Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-09-04
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Larry Cheney has developed into
the hard-luck pitcher Of the Cub staff.

A@"AAy SAcucy HAS ueveIOpeu lulO
the hardluck pitcher Of the Cub staff.
Clemson college boasts of a pitcher
who can twirl equally we'll with either
hand.
In banking the Pirates three times
straight the Braves have established
q seasons record.
Chief Johnson ought to save up 1000
injunctions and then retire.
The umpire still Is supreme. When
he calls strike 1t Is not subject to
arbitration.
Jay Rogers, a catcher Of the New
York Americans, was Internationally
released by Manager Frank Chance.
Derrick has grown into a very I'm
portant part Of the Cub team in the
short time that he has been with it.
Edgar Collins, the new outfielder Of
the Pittsburgh club, came from the
San Antonio club OF the Texas league.
An Unexpectedly early opening Of
the cotton season has led to q plan
to close the Georgia State league sea.
son early.
The New York Sun says a blind man
went to Yanks' game the other day
and enjoyed 1t. Well, we can under.
stard that.
Dick Hoblitzel and Mike Mitchell,
who formerly played with Cincinnati.
are getting along all right In the Amer
lean league.
The Murray and Boise clubs have
been dropped from the Union associa-
ton and the league will continue with
four clubs.
We have been waiting to hear hol-
Ter from Ping Bodie about that rumor
that he's to be sent to Milwaukee.
Nary peep.
The Opelika club Of the Georgia
Alabama league has deposed Newell
as manager and replaced him with
Outflelder Steele.
Old Larry Lajoie has been benched.
Manager Birmingham has put Ivan
Olson on second. Pezold, new play
er, is guarding third.
The veteran Ralph Glaze has drawn
his release at st. Joseph. He pitched
some good ball early, but Of late has
been unable to win.
Heinie Zimm says he will never be
put out of a ball game again. Evi.
IDENTIFY Heinie is under the impression
that the summer is over.
Eddie Collins has Joined the Pitts
burgh Pirates. This Collins, however,
is an outflelder and no kin to the Sec
ond baseman Of the Athletics.
Honus Wagner knows he Is about
ready for the scrap heap and has told
some OF his friends he would likely
terminate his baseball career with this
season.
President Gilmore says that he has
Is major leaguers signed up for the
1915 season. But what we'd like to
know u.s. Do they play big-league ball
or not?
The Detroit club denies that 1t has
bought Outfelder Bill Jacobson from
Chattanooga, but it has made an ofler
for Outfielder Jacobson of the Brock
ton Colonial league team.
Karl Hodge, star all.'round athlete
at Williams college and pitcher on the
college ball team for the past two sea-
sons, has been signed by the New
York Giants for trial.
Bill Collins, the outfielder who was
with the Brooklyn club for several
games in the closing weeks Of last
season, is now playing an outf1eld po-
sition for the Buffalo Federals.
MANAGER McGraw has announced
that he is going to stay at home the
coming winter instead Of going to
South America with the Giants and an
American league team.
Clark Griffith Of Washington and
Jack Dunn of Baltimore are in a clash
over who f1rst saw John Blair, an out
fielder who has been playing ball
somewhere in West Virginia.
William Bierholter Is the name OF
q new umpire in the Central league
He ought to be up In the majors. He'd
make a great side.kicker for Pitcher
lineup.
With Derrick making good at short
for the Chicago Cubs, Red Corrigan
NAV be traded and the Indianapolis
c,nh Of the American association has
nut in a bid for him.
Charles (Tex). Mcdonald, utility
man of the Pittsburgh Feds, who had
become somewhat unpopular in the
Smoky City because of his fstic pro-
clivities, has been traded to the bu1-
falo Feds for Outfielder Frank Dele
hanty.
"1 have plentv of good ball players"