Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-06-20
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Philadelphia refuses to be stopped.

ger on the Cards team.
Jean Dubuc, the star hurler OF the
Detroit Tigers. is some batter.
The Phillies refuse to be stopped
In their march toward the National
league flag.
Tom Clarke, the Red catcher. Is a
prominent chicken breeder Of Corona,
Pa.
Jack Johnston OF the Browns Is
compiling a record as the hitless won.
der.
Larry Mclean is quoted as saying
that he thinks Fromme Is the best
pitcher in the National league
The Federals show a lot Of sense
In one respect. They do not start their
season In the middle of winter.
Manager Joe Tinker has been playing
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short field for the Cincinnati Reds.
Yale has a wonderful ball team this
season. It"persists in winning games
contrary to the usual Yslo habit Of
late years.
Manager Griffith Of the Senators,
says he cannot see J. Franklin Baker
of the Athletics as great third
sacker.
Whaling, the Boston Braves new
catcher, Is a big fellow Of the general
pattern of Ed Sweeney. the High
landers' backstop.
McGraw has signed four college men
to play baseball for him. He had
fair luck with college men, Tenney
and Mathewson.
Russell is the alright southpaw
Griffith yearns for with much sadness.
Russell and johnson would about win
q pennant with any old team.
Alexander and Seaton Of the
Phillies are regarded as the best
hurlers In the National league this
year.
Just now ny Cobb is going at his
top speed and his great work is sure
to pull the Tigers up in the list
little.
Sheldon L4aJeune, the one-time
champion home run hitter OF the
minors, has made peace with the
Grand Rapids club. and is back In the
game.
Hank O'Day and Joe Tinker met
on the ball field in Philadelphia the
other day. and shook hands cordial
ly. Hank has a lot OF sympathy for
his successor.
Art F'romme is much pleased over
the trade between the Reds and the
Giants that has landed him with
first division team instead Of tall.
,ender.
Eyers says Joe Tinker has the bet
ter of the deal with New York Giants.
Fromme and Ames are about stand
OF and Groh and Devore were given
free to the Reds.
Ian Johnson. president OF the Amer.
lea league, has accepted an invita-
ton to accompany the Giants and
White Sox on their trip around the
world next winter.
Clark Griffith says Johnson is i'm
pruving every year. II Walter keeps
Oh improving much more there will be
no use in playing the games he
pitches.
Jack Ryan, who was Internationally
released two years ago by st. Paul.
twirled a no-hit-no-run game against
Portland of the Coast league, the first
in the league in several years.
<The Maps are learning to do the un.
expected in baseball. When they are
expected to bunt they hit them out
and when they are expected to hit
they bunt.
Tommy Leach seems to be doing
good work He may not go down to
frat quite as fast as he used to.
but he is covering just as much
ground in the field.
Since 1t has been ordered that no
more ball players write for the news
papers after this season Ed Walsh has
struck a new idea and Is going to
teach the future greats to twirl by a
correspondence system.
Cactus Cravath is the leading bats
mAn of the National league, with a
record this week Of 1896. He is a
White Sox castoff, but is aiding
Dooin's men. He hits when men are
on the bases.
The same guy who said that maybe
Ray Heating didn't know 1t was Baker |
when he struck j. Franklin out, pulled
one about Cravath not knowing Matty |
was pitching when he slammed out
the homer.
Some of Roger Bresnahan's friends |
III st, Louis are lamenting the fact |
that the great catcher is forced to deco
rate the bench from day to day with
out getting chance to demonstrate
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