Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-18

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Florida last spring and then turned
his affairs over to his wife for de.
cision, with the result that he lost a
good Job in Glass A league, has quit
the game and is rusticating in Michi-
gan.
Pitcher Elmer Maager, recently
taken on by the Chicago Cubs and
dropped because he seemed to have
now gets trial with the
who are in such desperate
shape that they will try anything.
Billy Martin. Georgetown university
shortstop, who is now with the Nap
has, stirred up dispute. the
Boston Braves claiming him. The mat
ter will be threshed out by the ma
tional commission.
Babe Danzig, who has been playing
semi. pro ball around San Francisco for
a couple of years since he quit the
Montgomery team OF the Southern
league, has been signed by Sacramen-
to as a utility man.
Manager Johnny Dobbs OF the New
Orleans Pelicans not only says his
team will win the Southern league
pennant, but that 1t is also the best
all.Southern team in the league or
any other league.
A Portland baseball editor says that
the Cleveland club sends Pitcher
Johnny Lush to Portland because he
needs more experience and that the
"youngster" did not cost the club
much money.
Manager McGraw Of the Giants has
signed another college pitcher. He is
S. w. Royce, who, while pitching for
Hamilton last spring, set the college
world on fire by striking out every
body in sight.
Red Munson, formerly a catcher
with Nashville and later manager OF
the Bristol team in the Appalachian
league, has been signed by the Cleve-
land American league as a coach for
young pitchers.
Lorenz Pezold, the youngster whose
injection into the Cleveland infield sent
Larry Lajoie to the bench, halls from
New Orleans, and like the man he sue
ceeds, has some French blood in MS
makeup.
Umpires Bush, Kane and Manassau
have all been released by the Federal
league. They had ten-day clauses IN
their contracts and were let out under
these clauses in order to cut down ex'
penses.
Jim Delehanty, who was put on the
shelf at the opening OF the season, IS
now able to play with the Brooklyn
Feds and his return to the game
means some shifts in Bradley's team
washington has obtained a new
catcher in the person of Tom Wilson
of Galveston of the Texas league, and,
according to Scout Kahoe, he Is one
Of the greatest throwers in baseball.
renort from Los Angeles has 1t
that Howard Ehmke, exploded pnenom
NJ the Angels, Thas been offered bo-
nus of 81 900 and salary of $500 q
month to sign with the Feds.
Three major league clubs have been
bidding for Outfielder Bobby Roth OF
the Kansas City team, and both st.
Louis clubs are said to have made or
fers of players and cash.
Brooklyn asked waivers on Pitcher
I'D Reulbach and the Cincinnati club
refused to waive, Manager Herzog be-
lieving the Fraternity director still has
something left in him.
The trade of Jack Martin to Phila-
de]phia for Josh Devore gave Manager
stallings just the man he wanted Tor
his outfield and put his team in SET
tied condition.
I1mpire Monte Cross, put out OF half
the games played in the Federal league
by ukase Of Pitcher Tom Seaton, is
now out of the other half with dam
aged foot. =
Lefty George of the Cleveland A. A.
team set record for pitchers as bat
tiers in a recent game when ne made
five hits in as many times up.
With the reduction Of the Ohio State
league to four clubs but two ump1res
were necessary and President Bob
Read released Mike Jacobs.
The veteran Jimmy Williams, with
Minneapolis, was made an of1er OF
an umpire's berth in the Federal
league, but he declined 1t.
Records show that the Cardinals and
tho Browns OF st. Louis lead their
,eao,,es IN the doubtful honor OF strik-
ing out most.
Baltimore, with all its stars gone'
shows signs Of fading, though the team
held up remarkably we'll for time
Grand Rapids has traded Outhelder
Tvdeman to Wichita for Outfielder
Bossoloni and cash to boot.
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