Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-05-01
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Jack Dunn's Baltimore Orioles are
going along at merry clip.
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Manager McGraw says Thorpe has
developed into real ball player.
Reports are that Zeider's bunion
has showed up In Tinker's festive
camp. a1T
Manager McGraw of the Giants an
nounces that he will retain Outfielder
Harmon. ta
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The Minneapolis club has signed
Catcher Julius De Rose OF South
Bend, Ind.
Pitcher Ritter, the Giant recruit, has
, been released by McGraw to the To-
ronto club.
Manager Higgins has signed a
pitcher named Pullman. He's now
looking for Lniment.
Terry Turner's throwing arm, which
has been ailing for some time, is
rounding to shape nicely.
Wood, the recruit player with the
Maps, ia polling the ball all over the
lot with Joe Jackson's bats.
Bob Unglaub, former major league
player, has signed to manage the Far
60 team in the Northern league.
Bad Bill Dahlen Is to be chief Of
scouts for the Brooklyn club as a re-
ward for not jumping to the Feds.
Manager Bill Armour Of the Kansas
City Blues Is jubilant over the pros
pect Of having hard-hitting club.
President R. B. Ward OF the Brook
Ign Federals has q proft-sharing |
scheme Of remuneration for his play
ers.
Manager Stallings says that the
Evers-Maranville combination will be
the fastest In the National league this |
season. |
Big Ed Konetchy, who will hold
down first base for the Pirates this
season, says he expects to have =
good year.
Some Of the players who we can
safely say are in good condition are
Cobb, Speaker. .Mathewson and Wal
ter Johnson. /
Nap Rucker, the. Brooklyn star, At |
tributes his fine early-season condition |
to handball, which he played regular
sly all winter .-:..- i
Charley Ebbetsy owner Of tie Brook
Ign Nationals, refuses to discuss the
Feds. Time will tell the story" do
clares Ebbets.
There 10 . growing suspicion that
Nick Altrock and Dutch Schaefer will
not be the only clowns with Washing
ton this year.
Hank O'Day has all the requisites
OF successful manager. He takes
as q personal insult every question
which Is asked him.
Charlie Ebbetts says he sees PEN
nant in the distance. The distance
referred to must be the Polo grounds
across the big bridge.
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Pitcher Hopper of the Cards once
figured in a trade for dog, thus show
ing to what extreme a manager will
60 for desirable talent.
Newark is to have continuous base
ball, now that the Long Branch team
Of the New York.New Jersey league
III 800 4
Leo Martin, the young semi-pro. in
fielder from New York, has been given
his release by Manager Griffith OF
Washington and sent home. Il
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Phils don't need Mike DoolAn and
Hans Lobert. On the same line of
thought, the Bell Telephone company
doesn't need any subscribers. I!
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i Jimmy Lavender thinks that he was
! bad pitcher last season because
Johnny Evers was manager. He must
think highly Of Hank O'Day. i
The injury to Chapman has appar-
emily showed Olsen back into the short
field job for the Maps. The veteran
IL performing In classy fashion.
why DOM s somis u those Il, zoos
year players ct out an@intdnction ~ +
stsaining the owners from Interfering
With their efforts to earn living?
Joe Tinker has by far the strongest
pitching stan In the Federal league.
seaton. Mcclure, Hendrix, Brennan
and Swami are Ave able twirlers.
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With Wagner out Ut tA1 game: Bill
Carrigan is turning his, attention Ito
filling the shortstop oAision. He has