Evening journal., 1912-02-17

ARAAA' WV tAnb idNA nAhnAt
Highlets blow out today Here's
hoping, etc.
Is baseball an American game? Well.
take q look at these lads who pastimed
in the Michigan State League last
year and then think IL over: Erickson,
Kubiak. Brief, Pfeifer, Heiser Kohl,
BAHAMA, Clauss. Zook. Gust, Grau
vogle, Haidt. Lauterborn, Minardo. La
genaur. Bufks, Kempf, Dunckel, Ex-
tine and Wittowski. No, sir; il is not.
or course, you remember Riley. Mar
hefka. Fritz, Dougherty and Abram-
son. We repeat Il is not an Ameri-
can game.
A peculiar thing about Alexander
He pitched overland IN the minor
leagues. lie did not show more thar
the average bush pitcher. One day
he hurt his arm and could not pitch
overland. so he dovelopd a side-arm
delivery which he figured would NOT
be much strain on his arm. II was
the sido-arm delivery that pitched him
to tho top notch in the majors last
season.
Only SO more days to spring. Cheer
upl
With the changes in the football
rules large scores are predicted next
fall and there is no tolling where the
Carlisle Indians will stop. They usu-
ally run up fifty and sixty points in
their preliminary games. II is be-
lievcd that next fall the aborigines will
run several scores higher than the
century mark
New Castle is undecided What
do you think of that. Highland Allen?l
Dolly Gray doesn't like the idea OF
being tin-canned from Washington TO
and is reported to have an
nounced his intention Of quitting the
game.
As Bastiau also Is thinking Of quit
ting, Dolly will have some company
Some sport last night
Through an inadvortence We drop !
ped Sayard McKonney's name from
The list Of among those present at the
Bayard was there, all
right, and hell be there again with
his Madison team.
Allen Moore is loosing weight out
Of fear OF loosing the Semi pennant
this year. Allen ought TO be satis-
fed to loose something.
The Wilmington League has only
two Riverview and Speak
man Supply.
It's about time Washington was hav-
ing some kind OF success. In the
last eleven years the Nationals have
finished sixth twice. seventh five TIMES
and eighth four times. The fans in
the National capital certainly deserve
the sympathy of everybody who loves
TO have winning club
Tho Brandywine is frozen over. the
Chrisiiaua is frozen over, and We
should not be surprised 20 learn that
Bill Tinsman is frozen up for the last
time,
ry Cobb is learning TO skate, says
story from ono Of tho lake cities,
which suggests that some baseball
managers have an awful time keeping
certain players off skates in the hot
mouths Of July and August
Why not take tho Chicks TO the
Mexican border. Pete. aud let them
train by dodging bullets?
As a spit ball artist" "Blnn Steeu
OF the Portland (Ore.) team, who joins
the Cleveland Americans this year. has
no equal in the Coast League. II Is
Bil's pet. and his control is almost
marvellous.
All the 1912 model Macksmen and
phils arc equipped With self-starters
Tho same pest was around today
asking, lovely day. isn't it?'
The Giants have secured from Texas
young outfielder named Jack john
son. Coming from that state is a
bad enough handicap without having
TO struggle along with the name. too.
On the level, we'd have II amputated.
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