Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-30

Denver having declined with thanks
to take Buck O'Brien off the hands of
the Chicogo White Sox, he has been sold
to Oakland of the Pacific Coast League.
While ball players over the most Of
the country were sweltering in the heat
August IS. the game between Superior
and Grand Forks in Superior had to be
Pitcher Bauswein has jumped the
Charlotte team of the North Carolina
League and gone to his home. in New
Jersey. Inconsistencies is the only rea-
son he seemed to- have, as he was pitch
ing good ball.
La Crosse. which got the st. Paul
franchise IN the Northern League, did
not last long. The team played fifteen
games there and then the games for the
rest of the season were transferred be-
cause of poor attendance.
Pitcher Clifford Snyder, the young col
lesian with Henderson in the Kitty
League, has been attracting a good deal
of attention. Both Milwaukee OF the
American Association and the st. Louis
Browns are said to be after him.
Pitcher Faircloth. who was winner
in the Cotton States League, has joined
the Waycross team in the Empire
League. and is continuing his good work.
birthday by winning an eleven-inning
game.
An effort is being made to arrange a
series of games between the pcnnant
winners in the Southern and Texas
leagues and both sides seem agreeable.
If the games are arranged it looks much
like Mobile and Houston viii be the COM
batants.
It,Sp nf
fornia League claims Il record sor TIN,
season. Altogether up to a recent date
it had tried out ninety-o players ONLY
Manager Maggie. Third Basemau Reedcr
and Outtielder Hap Smith remain of the
team that started the season.
Pitcher Macarthur. the PITTSBURGH re-
cruit pitched and Won a double-header
for Hopknsville from Harrisburg in the
Kitty League August % In the first
game he allowed two hits and in the
second only one and not run was
scored off him in the two games.
There is another of the Perritt family
making good record for himself in base
ball He IS pitching for Greensboro in
the North Carolina League and in a re-
cent game against Charlotte struck out
fourteen batters. one of the Charlotte
men, Mccoy, tanning five times.
Pitcher Rube Watkins. who was DIR
chased by the New York Yankees from
the Youngstown club and sent on to New
London in the Eastern Association, is
pitching independent ball somewhere in
the west, passing up the chance given
him. suspension is his penalty.
Firing freight locomotive with steady
pay is more attractive work than man.
aging ball team, according to Arthur
Lzzette: manager of the La Crosse team
OF the Northern League, who quit recent
~ and went back to the railroad Sec
ond Baseman Jack Grogan will pilot the
club Tor the remainder of the season.
A real base ball fan is the person who
sees every game played on the home lot, !
win or lose; suffers when the team loses,
'eJoices When 1t wins. yells for the home
team regardless; but forgets the whole
thing the minute the affair ia over and ia
hungry for base ball. until the next
series starts. He may swear, promise his
Hne' take oath and all that sort of thing
% the effect that he will not go again. bu. |
lie can help it any more than he can
)feathlng. He'll be there if not sick i'm |
bed.
mpire Klein of the National League |
Ids criticised the arbitrators of the Amer !.
can Tor a recent ruling III sending the
'atter back to bat over again when his |
sroundeF had been tielded by an opponent 1
ma the tnroG had hit an umpire Klein |
'iE the rule requiring the base runners ,
- De returned had no reference to the !
,atsinan. Umpire Egan comes back al |
aiem and wants to know what the Ma
ional League indicator handler would do |
inner such circumstances with the bases
ull.