Evening journal., 1913-02-11
BASEBALL
DIamond News and GossIp.

Cubs. That boy knew his business.
The worst bone the St. Louis
Browns have pulled recently was in
releasing Balenu. II he isn't good
enough for a trial then the Browns
will win the pennant.
Columbus, Georgia, has Hal Chase
in name, If not in ability. He comes
from Montgomery and he is a catcher.
"Rube" Boohler, a Detroit pitcher, is
suffering slightly with smallpox.
Somebody suggests chancellors as a
nice. diGnhed name for the New York
or possibly No-Chancellors.
In just a dozen days the first gang
Of Giants will be headed South.
Big Stone Gap wants to enter the
| Appalachian. It will not be the only
petrifed thing in the circuit, either
McGraw like Jim Thorpe because he
has shrcwd way Of observing things
out Of one corner Of his eyes. ITS
the sign of a wise athlete says Jawn.
Roy Hartzell will go to Bermuda
two weeks ahead of the Yankees
WufIl viii play with San Francisco
this season The rest OF the mem
ageric has not been placed as yet
Harry Lumley win probably go to
Seattle this season.
The Senators are the Giants Of the
American circuit-in freak adYerus-
ing. In addition to two comedians,
/ Schaefer and Altrock Griffith has
two Cuban curiosities, Calvo and
Acosta.
Coach Bill Dyer. of Holy Cross. has
an ambideXtrous pitcher in jerry Cut
ty. AS he need left hauders, he is
training the lad TO work from the
south side'excluslvely
They started to swear in Cy Nor
gan as "a special officer during the
strike riots in Wheeling, but learning
lof Cy's wildness they didn't do IT, Cy
never hit what he aimed at yet, unless
il was in bottle.
Thorpe Is the only ringer on tho
Giant team this year The rest are all
bonafde professionals.
Jim McAloer says that the halk rule
ought to be changed and so 1t ought
Then maybe Southern league umpire'
would get the hang of IT,
Connie Mack must have a presl
4 agent or a change Of heart. He give
, out an interview" every other day
\ Baldomero Acosta. Jr.. of Marian
r City, Cuba has sent In his signed con
r. tract Baldomera's old man signed q
s too. aad sent a message In Spanis
n that Griff has been figuring on eve
S since.
Jim Thorpe says his Indian name !
Drags His Rope.
/, w. Irwin Smith. who halls fror
Sumner county, along o. old Hub Per
/, due" has been sent to New Haven
r Conn. for another trial He belong
to Memphis and Bernhard has a strin
r riveted TO him.
George Stone is advertising for
/. lob. Jesse Burkett, who dropped on
of big league ball when Stone went i
r is still batting 800 in the New Elne
, land league and drawing a corkin
h salary.
I Only nine American league player
n took part in every game last year.
. Herafter all games in the Cub par
will begin at o'clock and Will b
n over at supper time. A wise mov'
= Starting games late costs more pa
e tronage than 1t wins.
u j. owen Wilson. OF South Austil
N Texas. and Bill Kelly, of collinsvill
a H., have signed their Pirate cor
4 tracts.
b. Well. after all. nobody really 5an
ed Jim Thorpso, to let them tell 1t.
The White Sox will slip some r
cruits TO Harry Wolverton this sprir
for seasoning.
Inc AUndn NldAtIna MuN dli ANh
NJ ing to the United States this year a
studying "bill-of-fare English Wh'
~ they want ice cream they intend
"a order ice cream, whether they get
=, or not.
Y Ralph Capron. star athlete. b
oH only ordinary bali player, has be-
- sent back to st. Paul by Pittsbur
ss Miller Higgins says Slim Sallee
~ the best southpaw in the Nation
=, league.
a. The loaded ball in bowling, t
80 loaded ball player in baseball, a
90 alike curses.
- Hugh Bradley. late Of the ed s,
S9 has refused to sign his contract wi
- Jersey City.
80 Carleton Molesworth has turned
I5a in Birmingham and has given out
- annual interview. a. follows: 1T
,S2 Birmingham team looks mighty &c
$50 to me-"
~ Ollie Gfroerer has about decit
$40 not TO return to Frankfort Ky.
so manager.
~ Eddie Plank may not play this We
1s5 He doesn't have 10 and he does
like his contract
day MOORE GETS MONEY.
be President Alexander Abrahams.
rch the Semi Professional Tpapue al