Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-08-01
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Phelan of the Cubs Is being called

The middle name of Martin OToole
Is James.
Manager Higgins still leads his
hired hands with the bludgeon. :,
Charlie Doom. manager of the Phil
lies, is thirty-three years old.
Roger Bresnahan is probably the
highest priced substitute in either
league.
Elmer Knetzer the star hold-out OF
the Dodgers. has Joined the Pittsburgh
Federal league team.
Harry Davis is credited by Phila-
delphia fans with much of this years
success of the Athletics.
Even Ed Reulbach will be able to
get the bali over the plate every once
in while during the hot spell.
Heinie Zimmerman says he would
rather ybat against RUDE Marquard
than anybody else he can mention.
When the sun shines most anything
Is likely to happen in baseball. That
Is what makes 1t the national game.
Carl Weilman, the lanky hurler OF
the Browns, who looked like hum.
mer early in the spring. has hit a
slump.
Catcher Schang OF the Athletics is
one Of the few men in baseball who
can bat we'll either right or left
handed.
Joe Birmingham, the Maps leader,
is out to have the rule which prohibits
blocking off base runners on thrown
balls enforced.
Lavans, the young shortstop Of the
Browns, is a former University Of
Michigan player, and was sensation
in his position.
It Is said that the Cubs have offered
$4,000 for Pitcher Shawkey of the
Orioles, for whom a number of clubs
have been angling.
George Stallings is making a deter
mined effort to build up good team
In Boston and will probably meet with
success before he gets through.
Three American league managers.
Callahan, Stahl and Birmingham-are
willing to see the Senators peacefully
settle down in the second division. =
June / has been left far in the rear
and yet Konechy has not displaced
Higgins and. Bresnahan has not sue
ceeded Evers. So, :.
f. For purposes of brevity western
papers are calling Federal league
clubs the cleveland Feds" st Louis
Feds" etc.
Catcher Roberts. bought by the Car
dinals from the Missoula Union asso-
citation club, bears the nickname Of
Skipper.
Hal Chase, sometimes, Is the en-
tire White Sox team. Sometimes he
isn't. He is paid on the basis Of what
he is when he is.
Babe Borton, now with the Yankees,
handles himself like finished fielder,
but hasn't been doing much hitting to
speak OF.
Ivy Wingo, the Cardinals catcher,
is accused by Charles Doom of pos.
sessing even redder hair than he (D0o-
in) losses.
The Washington players claim thai
Nick Aitrock is the best southpaw
hurler to keep the runners close to
The bags.
Dodge, the inflelder of the Reds, is
said to be marvel on hard stops, and
is said to have a beautiful and accu-
rate throw to first
They say that the wildness of Sam
FELTON,, the Harvard pitcher, caused
his battery partner, Catcher Young.
to lose II pounds in the Yale games.
Many major league clubs have
been dickering for the services Of Out
fielder Chappelle of the Milwaukee
club of the American association.
Kid Elberfeld is doing great work
with the stick. The Chattanooga man.
ager is batting at .34S clip and Is
second In the Dixie league in slug
ging. s. "
Pitcher Mosely of the youngstown
Interstate club, who has been recall
ed by the Red Sox, attracted Nc
Aleers attention this time by means
of no-hit game.
Zeider classes high as batter for
the New York Highlanders. If Chance
only could permit him to bat the ball
for Borton and let Borton field the ball
for Zeider.
Bill Dahlen says his team Is hav-
ing more than it's share of bad luck.
The batters and pitchers are go
ing through their slump at the same
time.
There was not a thing that was
told Meanwhile on the spring train