The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-06-08
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Cub third baseman Doyle looks like
q merry clouter.
Charley Hall is proving the ready
rescuer of the Red Sox.
It will be about q month before
games are won or lost by one or two
hits.
1t 10 no particular honor to bat only
800 nowadays. To be q star a player
must bat about 500.
San Francisco and Portland are hav.
ing a great fight for the ,honors in the
Pacific Coast league. -.
Grover Cleveland Alexander is the
full name of the young pitching phe-
nom. who has been helping the Phil
lies keep in front.
The athlete can learn better base
ball on the prairies than in school,
but he should learn sportsmanship in
school, thing hard to acquire in tho
prairie games.
Gov. John K. Tener Of Pennsylva-
MIA. the former Chicago National
Lacquer, is putting in much Of his Of
fetal time around Philadelphia, and
likes to see the games.
Manager McGraw has given orders
none of his players can play with
semiprofessional teams around New
York this year on Sundays. Ehe g.
ant players have been picking up
some easy money every year that
way. . s"
In the law suit between tho owners
Of the Boston National club 1t was ties.
ti11ed that the directors ARE called
upon hourly to decide such questions
% who shall play on the team and in
what order they shall bat" OF course
Boston is at the tail end.
Lewis Drucke, pitcher for the New
York Giants, sued the New York
street railway corporation for $25. 900
damages, claiming his arm had been
injured in an accident and tho same
week he pitches and wins a game of
ball with that same helpless arm.
They call baseball the national"
game in the States. but at that it is
ada. In one of the cities of the Cana
dian league the citv board Of public
works had the work Of making the
grounds done at public expense.
Brooklyn baseball writer's, having
exhausted every other sort. of criti-
cism of the poor showing Of tho team,
now say there are not enough Irish-
men on the team to make It q proper
fighting organization. And the same
day two "Dutchmen" were chased 10.
umnira batting. ~ ...
Providence is the surprise Of the
Eastern league. Jimmy Collins has
his CLAN Diggers" going at TOP
speed. ..
Few II any of the major league out.
helders have anything on Milan, Of
the Washington team. The Tennes.
see boy ID surely a great player.
r Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland and
Boston have not won a game from
Pitcher Russ Ford of the Highlanders
since the beginning Of the season Of
1910. 49, ~
When poor game is played in his
ball yard Owner O'Neil of the New
Britain Connecticut league club gives
the fans rain checks good for tho mont
scheduled game. j.,
Bugs" RAYMOND IL pitching Rreat
ball toy the Giants- II the erratic
Arthur sticks to the soda fountain
there Is nothing to it but his name
h the baseball hall Of fame.
It looks as II the teams in the Sec
ond division Of the National league
have little or no chance to break
through and enjoy the company of the
elite in the first division. ..
Manager Doom of the Phillfes found
time from his baceball duties to nut
on his vaudeville stunt After the
Game" at a benefit entertainment for
a suburban church and made biz
hit. batted 400 in fact with the audi
ence. ,a ... =.
In these days of complaints about
the umpires It is refreshing to read
a statement from President JOINER NJ
the South Atlantic league that he has
the best STAFF he ever had and that no
serious complaints are heard from
any club. I
The Highlanders' new grounds at
Two Hundred and Twenty-hfth street,
in New York, have not been started
yet on account of some trouble over
grading. The work will be hurried
this fall 70 as to have the new home
ready for tho opening Of next season,