Evening journal., 1912-08-06
Win Double Church League ResuSpor Odds and End
Sporting Gossip
and Comment
LET'S
Get
Together

The looking is cheap. but the buying
comes high, in Corridon's case.
Tommy Mcmillan has been given
the shortstop position on the all-sta1
Eastern league team by Baltimore
paper.
Besis Becker, in six batting efforts
recently, got three bases on balls and
three blows on the bean.
Garry Herman has gone on record
by wire with assurances to Hank
O.Day that his job is safe Hank is
doing as we'll as anybody has ever
done So why kick?
President r. r. Carson. head of the
Central league for ten years is ready
to resign He says he has had plenty
Funny thing, though, league presi-
dents never resign.
After all, Eppa Rixeys real name
is Jeptha Eppa Rixey. Jr., which is
something Of name.
Baseball fans have been panied by
the recent outbreak of protests at
the bad craftsmanship OF passing bat
ters who are dangerous. Next thing
they will be complaining hecsusc the
pitchers don't put the ball straight
over the plate.
The benefit game played at St Paul
for the widow and child of Hank
Gehring netted about $500.
Tied Gathers. who was shunted TO
the New York State League last
spring by the Toronto League has
earned the title Of Iron Man" He
recently pitched and won a double
header against Wilkes-Barre.
The official scorer of the La Gande
Club. in the Western Tristate League
is a woman. She is a real fan
knows the national pastime from the
big gate to the fiagpole, and doesn't
give hang whether the suffragettes
win or lose.
Charles Babbs Reading team since
the interest taken by Connie Mack has
been rejuvenated and they are able
to put up a very strong game. With
] either Bob Scott or Roth on the
mound they are a winning combina-
ton
The Tri-State League runs on un-
| til September 4. a little less than four
weeks championship baseball Will
miugton has fourteen more games at
home beginning next Friday and ten
away.
Looking back over it, Hank ODay
is willing to admit that umpiring was
a soft job.
Another sensational prediction:
! Jimmy Callahan says that Red Sox
might win the American league PEN
nant.
It's out now. Tommy Leach was
traded to Chicago because Barney
Dreyfuss wanted to get the only other
managerial candidate out of the way
so that he could hand the job to Hans
Wagner next year. after Clarke, re-
signs. II sounds plausible, but then
lots of yarns do that
Lou Castro, while smoking a bum
cigar the other day. caught a souttle-
full Of hot ashes in one optic and
was all TO the blind for day or so
He was under a specialists care for
several days.
Another Bell has ceased his clang-
ing in the big leagues. This one IA
the pitcher who was with the White
Sox. He has been sent 20 the ST Joe
club.
It's an odd thing. but there are no
more good umpires anywhere. Up IN
, the big leagues they are hollering
, their heads off about all Of them. And
In the Southern league there are
nothing but kicks. Can it be that tho
, umpires are degeneratmg?
The Cleveland pitchers have given
32S bases on balls this year.
George Lowe. the new pitcher sign
ed by the Yanks, is only nineteen
! years old.
There's a rumor out that Frank
Chance is willing 20 bet 81 900 that
= the Giants don't win the pennant. He
: wants odds Of ? to I.
/. STARS TRIM K. q. X. A.
e Washington Stars defeated tha
e knights Of King Arthur club un
Saturday TO 2. Dill Washington
pitcher had eleventh strick outs The
e Stars would like to arrange a game
with South Side for Labor Day. They
also would like to arrange a game
r with Glover or St Johns The Wash.
s ington will play Columbia on Satur-
! day afternoon at Oak and Clayton.