The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-07-27
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Ty Cobb says ball players make

Ty Cobb says ball players make
their own luck.
The poor baseball player is the only
one who knows no holidays.
Ping Bodie looks a 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
lority 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
team.
Catcher Lou Criger of the Milwau
kee American association baseball
team was given his unconditional re-
ease.
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 Tuttle of the Detroit Tigers
says Jennings men never bother their
heads trying to pilfer signals from
opposing batteries.
Tex Jones has recovered his batting
eye with a vengeance in the Western
league. He is fifth on the leagues
list of batters with mark of 1853.
Babe Towne, manager of the SiouN
City team and former White Sox
is leading the batting list Of the West
ern with a .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 Phillles
is now trying to land Doc Scanlol
from the Brooklyn club. Horace 4
trying hard enough to get his team IL
shape to win a pennant.
Black, who now graces the frs
sack for the Browns, is product o
the University of Pennsylvania and
while of an ungainly appearance, look
to have the makings of a good man.
Connie Mack has bought Harl Mas
CART, the crack outfielder of the Oal
land, Cal, team, for $500. Magyar
will not report before next season t
the Philadelphia team.
Johnny Kings efforts with the Boz
ton nine seem to be fruitful. Eve
though the team is not winning like
whlrlwind, the general high tone c
its play Is seen every day,
Harry Fanwell, the pitcher turne
over to the Portland club of the Pi
cific Coast league this spring, has bee
sold to the New Orleans club Of tn
Southern association.
over in Pittsburg the fans al
clamoring for a reason why the T
rates play winning ball against teal
like the Cubs and then fall DOW
against a team like the Reds.
Frank Isbell made no mistake VINE
he moved his ball team and all his b
longings from Wichita to Pueblo, Il
the Pueblo team is now leading II
Western league and lzzy can hay
anything he asks for in his new HON
The latest wrinkle In court decision
came when an Indiana judge refuse
J to punish manager for playing Su
> day ball on the grounds that the gan
! was SO poor that II could not
called baseball.