Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-04-29
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q MoGraw says his youngster Shafer
Is the fastest man in baseball-faster
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Birdie Cree is recovering from his
illnessi, but it will be several days
before he will be up to concert pitch.
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=, Chase is picking up in his batting,
but is backward in his stealing. He
has made only two steals thus far.
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A considerable list of players has
been hurt or i'll this season, due large
" to lack of condition from bad train.
ing weather.
Jack Miller is doing Well at first for
the Pirates, and they are beginning
to believe in Pittsburg that the long
existing weakness at that bag has
been overcome.
The Cardinals have bumped into a
run famine ever since they Toasted on
those twenty against the Cubs. Since
then they made only four tallies in
three games.
Patsy Flaherty says that Martin,
shortstop of the Rochester team, and
the property of the New York Amer
leans, is the best-looking young play
er he has been this spring.
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Wh3fnwa chad fonYno orn thu vVhffo
Sox, Clevelands, Detroits, New Yorks,
Athletics and Browns in the Amer
lean league, and Pirates, Giants and
Cardinals in the National.
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Tesreau is pitching in tough luck.
He held the Brooklyns to three hits
the first time, but lost through errors.
The next time he had the Suberbas
shut out until the ninth inning, only
to be taken out of the game.
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Joe Jackson joined the army Of ma
jor league cripples Saturday when
Bill Burns hit him on the arm with
a pitched ball. Jackson was forced to
retire from the game. 1t is not known
how serious the injury may be.
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If baseball injuries keep piling, up
We may expect a joint meeting of the
national commission and football rules
committee to draft resolutions look
ing to the formation of playing safety
devices.
A pointless spike, harmless ball,
pneumatic basepaths and rubber bats
may be some of the 1913 improve
ments
Reindeer Killifer, the young catch
or who has made good with the Quak-
ers, will 60 to his home in Paw Paw,
Mich. Reindeer has a fractured bone
in his hand and will rest at his home
until it mends.-
linn is taking excellent care of
| Cree's left field berth with the Yanks
It is said that when Birdie" comes
back linn will replace Daniels.
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Jack Warhop says that he has
heard of Home Run" Bakers special
weakness at the bat, but would very
much like to be introduced to the
same.
Hub" Perdue of Boston has taken
Grover Cleveland Alexander's place
as the youthful pitching sensation Of
the National. Hub leads with three
Victories.
Far too much snarling, nagging and
fussing at the umpires this season
But then, owing to bad weather, dis
positions are not in condition yet.
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In a game between st Paul anG
Columbus the other day the Colum
bus outfielder did not have putout
Cooper was doing the pitching for Co
lumbus.
Frank Chance was pinched the
other day because his motor cal
smoked II wish nv pitchers hat
that much smoke" soiiloqulzed thu
Cub manager as the court discharged
him.
Fromme of the Reds is specializing
as Sunday pitcher. His only two ap
pearances have been on that day and
he has made the most of the "bette1
the day the better the deed" idea by
winning each time.