Las Vegas optic., 1913-09-26
BASEBALL NOTES

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Each Of the eight clubs in the Neb-
raska state league played the full
number of scheduled games this sea
son.
Hess of the Braves, and Yingling, of
the superbas, are the only pitchers
in major league company batting for
300 or better.
For the second time in succession
Joe Killian has piloted his Oshkosh
team to championship honors in the
SVisconsin-Illinois league.
In the 81 innings that Walter John
son mas pitched against the New York
Highlanders this season, the Highland
ers have made only one run.
Speaking of presenting an automo-
bile to the most valuable player to
his team, in the National league, why
not take a slant at the work. of one
Jacob Daubert, Of Brooklyn?
Without batsman, run-getter or
.base-stealer anywhere near the honor
list, the White sox have put up a
grand battle for place in the first
division Of the American league pen
nant race.
iris Speaker has the best all-round
record of any player in either the
American or National league The Red
Sox star stands third in batting, third
in base-stealing and seventh among
the run-getters.
Tuesday, September 80 has been
named as "Tyler Day" at the Boston
National league park A delegation Of
fans from Deery, N. H., Tyler's home
town, will be on hand to give the
Braves southpaw rousing welcome.
The Cincinnati Reds are fighting
hard to beat out Brooklyn and Boston
fer fifth place, in the National league
race
Under the management of Fred
Clarke the Pittsburgh Pirates have
never finished a season out of the
first division
The New York Highlanders are put
ting up some battle in their effort to
see daylight before the close of the
season.
Besides being one of the greatest
pitchers in the major leagues, "Chief"
Bender, of the Athletics, is a crack
trap-shooter and an expert in golf.
The Cardinals have been soft-shell
pie for the Cubs this season, the Ev-
ers crew having won 15 of the q
games played with the Cards.
Clevelands pennant chances went
to the bad completely when the Maps
dropped five straight games to Clark
Griffth's Washington hustlers.
In being selected to manage the
Kansas City team, Heine Peitz, the
former big league catcher, has realiz-
ed his ambition to become a baseball
pilot
AS Pitcher Jack Coombs has never
been defeated in a worlds series
game, the Athletics will no doubt miss
the services of the Maine farmer in
the big series next month
On his first appearance in Chicago
since his release to Brooklyn. Pitcher
Ed Reulbach, the former Cub, stood
his old teammates on their heads.
The Cubs couldn't touch the benders
OF their former pal.
The Louisville and the ST Paul
teams will play a benefit game for
Wilfred Osborn Lohisville's popular
center fielder, at Louisville, today. |
Osborn lost all Of his savings in a
recent bank collapse in Ohio.
Hugh Duffy proved to be winner
In his first year as owner and man
ager of the Portland team His team
played to big business and landed
second place in the New England
league pennant race.
Manager Connie Mack declares that
next year the Athletics win be the
greatest team performing in the big
park. How Connie develops star tos-
sers out of just ordinary ball players
las all the managers in the country
,uessing.