Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-08-14
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WliOuf cooper ID the most eHeCl1 20
pitcher the Pirates have just now.
Beck of the st. Louis Cardinals has
one of the best throwing arms in thu
big league.
Louis Bierbauer of London, looks
like the cream Of the Canadian league
first sackers.
Pitcher AL Damaree OF the Giants ie
not showing the classy goods he dis
played in 1913.
The Rochester club has secured
Pitcher Ernest Manning from the St.
Louis American club.
Outfielder Frank Long, VITO was let
out by the Londaa--team. has been
picked up by Hamilton.
The Boston Red Sox are alleged to
be after Ty Cobb. In exchange they
would give iris Speaker.
George Davis, once a White Sox
star, has been engaged as a scout for
the New York Highlanders.
That American league race is one
Of the prettiest that Ban Johnson has
been able to engineer in years.
Josh Devore has done some fitting
since he was Giant, having been In
turn a Red, Quaker and a Brave.
The Pittsburgh Club has turned
pitcher Barney Duffy over to the Des
Moines club. Of the Western league.
Benny Kauff, who is leading the Fed
eral league with 4 batting average OF
400, once belonged to the New Yorks
Manager O'Brien Of the New Bed
ford club, claims he has the best re
ceiver in the Colonial league in Muir
ply.
Pitcher Dave Davenport, who for
sock the Reds for the Feds, Is having
rough time In his new field at St
Louis.
Infielder Eddie Grant of the Giants
Ks back In the substitute set, but what
times ne has been in the game he has
done capital work.
Lefty" Rogers, Ottawa's star left
hand HEAVIER, is on clutches and hardly
able to move. Rogers will be out O
the game for weeks.
Hans Wagner has succumbed t.
golf, along with many Of his we'll
known associates on some Of the othel
major league teams.
Bob Bescher of the Giants, Is no
showing so well in the art Of base
stealing as he did when he was
member OF the Reds.
Catcher Forrest Cady of the Rex
Sox, has a brother, twenty years old
who gives promise of developing into
an all-around player.
Newark evidently misses the flint
stick work OF Jack Dalton, who II
now with Brooklyn, and Is leading thu
National league batsmen.
Brockton fans claim President Dal
Smith has picked up the greatest out
fielder in the league In Jacobson, wh'
is attending to the left pasture.
Ward Miller. the former Cub, is fall
Ing down in his hitting. He started
out at the top of the list, but he hal
descended as have the Sloufeds.
Joe Cantillon is grooming Red KILL
fer for the big league this fall. Pongt
wants big money for the former Wash
ington Senator, and 1t looks as II hi
would get it.
Kingman, the youngster whom Grit
nth turned over to- Chance, is the sec
oid left-handed first baseman from
California the New York American
league club has had.
"Midge" Craven. the scrappy man
ager Of the st. Thomas team, is popu
lar all over the circuit. His team
with a little Strengthening, should b.
4 pennant probability.
The Boston Braves this year have {
battery composed of two brothers.
George and Fred Tyler. George Tyler
the pitcher. is one Of the best Of thu
lnfthanders when properly handled.
Scout Chick Fraser has turned in t.
the Pittsburgh club a young catcher
named William a. Wagner, hailine
ffom Sumner, H.. He 70 six feet one
inch high and is considered a prom
i.srx youngster BY Scout Fraser.
Jlu Shaw and Joe Engel, the two
voune aeavers of the Washington Sen
ators, hove been pitching wonderful
ball in tn last few days. and CLARK
Grimth believes they Will help his
team get therv or thereabouts.
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Pitcher Pertlue Of the Boston club
recently traded to st. Louis, IL sore
over the alleged fact that President
GafYney deprived him Of . chance "a
play with tlis Giants by blocking a
deal of Periue for Murray and one
other player. d