Evening journal., 1912-08-01
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Allentown won IN the rally tnls
time.
Brazell was on the firing line
again and allowed seven hits, enough
to lose.
Mecherly has been released and
Fritz sent back to second, Weeks
playing his old garden. That looks
better
Fred celebrated his return by
smashing out two triples, one of
which saved shutout, after Monroe
had dropped a throw to the plate.
Allentown again today.
Big league teams are hiring more
scouts than ball players these days.
Charley McCafferty, former manager
of the Butte team. has accepted the
position of Western scout for the IT,
gers. Jennings is looking for a lively
man to scout through Alaska, the
Philippines, Cuba. japan and the
Sally league.
Pitcher Jacobs, OF Tuskahoma,
Okla, struck out % men in a recent
game with the Antlers.
Jack Frost, who was dropped by
the Pelicans, to the Yazoo City team,
has been "sold" to Cleveland and will
be passed ON 10 the Flynt, Mich, club.
Fred Clarke, the Pirate manager
who is some golfer as a side line, has
recently driven a golf ball from near
the pennant pole clear over the grand
stand at Pittsburg, and now profess
sionals are coming from near and far
to try to duplicate the feat. None has
succeeded.
Ellington. former Blue Grass play
er. has been turned over to Wheeling
for the rest of the season, but he will
be back before long for another try
with the Pirates.
The Athletics have formally pro-
tested to Ban Johnston because Um-
pire OLoughlin would not forbid the
Detroit players from running out of
the batter's box the last day Plank
pitched against them.
The Johnson City team of the APP
palachian league has sold Outielder
Shaw to the Kansas City club.
It turns out that Eppa Rixey is one
Of the Rixeys of Virginia and that
there was a refined riot before he got
permission to play baseball. They
assured him that none of the first
families" went in for it, but he signed
anyhow.
Ty Cobb will probably demand S45.-
600 for three years work when he
signs his next contract.
Another team in distress: Johns
town. in the Tri State. Chester may
get the franchise.
Marquard will go on the stage this
winter in vaudeville skit The
simpl
Larry Doyle. of the Giants, will
probably run for mayor of his home
town, Breeze. Ill.
Herre Meek is only hitting $50 in
the Northwestern league.
/ Speaking of the Johnstown club
watch out for next season.
They all say it when they get last.
Jake stahl is the lone survivor OF
the 1908 Boston American worlds
champions.
The Appalachian league has signed
an umpire named Wahoo. He's an
Indian.
Bobby Wallace says that baseball
players can't write any better thar
baseball writer's can plsy-which if
some rotten.
Death Valley Scotty has wired Man,
ager O'Day for terms on the whole
Red team. He wants to use them fol
sinking shafts.
/
formerly first baseman Of the Crane
Rapids team. is running for sheriff
in Kent county, Mich. Joe used to b.
a tank. but is on the wagon now anC
running on the prohibition ticket.
Billy Phyle, Of malodorous "phame
(sympathetic spelling) was mobbe'
the other day at Guelph, Canada. H
was umpiring.
This will probably be John King
, last year in baseball. Running
: pool and billiard parlor is goo'
enough for John now. Anything
would be better than managing tn
Braves.
The Red Sox started the Brow
series with an easy win. while tn
{ Senators dropped a game in the Wes
for the second time this season.
The Giants walked over the Red
but the dopesters blame it on O'Da
for taking out Fromme when he wa
. pitching in great form.
Nineteen innings at Boston an