Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-05-23
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eIs On nlS roster.
Lee Magee Of the st. Louis Cardi-
nails ia fast man.
Mike Donlin has announced that he
Is through with the game.
up and at EN-, boys!" is the spirit
Chance has instilled In his Yankees.
Joe Jackson Is ready to try for big
league base-stealing honors again this
year. 3d., g+. I.D.a a..s
We know that you'll be glad to learn
that Brief still fingers with the
Browns. ~ ~
When It rains just console yourself
with the thought that the home team
can't lose. ... ~ -,
There have been numerous extra
inning games in the National league
this spring. .r To
Bobby Wallace Of the st. Louis
Browns has been in the big leagues
seventeen years.
With the bases loaded, Buck O,Rrien
recently walked man and handed q
game to the Athletics.
Howard Shanks and Ray Morgan
have won regular berths for them
selves with the Senators.
Acosta, the sixteen.year-old Cuban
who is with the Washington team. is
looked upon as a coming star.
The tendency of the time 10 tc use
as many pinch hitters as possible.
About one in ten seems to deliver.
Nick Altrock anc Germany Schafer
are still rehearsing their vaudeville
act and coaching between times for
Grifith's Senators. ",+
Bobby Bescher Of the Reds is the
star base stealer in the game today.
Bobby not only possesses speed, but
knows how to use It. ,.>.-.s
Pitchers johnson - of Cincinnati,
Mayer of Philadelphia, Steele of st.
Louis and Demaree of New York have
twirled three-hit games.
Manager Charley Cars baseball
college is to cost $4,000. Carr will
have many star players of the majors
as instructors in his school. 81
Manager Jennings is doing his old
stunts on the coaching lines this year
and everything about the Tiger team
is much the same as last year.
Manager McGraw has decided to
keep three recruits on his STAFF Gau-
Hat. Demaree and Schupp are the
lineup, candidates fer the regular turn
In the box. u 80. Il ".
b., Chapman. one Of the recruit catch
ers OF the Reds. Ia attracting the at
tention of Manager Tinker because Of
the way he handles himself be-
hind the bat:
Vean Gregg, Cleyeland's star south.
paw hurler, thinks that a red shirt is
q ink, and says there will be nothing
doing in the fiery garment line for
him this wear -
A Cincinnati sport writer says that
Tinker has q good team. All he
needs ts one more star twirler; the
other portions of the team will d."
says the scribe. IL Il
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Pitcher Fucich, who has made a first
class showing with the Nashville team
in practice, cost Nashville $50, that
being the price paid to the Beatrice
club for his release. 80 s.@. n
Foster, the young pitcher who is
showing up splendidly with the Red
Sox, was once with the Browns, and
last season was the star HEAVIER Of the
Houston, Texas, team. ..4 5sas.' 81
Griff has decided that Ray Morgan
will cling to second base. Frank La
porte is to be the utility infielder and
pinch hitter Of the Nationals. Beauty
before age did It for the veteran. !
Sidney w. Challenger. Of Bridge
port, has ben elected president Of tho
newly organized Eastern Baseball
Writer'S association, whose members
will report Eastern association games.
And now Connie Mack doesn't think
that the Senators will cut much of
caper In the American league pennant
race. Either the Athletics or the Red
Sux will attend to the winning stuff
this season. AYERS Connie. ..&
I. The New York Sun states that
camera nends have become 20 M.
merous at major league ball parks
that halt may bc called. Some of
the club owners believe that persons
are using cameras AZ q stall to get
past the gate tenders for nothing"
When the Maps face the Yankees
on the afternoon Of June at the Polo
grounds 1t will be Larry Lajoie's frst
appearance ut the historic ball yard
since 1901. Larry hopes he win bat
as well there % he did In the old days,
when he was National league slug
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Harry Lord is regarded asa come