The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-26
BASEBALL CHATTER

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baseman in Fullerton, the former
Giant.
Hermann, Dreyfuss, Steininger and
Murphy. A fine healthy place for an
Irishman. Oo-la-la!
There will be no free ladies day.
in the Tri-State league this year. The
stingy old things.
Pitcher George Mullin has won five
and lost two opening day games since
joining the Detroit Tigers.
Scout Billy Hamilton of the Boston
Nationals has picked up youngster
named Medley, a big pitcher from
Memphis.
According to a Chicago story Mana.
ger Frank Chance of the Cubs will re.
tire from the game for good at the
close of the present season.
Very few major league discards will
be found in the Central league this
season. The Central managers will de.
pend upon the youngsters.
| Luderus, the Quakers' young first
baseman, pronounces his name 'Lu.
dee-rus" with the accent on the dee. u
| He is making good at that.
After their long training trips sew
eral major league teams will have to
| get their real baseball practice during
the first two months of the season.
Johnny Kane, who has been a util.
ity performer with the Cubs for sever.
al years has been released to the Yer
non club of the Pacific Coast league.
Jack Doyle. the old New York play.
er, has started the season as an UNI
pire. May he live happy life, and be
able tododge successfully
You can't beat Joe Cantillon. At his
Minneapolis ball yard Joe will have
girls selling tickets and "Rube" Wad.
dell performing right on the inside,
gents"
The Quakers hammered Christy
Mathewson for fifteen base hits and
then the Polo ground stands are des-
troyed by fire. Guess they will keep
"Flaming-Top" Doom out of New York
after this.
that Brooklyn intended to slip Bill
Bergen his passport and lead him to
the Big Bridge. Nothing like that in
Bills family, if his work in the open
ing games at Boston is considered.
More pepper is needed at Shibe
park. The Athletics have not wakened
up yet.
Big Ed Walsh is the victim of a
New England anti-doctor superstition.
,;0h hn, hi
against his iron bedstead SO hard as
to break the skin and draw blood. 1t
is an old Connecticut tradition that
a plaster of paper is good for bruise.
so Big Ed plastered some paper on
his foot to stop the blood and went
to sleep. Said paper infected the bruise
and the following day Trainer Bucker
had a sore spot to doctor with all his
skill to prevent serious results.
Terry Turner's old aiiment in his
throwing member returned few days
after he had been in camp at Alexan-
dria and he told the Maps leader not
to bank too strongly C. him being
ready for the opening fray. Boss
Jim told Herman BronKle. secured
from Nashville, to put in most of his
time around the third sack, as he
wanted to get good line on him. He
also ordered Joe Birmingham to work
out at third, and between this pair he
figures that he will be well protected.
Harry Steinfeldt. former Cub third
baseman, has been offered berth
on one of the Chicago semi-pro clubs.
Should Steinfeldt decide to join the
semi-pro circuit he would be follow.
ing the example of a host of other
good men, including Dutch Meier.
once of Pittsburg; Jimmy Callahan
of the white Sox. Mike Donlin of the
New York Giants. Harry Mccormick,
another Giant; Jake Stahl of Boston,
.Jiggs" Donohue and Eddie Hahn of
the White Sox men, Cap" Arson and
Chick Fraser.
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