Evening journal., 1912-07-22
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mother wasn't coming home till lali
and | amt"
So Jimmy tore up his release aud
let him finish out the season.
In case McKenna doesn't win that
Cole automobile it's a safe bet that
some guy will want 10 start a fund to
buy an auto for the popular righ
fielder.
Fine chance for some puzzle de-
partment to spring one really worth
working on How's this for q puz-
zler. Why in the dickens can't the
Chicks get out Of fourth place.
Great as the CLANS are they haven't
but three pitchers who are worth a
hang-the peerless MarQuard, the fad
ing Mathewson and the uncertain
Tesreau. Wiltse, Ames and Crandall
wouldn't be an especial credit to the
St. Louis Browns.
Jud Daily continues to be the big
cut-up i'm the fielding way with the
Superhas. His mental obfustication
is no great handicap to him in that
company.
Players close to Rube Marouard say
that he nearly popped under the strain
OF keeping up his record string of vic
tories. When the strain ended he went
all to pieces.
Cliff Curtis, the human trading
stamp. has new berth. He's with
Brooklyn. Curtis started with Boston.
Then he went to Chicago on the King
deal. Then he went to the Phillies
for Kitty Bransfyld Pretty soon he'll
be going to the fninors-for good
Jimmy Jackson Is hitting better
than he did last year Managers US
ually 90 back, but not so with Jimmy
II the Chicks stand between the rest
OF the clubs and the bottom Of the
pit they ought at least get a Carnegie
medal all around for their bravery.
Canton. Akron and Wheeling are all
after Jesse Tannehill. who was recent
! ly released by South Bend. They say
that they'll take any man who can hit
300 even if he is bit slow on his
knobs.
Speaking of Eva Tanguay. Hugh
Jennings says he don't care either.
It's altogether too distressing.
Lou Castro is still calling" home
runs. In a game at Norfolk the other
day. with the score tied in the last Of
the ninth Lou stepped to the stands
as Nixon went TO bat and announced;
Ladies and gentlemen. the game is
over. You can go home" Nixon
then put the ball over the fence
The LaGrande club Of the Western
| Tri-State league has a woman for an
| official scorer Which leads some OF
us alleged scorers to wonder who the
players cuss at about the hits they
don't get
Oh. yes. among the other places in
the National league Jennings is going
20 after Detroit cans him is Brooklyn
which would be a blessing for
Brooklyn. though tolerably hard on
Hughie.
4 AS absorbers Of punishment the New
/ York Highlanders have Joe Grim's
best efforts looking like an overripe
tomato.
i They've just discovered that IL the
Giants weren't in the National league
Il would be grand race.
Hugh Roberts, the sporting editor
president Of the Southeastern league,
has resigned his job. He says he can't
give the league sufficient attention.
President Lynch, of the National
league. has cautioned his umpires not
to allow any kicks to the grandstand
Says he, IF man argues a bit with
you over his shoulder about balls ard
strikes, it's usually all right. But II
he draws line on the ground to show
where the ball went, fine him. Heisn't
kicking TO you, then. He's trying to
prove an alibi to the fans.
The Boston fans think that If Joe
\ Wood can keep on as he has been
going that they will take the pennant
sure and they wouldn't mind wagering
kopek or two on the outcome OF the
worlds series.
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room, a boarding place. location for
a new business. chance for investment