The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1913-06-20
Philadelphia refuses to be stopped

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
a wonderfully fast article of ball at the
short field for the Cincinnati Reds.
Yale has wonderful ball team this
season. 1t persists in winning games
contrary to the usual Yale habit of
late years.
Manager Griffith of the Senators,
says he cannot see J. Franklin Baker
of the Athletics as a great third
sacker.
Whaling, the Boston Braves new
catcher, is 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
a 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 Ty Cobb. is going at his
top speed and his great work is sure
to pull the Tigers up in the list
little.
Sheldon LaJeune, 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 lot of sympathy for
his successor.
Art Fromme is much pleased over
the trade between the Reds and the
Giants that has landed him with
first division team instead of tail
ender.
Evers says Joe Tinker has the bet
ter of the deal with New York Giants.
Fromme and Ames are about stand
off and Groh and Devore were given
free to the Reds.
Ban 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
proving every year. If Walter keeps
on 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 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
first quite as fast as he used to,
but he is covering just as much
ground in the field.
Since it has been ordered that no
more ball players write for the news
papers after this season Ed Walsh has
struck new idea and is going to
teach the future greats to twirl by
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 CASTOR, but is aiding |
Dooin's men. He hits when men are
on the bases.
The same guy who said that navhe