Evening journal., 1912-12-06
BASEBALL
Diamond News and Gossip.

- - - = -
Diamond News and Gossip.
Garry Herman. is properly sore
that Charley Murphy crossed him on
the Tinker deal. and he will take a
big part in the movement to spank
c. Murphy for his part in the "Fogel
incident" This will come up at the
National League meeting.
Frank Schultz is taking no chances
with his condition and is wintering
at West Baden.
1t is related that once upon a time
a hysterical fan in the back part of
the high-brow section of the Boston
American stands was, tearing the air
with repeated shouts of Strike i'm
out! Strike i'm OUT Strike i'm OUT"
until the reiteration became unbear-
able to those Immediately around
him Finally some one, unable to
stand it longer, reached over, tapped
him gently on the shoulder, and said
Il don't think they can hear you"
Tom Lynch wants to know if he
can kick I'm on Andrew Carnegies ex-
president graft
Some humorist has it that the Phil
lies got all the breaks last season. in
GLIDING Titus ankle, Knabes hand,
Uooins legs and Mangus pledge
What's become of Sam Lever? No,
he's not dead. He won seven and lost
four for Minneapolis last season. Last
year was Sans sixteenth season. In
his career he has pitched 349 games.
He has won 230 and tied 10.
Fred Clarke is going over from
Kansas City to New York for the
National league meeting Since he
despises New York and doesn't care
hang who is elected president, It
may be inferred that there is a deal
in the air
Hans Wagner says that by guml
he's going TO play one more year any
how, if for nothing but to win back
that batting leadership.
Topsy Hartsel has moved to
Toledo and says he intends TO remain
there, even If they fire him as man
ager. He will not, though. They
never do.
Among the candidates for the job
of manager of the Keokuk team are
joey Bills once a Memphis player,
and George Manush. once a resident
of the Bluff City.
Joe Dunn. who goes from Mobile
TO Providence, is rated by Bill Smith
as the headiest catcher in the South
ern league last year.
Dahlen believes that Hot Springs
is a ink town. and that his team will
profit by switching from there TO
Columbus. Ga, for spring training.
Hap Hogan, manager of the Vernon
team, who gets Rowdy Elliott next
season. has the reputation of being the
best rowdy trainer in America. We
wish him luck 1t isn't likely that
anybody can train Elliott-now that
Bostock is dead.
Joe RlcGinnity and Ed Dugdale were
the star battery of the Peoria team
twenty years ago. Next season they
will face each other as rival club
owners in the Northwestern league.
Columbus has shipped Eddie Goose
tree to Vancouver. Speaking of that.
this is the first we ever heard that
geese grew on trees.
Marty O'Toole says that the only in
teresting question about the big league
is as to which club will finish second,
Marty has already modestly picked the
winner.
The Athletics lost about $4,000 on
their trip to Cuba. As soon as the
Cubans found out that the Athletics
could trim their teams with ease they
quit going to the games.
Stovall has agreed to try it another
year with the St. Louis Browns. There
were two reasons for this decision,
one that he gets paid for it and the
other he had 10 alternative except
retire from baseball.
Clyde Engle of the worlds cham
pions, has stated in Boston that he
believes George Stallings will make
good with a rush as manager of the
Braves. Il played under him and
know what kind of a manager he
is" said Clyde.
Secretary John A. Heydler said in
a recent interview that the last meet
ing of the National League was more
important than appeared from the
findings-that it demonstrated the
league had powers its members never
before had dreamed OF.