Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-06-19

leagues any more.
The veteran shortstop, Joe O Rourke,
formerly manager Of the Sacramento
club, Of the Pacific Coast league. has
been purchased by the Wichita club
from the Louisville club Of the Ameri-
can association.
Chief Of umpires, Bill Brennan, has
been asked by prominent base ball
man Of Havana, Cuba, to take the
Federal league to the island after the
regular season for an extensive ex-
hibition tour. T.,
Bill Carrigan declares that the
young shortstop, Everett Scott, will
prove one of the real finds Of the pres
ent season. He is q great fielder. q
fine batter and q speed marvel" says
Manager Bill.
r. e. Lee, the star hitter of the
Army base ball team. has been signed
by the Chattanooga club. Lee failed
in mathematics at West Point In the
last quarter and was ineligible to play
college ball.
II Herbert Pennock. Connie Mack's
young HEAVIER, has anything, he should
show it. Connie Mack and every one
Of his instructors has taken a hand
in teaching the youngster how to
pitch.
George Burns, the Tigers FIRST
sacker, is a Philadelphia man, and his
friends there are rubbing 1t into Con-
ME Mack that he allowed so valuable
a prospect to get away from him.
Jack Henricks, manager Of the In
dianapolis team. is in the market for
five ball players. One pitcher. two in.
fielders and two outfielders are wanted
to strengthen the team. .
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Pitcher Bill steen seems fated to
have trouble with his wrist. He broke
it in May, 1913: injured it again at
New Orleans in March; and broke 1t
once more in April last.
The Feds are considering entering
Philadelphia next year. Several
wealthy Quakers are after franchise.
and It is believed another team would
pay well there.
Rip Hagerman, the tall, slatlike
HEAVIER of the Maps, has made himself
quite solid with Manager Joe Birm.
ingham because of his winning ways.
It has been ten years since the Chi.
cago Cubs finished lower than third
place, and in eight of those ten years
they finished no worse than second.
Answering the pleadings Of the At
lanta club. Providence has waived its
claim on Infielder Harry Holland and
he is again in the Cracker lineup.
Jack Leary, the new first baseman
of the st. Louis Browns, is said to
be the best f1rst-sacker that the
Browns have had in many year.
Hughie Jennings thinks much of his
team this year, for he claims that the
1914 outfit is a stronger one than he
had in 1907, 1908 or in 1909.
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Marty Kavanaugh. the Harrison
youth, and former member Of the
Newark team, is proving strong in.
fielder for the Detroit club.
The talk that Snodgrass will sue
coed Stock at third for the Giants
does not sound reasonable. for Stock
is playing too good ball.
Exertion of playing ball all winter
has told ON Sam Crawford, who, to
save himself from fatigue, now hits
nothing but home runs.
Manaxer Tinker OF the Chicago Fed
erals claims that in Zwilling. Beck and
Wickland he has one OF the strongest
outfields in baseball. i
Says Otto Knabe: I'll play the
Phillies q seven-game series and win
five any time they want to accept the
challenge"
The Kansas City Packers have q
shortstop named Tappan, and he has
been tappan 'em when hits were
needed.
How can Charley Herzog's team be
expected to bat we'll now that the Gin
c,nnati base hit has been done away
with?
The honor system Branch Hickey in
stalled in the camp Of the Browns
seems to be a much better system
than some of the old managers are
using. ..
j Frank Snyder, Cardinal backstop, is
the most improved catcher in st.
Louis. He has E perfect wing and can
also hit. as so%..S,
Milton Stock Of the Giants is said to
have the heaviest pair Of legs seen In
the majors since the days Of Charley
Hickman.