first
sack for the Browns is product OF
the University of Pennsylvania and
while of an ungainly appearance. looks
to have the makings Of good man
i Connie Mack has bought Harl Mag
CART, the crack outfelder Of the Oak
land. Cal. team, for $500. Maggart
will not report before next season tc
the Philadelphia team.
4 Johnny Kings efforts with the Bos
ton nine seem to be fruitful. Ever
though the team Is not winning like q
whirlwind. the general high tone Of
its play Is seen every day.
Harry FanweIl, the pitcher turned
over to the Portland club OF the Pa
cific Coast league this spring, has beer
sold to the New Orleans club Of the
Southern association.
| Over In Pittsburg the fans arr
/ clamoring for reason why the ri
rates play winning ball against team
like the Cubs and then fall dowr
against team like the Reds.
Frank Isbell made no mistake wher
he moved his ball team and all his be
!ongings from Wichita to Pueblo. FOL
the Pueblo team is now leading thu
Western league and Izzy can have
anything he asks for in his new home
The latest wrinkle In court decisions
] came when an Indiana Judge refused
to punish a manager for playing Sun
day ball on the grounds that the gam,
was 90 poor that It could not b
called baseball.