Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-09-05
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league circles that Charley Starr. cap
tain Of the Mobile team under Mike
Finn, will branch out as manager him.
self next season. He may succeed
Finn at Mobile and then again he may
have desire to 90 elsewhere.
Doc Ayers, southpaw, who will re-
port to Washington in the near future,
pitched and won a double header for
the Richmond team. and when Griffith
heard how his youngster was being
worked he was hot under the collar.
Bill Carrigan. the newly appointed
manager of the Red Sox, expects his
team to beat out Cleveland and Chi
cago in the race this season just as
soon as his pitchers get working
again.
II Benton takes his case to the ma
tional commission he will have a very
slim chance Of making the Cincinnati
club pay his salary for the time he is
out OF the game as a result of his in
jury.
Clyde Milan. the speedy Washington
outfaelder. says that the catchers are
showing improved form in the Ameri-
can league this year. and that it is
harder to pilfer than before.
Griffith has added another southpaw
to his staff in the person Of Harry
Hedgepeth Of the Petersburg team Of
the Virginia league. The youngster is
said to be a giant in size.
A Sioux City critic says Brother
Fred handed Josh Clarke a bunch Of
lemons In the three recruits sent the
Sioux from Pittsburgh. Not one OF
them was of class A quality.
Hughie Jennings believes Frank
Chance will give New York winner
next season. Hughie even thinks that
Chance got the best Of it in the Chase
Zeider-Borton deal.
Times certainly have changed"
says Manager Birmingham. Young
sters nowadays will not sign up unless
you give them bonus. Isn't that the
limit?"
Ed Konetchy. the Cards first sack.
er, has missed but four chances out
Of 1,116. He has good chance to
beat Frank Chances fielding record Of
800.
Right fielders top the list Of lead.
of men in the batting order. There
are five Of them just now-Moeller,
Daniels. Murphy. Moran and Hooper.
Beals Becker is hitting SO well he
has taken Sherwood Magee's job in
left field. Magee is doing grand serv-
ice, however, as a pinch hitter.
Joe Tinker is building up team
for next year. He bought Second
Baseman Rawlings from the Victoria
Northwestern league team.
The hottest race in the American
league is that between Fisher and Nc
Cornell of New York to see who can
lose the most games.
Smith of the Boston Braves seems
one real find The young man is hit
ting we'll over 300, and can play any
position. infield or out
Pitcher Wolfgang, who was released
to Denver last spring by the White
Sox, has been doing grand work for
Manager Hendricks.
II the Browns were only as high In
the percentage table as Carl Weilman
Is tall, then Connie Mack might be do
ing some worrying.
Pitcher Dick Robertson in the South
Atlantic league, so far holds the rec
ord for consecutive wins. He won
seventeen straight.
Herbert Moran of Brooklyn comes
pretty near to the top class as an out
fielder. He is very fast and a good
Judge Of fly balls.
Frank Schultz, after watching Lar
ry Lajoie slam the ball all over the
lot, declares that the Frenchman is
king Of all batters.
Jake Tttery, pitcher Of the Evans.
Vile Central league club, shut out
Terre Haute, not allowing hit during
the nine innings.
It is said that Charley Herzog. in
fielder with the Giants, may figure in
a trade that will send him to Cincin-
natl next year.
Friends of RUDE Vanguard. the big
ieft-hander Of the Giants, claim that
he Is developing into;a second Christy
Mathewson. .,*.
Jake Daubert is the real slugger in
the National league. Jake has been at
bat S14 times and has hit for q .357
average. ... %,
Another idea of q waste of railroad
fare is for any major league team 9TH
or than the Athletics to send scout
to Baltimore.
The Red Sox have purchased Jim
my Coouey, start shortstop Of the Wor-
cester team of the New England
league. Ivy % ~. -. rs