The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-15
* y: & y !: K y x x s: s:
NOTES OF THE
DIAMOND

\ 4 4 4 X 4 x Y y X - *
Ed Honey Of the Cards held a hall
recently while Il runne scored from
third. 1t looked bad. but koney came
across with a Very clear n clever
explanation The ball. he says, stuck
in his glove. He admits the fans
might not have known it. but he in
Dos Gessler. erstwhile right colder
"f Washington, is in New York. and
within a few DAYS intends to sail for
Europe. Gessler will not report to the
Kansas City club. to which Griffith
sold him. In fact. he says that h. has
quit baseball and will devote his time
to the study of medicine in he future
Gessler would have remained in the
game had he been able TO retain a
major league berth. but he objects to
going to the minors.
Manager Jack O'Connor of the
Cleveland United States league team.
announces the signing of a real leag-
uer in jerry Freeman. once with
Washington and later in the American
association and New York State
leagues.
sr"rtstrp Willis Butler. who has
h"et, with Toledo, has been turned
over to Portland. Niles will pla:'
RECEIVERS. Catcher Geib has been re
leased by Toledo to Lexington, Ky.
Fort Navne has sent Pitcher Gil
limo to Ottawa. Can. and released In
liclders and Collinswood. who are
'icketod for the Michisa. State league.
Carson is the col of President Carson
If the Central league.
Manager Hugh Duffy of Milwaukee
is reported tn have a deal on by
which Pitcher Grover Lauderlnilk.
sent by the ST. Louis Nationals to
Louisville, will become Il Brewer. The
rumor indicates tina, the pitcher and
Manager Tiblic do not exactly agree.
President l1bhets plans to open hie
new field on August -. the anniver-
saly of the battle of Long Island. and
he wants the Giants to take part. The
schedule calls for the Cubs in Brook
I'm on hat day, hut Ebbets is SUR
he can have the dates rearranged.
Johnny Killing is catching the game
Of his life. AS manager of the Boston
Nardmen he has taken a new leas,
on life. Hub circles declare that
.<ling never showed greater skill whel
he hackstopped for the Cubs. He has
lilled the Bostons with Cub confidence
and ginger.
Two months of the big league races
are now baseball history. and from all
appearances the number of finds in
1912 will not approach the list of stars
developed in 1911. which list includes
the anne of such ill%ustrous diamond
warriors as Marquard. Fletcher, Jack
SON.. Alexander. Gregg. McInnis. Chal-
mers and Olson.
McGraw seems to be the most for
tunate manager with his spring crop
of talent. rs he landed top-notchers
in Hank Groh. jeff Tesraau and Geo.
Burns. Among other 1912 finds are
Zlnn and Simmons of the Highlanders,
Eaumgardner of the Browns. Ratin
and Weaver of the White Sox. Cheney
of the Cubs and Phelan of the Reds.
Charley Radbourne. when pitching
for the Providence team in 1884. won
remain ~unequaled. RUDE Marquard
says he will ne disappointed if he does
doesn't excel this record. The Won
derful pitching of the RUDE is of par
ticular interest to the worlds cham
pion Athletics. who solved him last
Kan ana MAJ race him again in OctO-
Der. Mack's men are wondering
whether Marquard. profiting by this
years experience. will be able to con-
tinue his invincible work if he faces
in another worlds series. Nc.
Graw says he will.
National league men all over the
circuit complain that the gate receipts
this season have been much smaller
usual. They say hat the UNI
weather and the Giants
runaway lead have affected the gen.
interest in the pennant strug-
gle. There is a lingering hope in Chi
cago and Pittsburg that something
happen to McGraw's men. hut in
the other cities the fan have lost
heart. All of the American league
cities. on the other hand. are turning
the usual crowds. because of the |
uncertainty of the race for the dag.