Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-08-06
News
CENTRAL ASSN.
BASEBALL NOTES

BASEBALL NOlES
Ray Webster used to be Speed
flock member, but he has gone back.
He has played in the Western and
Three-I leagues and now he has gone
to brush league. He recently pitched
q game in Mason City, Iowa, winning
by a score of IA to 2. He poled three
two-baggers out of four times up.
Gregory struck out eleven men yes
terday. He was little wild, however.
One man that passed scored and an
other that got first on Greg's error also
tailed. So the. Bellies did not earn
run.
Four times in the initial engagement
yesterday did the Bellies catch men at
the plate on the verge Of scoring.
Pretty lucky.
This Is the team the Burlington
Hawk-Eye approves as an all-star
Central team:
A scheme Is announced by Umpire
Glenalvin Of this circuit consisting OF
plan to pick out an all-star Team
from among the Central assoclation
and take them on an exhibition tour
doown the Mississippi river The tour
will start at Clinton and Will play
baseball at various points on the river
clear into the southland. Among the
men who have been suggested Tor the
exhibition team are Catcher Artie
Lage OF Monmouth; First Baseman
Geo. Manush Of Ottumwa; Second
Baseman Bill Bowling Of Galesburg,
Third Baseman Blondy Sutton OF Bur.
lington; shortstop Jack Stanley OF
Burlington. Outfielders Red Smyth OF
Hannibal, Doc Sullivan Of Ottumwa
and Red Lowther of Burlington. For
pitchers, Glenalvin will probably
choose out Of the following list: The
two Droan brothers, of Kewanee: ker
of Hannibal; Gregory and Dunn, OF
Ottumwa, and Burge and Pressy OF
Monmouth.
It seems that no team has any luck
against those Drohan gents OF Ne
vance. They beat Monmouth twice
Yesterday, although by small margin.
That win put the B. Ms only one point
behind us. Burlington is still IN NO. 4.
But watch those peppery Cowboys.
Because the Boilermakers have won
a few games, the dopesters have oeen
sizing Penny's men up as the pennant
winners. Can't see it that way. AS we
have remarked before, you have not
heard the last of the Cowboys. And
Ottumwa seems to be figuring very
strongly right now. Then consider the
Browns.
The observation-disclosures OF keo-
kuk endeavors to display superiority
In all things baseball when its sport
inc writer declares the Ottumwa
scribe erred in giving Senno home
run Friday. The c. D. youngster should
not take snap Judgment. Senno was
credited with a two base hit.
Jimmie Wall, back again In the mar.
ness of the ever advancing Speed
Bows got away nicely in the games OF
the Sabbath. Gathered in two smashes
In the first game. He struck out twice,
hut any good man Is liable to do that
when he gets up against the gent
named Brown. Sullivan and House also
ozoned, the former twice. Jimmie ooy
Generated nicely on third sack, taking
eight chances with ease He sacrillced
once SO nicely that 1t netted MIN
hit and placed House on third base lot
a score. Wall succeeded nicely IN Kill
ing himself for the same cause IN the
second game. The score book SHOWS
a stolen base, too.
Do not forget, you enthusiastic IN
sects, that after four tussles here with
Muscatine, we invade her territory IN
turn. That should net us trio OF
wins. Such a feat would give fifteen
out Of sixteen games.
Why don't some Of the big leagues
bounce on Roy Brown OF the Cannl-
halls? He is an all around man. Plays
I great game In center field, bats like
a demon lin fact, outside Of Painter,
he Ia the best hitter on the team, and
last but not at all least. he pitches
wonderfully we'll. The flock had their
batting clothes on the Sabbath and
touched him for nine hits, but he made
ak of them lay down the stick. He hits
and that is one thing few pitchers can
do. Rer Smyth has done nothing out
Of the ordinary here. Instead OF the
scouts balling about him. they should
take an interested slant at "Knock-em
dead" Brown.
Milligan got the first hit in the four
games with Ottumwa He seemed to
be the ring leader and his pops started
the popping. Davy secured eight hits
In the quartet and was up only four
teen times.
Donan is the only poor piece OF ma
chinery in the Paint mans steam
-ollo. Ho Ia a fair hitter but rather