Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-07-11
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Manager Doom of the Phillies says
Catcher Killifer is the best backstop
on the National league.
Young Steve O'Neill has been doing
good service behind the bat for the
Cleveland team this season.
Umpires Billy Evans and Jack Egan
think that Heine Wagner Is baseballs
prettiest, best and gamest tagger.
A New York sport writer says that,
with Chase gone, the other Yankee In
fielders will have to keep their throws
inside the park.
Owner George e. Lennon of the st.
Paul American association club Is
proud of the 1913 Saints. and says
it's the best team St. Paul ever had.
The Boston Red Sox are hopeful
that they will be able to win another
flag, but things are not breaking any
too we'll for the worlds champions.
Jawn Titus of the Boston Braves Is
playing a fair game for Manager Stall
inEs. The ancient athlete is hitting
the pill at pretty fair clip.
A Philadelphia sport writer AYERS
that George Mullin has been as much
help to the Senators as rock thrown
out to a drowning man.
Amos Strunk and RUDE Oldring OF
the Athletics are betting the ball hard
er than any other men on Connie
Nack's list at present.
The Dubuque club Of the I. I. l.
league has yet price Of $4,000 on
Pitcher Harry Jasper, for whom sew,
eral major league clubs have been
bidding.
According to 4 Norfolk (Va.) dis.
patch, pitcher Fred Bender, brother
of the famous twirler of the Athletics
nay get try.out with Cleveland.
Billy Murray, the veteran manager
and discoverer Of young talent, thinks
the Boston Nationals have found a
marvellous pitcher In James.
Poor pitching has; been one Of the
chief causes Of the New York clubs
poor showing in the American league
cace.
Larry Mclean Is quite enthusiastic
over Arthur Fromme. the pitcher
whom the Giants secured from Gin
cinnati. Larry says he cannot be
beaten as a curve dtspenser.-.:,,, ,
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This Mathewson isn't so much.
said Whitfield, the young shortstop OF
the Cards. why, never saw him be-
fore in Ivy life, and walked right up
and slapped him for two"
Both Giants and Pirates are travel
ing a pretty fast pace, and 1t is safe
bet the race will narrow down to the
regular contestants in the National
league within another month.
Wilson Collins, the Vanderbilt uni
versity star sprinted, football player
and baseball man, has been signed by
George Stallings for the Boston
Braves.
Miller Higgins. the Cardinals hust-
ting manager acknowledged that the
Brocklyns look more formidable than
any other team he has faced this
year.
Acosta, the young Cuban with the
Senators, is growing fast, and Is show
Ing signs of becoming real star.
Griffith says that he can fill the place
Of any man on his team except Milan.
Those who have seen the Cardinals
In action this spring say they are
playing as much inside ball as the
best Of them and always trying to
work the fine points on the bases and
Ut the bat.
Manager Stallings Of Boston says
that when Strand and Noyes get right
he will be all right in the pitching de-
partment. This pair Of youngsters, he
says. are coming along fast.
Bert Whaling, catcher. and Bill
James. pitcher, the star battery from
Seattle Of the Pacific Coast league
proved to be valuable asset to Man.
ager Stallings in the work of recon
structing the Boston Braves.
Old Doc Crandall, the relief pitcher
has about come to tho end Of his days
as a Giant. The Jersey City club is
after Crandall Baltimore and other
teamO would also like to get hold of
him.
Joe Tinker is having better time
of it in Redland than managers who
preceded him, despite the fact that he
has the team down at the bottom. The
fans have confidence in him and are
giving him their support.
Edwards of Cleveland says the spik-
ing of Wagner above the knee by Fal-
kenherg was due to the latters step.
ping three feet high when he runs.
Falk must think he is hurrying up
stairs.
The st. Louis Cardinal club has
If