Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-02

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 Zz1 playing great ball for the Red Legs since leaving the Quaker town.
 Scouts George Huff and Chick Fra s1er are trailing Pitcher Norton the crack heaver of the Hastings, Neb., team in the Nebraska State league. 7 Jennings divides the backstop work more evenly among his catchers than most managerh, calling on Rondeau, Stanase nd Mckee pretty regularly in turn.
 Camnitz and O'Toole are fit for duty, Cooper is sick. Hendrix has a. bum arm, and Robinson Is sick and is sui fering from a lame arm.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
 The Pirates are about done as far as the pennant is concerned this sea- son. The Giants and the PhilIies have set too fast a pace for the Smoky City nine to follow.
 Walter Johnson had great speed, had everything in fact, but the Athletics Whaled him, which only proves that ev- erybody gets 1t in the neck or there abouts some day.
 Cape Ann and Philadelphia fans alike take pride in the statement that Stuffy McInnes of the Athletics plays closer to second base than any othar first sacker in the game.
 The Cubs at times look as if they would crush everything before them. They play their best against first di- vision clubs and fall down when they meet the supposed weaker teams.
 Jimmy Dygert. once considered one of the best pitchers in the business, has slipped down another rung, having re- ceived his unconditional release from Chattanooga by Manager Elberfeid.
 Frank Chance, manager of the Yan- keeS, believes his club will overtake St. Louis and Detroit before the season is over. The New York players think that the elimination of Hal Chase will make the team.
 Manager Burns of New London says he has several offers for Outhelder Briggs, now on the suspended list Be- cause of his attack on Outfielder Nea- lon Briggs will not be allowed back by the New London club
 Just as we think we are going right, moans Hans Wagner. some thing happens to crush US all into splinters. I have been playing bah for a good many years, but l was never 2p against it in this way before"
 The Cubs are supposed to be last in
 batting and fielding among National league teams. They must be first in something better, "head&ork" or some thing like 1t. They are doing won ders for a team whom averages abuse. Walter Schaller, utility outfefder of 1 the Chicago Americans, was released to the Washington Americans at the waiver price. Schai1er was secured by
 the same process from the Detroit club earlier in the season Detrott obtained | Schaller from Kansas City, Two stars of the Terra Eat1te club of l the Central league have been bought 1 by the new York Americans for $2, 1000 each. the new Highlandere being Teddy Kroy, outfelder, and Charles Pick. third 1 basen1an. They are to report at the end of the Central league season. Manager Stahps foot still bothers 1 him, and it is not known how soon he
 will be able to play. The arch of the
 foot is still very weak and has a. ten l dency to drop. He is having a. new
 steel support made for it. and hopes 1 that this will help him.-Boston Globe.
 Charley Rigler. National league u1n- l pire, hopes to be regular lawyer some day. With this in view, he is pursuing the law course at tho University Of l Virginia If discover can't get the coin as a lawyer, I'll go back to arS,i-
 trattng," is the way Rigler views the situation.
 Jack Coombs is in Maine, where he l will endeavor to recover health and l strength so as to be of service to Con l latter portion of this years race. The | old Colby star said that he was much 1 encouraged by the ralpidfty of his own
 convalescence thus far. l Major league ball clubs are making | more strenuous effofts to pick up | young material this year than ever
 before. Every one of the Is clubs has l two or more scouts going round the
 country in search of ball players, and l sdfne of them have as many as five | scouts at this sort of work. 1 tnng Fred, OF Cy Falkanberg, who
 lacks like AdHie Joss and pitches like l hizn, is said to have taken the place of the latter in the hearts of the l Cleveland fans, Before Addie's death l thene were any number who used to 1 keep tab dn the days when Joss was 1 due te pitch and would attend the games only at those times It is re- 1 ported te be the same with Falken- bergsRews