Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-22

The Marion franchise in the Ohio
State League has been surrendered to
the league TO be placed elsewhere.
Blanchfield led the Cotton States
League in batting during the first sea-
son. He hit .372 and is said to have
fielded well.
1t was July :. 1904 that Jack Ches-
bros winning streak was broken. II
was July 8. 1912. that Rube Marauard
stubbed his toe.
The veteran Wee Willie Prout. who
cast his lot this year with the United
States League. is now playing second
base for the Rome team OF the South
eastern League.
Edmonton in the Western Canada
League has a catcher named Tanguay.
but he is said to be an earnest worker.
with none of the don't care" ways OF
the famous Eva.
This is only the second year in pro-
fessional ball for John Daley. the Mans
field shortstop sold TO the ST. Louis
Browns. 1t is sad that misfortune
should overtake one SO young.
Umpire Billy Phyle has found the going
rough in the Canadian League. Five hun
dred fans mobbed him recently at Guelph.
throwing rocks and mud, and players
had 10 rescue him.
Salem had winning team in the Ohio
Pennsylvania League. but did not support
it, and a transfer has been made 10 Fair
mount. necessitating some changes In tho
schedule of the circuit.
President Jacob Smith of the Appala-
chan League recently signed the first
Indian umpire in organized base ball He
wears the name of WacWahoo. according
to the truthful scribes of that circuit.
Justin Fitzgerald the former Santa
Clara College base ball player. who was
taken to New York for the Yankees last
year by Hal Chase, has Joined Portland.
Fitzgerald can play either the infeld or
outfield.
]. Ira Davis. veteran umpire. manager
and base ball comedian. now umpiring in
the Canadian League. is said bby his
critics in that circuit 10 use too much Of
the comedy stuff in his work 10 please
serious minded Canadian fans.
Jimmy Lavender's victory over Rube
Vanguard was some glory. but Lavender
regrets that the Giants scored on him
Up to the second inning of the game in
which he beat the Giants Lavender had
not let runner get across the plate for
thirty-seven innings.
Pitcher Turner of the Evansville team
of the Kitty League won nine straight
games before he WAS finally BUNDLED bT
Paducah in a to 0 contest in which he
allowed bur four hits. scratch double.
a sacrifice and an inii.ld ont scored the
run against him.
1t meeting OF Nicksburg base ball
enthusiasts President Lewis Of the Cot
ton States League was assured thar IL
they were given little more time tifeN
would insure getting necessary financial
backing to maintain Nicksburg $ PEN
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Ray Ryan, formerly Of the Birnins-
ham Southern League team and later
manager of the Chillicothe team of tho
Ohio State League is hatchins "A plan
TO take the Birmingham team 10 Cuba
this winter. He thinks that with Almeida
a member il will be a big drawing card.
Denton T. Young is IN the minors again.
was for an hour or go. Canton OF tho
Central League had booster day" re
Gently. and Cy. who got his professional
start there, consented TO play first base
to help draw a crowd He retired before
the game was over. as he had to so home
early and feed the cows.
Hamilton, in the Canadian League.
claims the biggest player in the game.
He is Pitcher Carl Schuman. and he
weighs go pounds. a policeman in Ham
ilton recently threatened TO arrest him
for blocking traffic and warned him to
obey the rules Of the street provided for
street cars ano automobiles when APP
preaching a corner
Dick Cooley Of the Salt Lake team
of the Union Association is out with
a wall that President Lucas has IL in
for his team and that he is going to
sell out and quit. The trouble seems
to have arisen out of the fact that
fines were assessed Salt Lake players.
but President Lucas says his records
will show that there have been no moro
fines assessed than year ago