The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-15
SPORTING GOSSIP
BASEBALL NOTES.

The experiment of training in ST.
Louis by the Cardinals and the
Browns has not proved real success.
In Cincinnati messengers stood in
line all night in order to get first
choice of seats for the opening game.
Pitcher Red" Nelson of the
Browns worked as a railroad brake
man all winter and is now badly Grip
pied with rheumatism.
In order to reduce his weight Tom
Madden of the Boston Red Sox. has
! taken to wearing "A full rubber suit in
side of his uniform.
Detroit fans are once more happy.
Cobb. Bush and Crawford, who were
at odds nearly all last season, have
shaken hands again.
1t is reported in baseball circles
| that Uncle Cy" Young is to draw his
release from the Cleveland club with
in short time.
The San Joaquin league has recent
ly been organized in California with
teams in Bakersfield. Visalia, Fresno,
Tulare, Portersville and Hanford
Catcher Bill Carrigan of the Boston
Red SoX, smashed one of his fingers
recently and will not be able to work
in the opening game at Washington.
With the Giants pulling the rough
stuff in Atlanta. and several of the
Cubs trying TO stand Nashville on it's
head, it begins to look like fine sum-
mer
The Mercer university team has a
One-armed player by the name of Bill
White. 1t is said of him that he can
bat and field as we'll as any member
of the team.
George Stone the former Brownie,
should do we'll with the Brewers. 1t
was Milwaukee that made George ia
nous and COPIED job in the big
show for him.
A Harvard graduate suggests that
the Boston Nationals be called "Cya-
mOphagi." He says it means beaneat-
ers, but believe us, take good look
at guy before you spring it on him.
Manager Dave Rowan of the Peo-
ria has signed the Magaffin brothers.
or acrobats. One is an outGelder,
while the other is an infielder.
Peaches" Graham still refuses to
sign for the salary offered by the Bos-
ton Nationals.
Pitchers Adams and Camnitz look to
be winning babies with the Pirates
the present season.
Jimmy Callahan, of the White SOX
has come back" with bells on, and
he says he intends to remain until
October.
Outfielder Cobb, of the Lincoln Yves
tern League team. is brother of Ty
rus, of the Tigers. They say young
Cobb is some gardener.
The offices of the National League
in New York are now located in the
New Metropolitan skyscraper-floor Is
Good night.
Charlie Hamphill, the veteran High
lander, is playing great ball this
spring and looks to be good for "a
place among the leaders.
The Cleveland Maps figure that they
can stand the pace even if the veteran
pitchers should enter the old folks
home.
team, is troubled with a weak Shout
der this spring, but he keeps right on
the job just the same.
SEVERED is the correct way to spell
the name of the young Cincinnati
catcher. The name is pronounced as
if it spelled Severed"
Word from Chicago has it that Beau
mont and Stenfeldt have refused to
go to ST. Paul. and declare that they
will not play with the minors.
And now it IS reported that Arthur
Irwin has been offered $4,000 to
coach baseball teams in Japan. Want
any more dope like that? No. Giddap.
Bill Dahlen has a likely looking lot
of Dodgers this season and Brooklyn
stands good chance of getting back
on the baseball map once more.
With Overall out of the game and
King" Cole ill with malaria, the Cubs
will have to do some fancy steps to
keep up front in the National Lea
que struggle.
Trying to get the goat of a young
ster in the early part of the season is
in vogue at present. Several Ameri-
can League pitchers are spreading the
dope that Joe Jackson of the Maps, is
a shine, that he can't hit this bail or
that ball. and that they will make
monkey out of him. Joe is Tuesday
to the bull. and says that he will be
right at the plate. waiting for the
slants of the wise pitchers.