The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1916-06-08
BASEBALL
STORIES
Those Indians are proving them
selves worthy of the name.

InOS0 PAO'AAo
selves worthy of the name.
The only positive certainty about
baseball is the price of admission.
iris Speaker Is the real slugglng
friend of the American league to date.
Connie Mack's Athletics will ind
home plate yet, even if they have to
blast for It.
Johnny Evers has failed to connect
with the pill this spring as he has in
former years.
Benny Kauff says his name Is pro-
nounced Govt" not Cough" AW
right, Benny!
Baseball insanity" says the Toledo
Blade, "is a glorious affection" Who
is loony now?
Weak pitching is given as the rea-
son for the slump Of the White Sox
by eastern critics.
Charley Pechous has been sent to
the Peoria club of the Three | league
by Manager Tinker.
Baseball fans are rejoicing in the
opportunity to forget the lawyers ana
talk about the players.
Mike Kelly expects to get lot OF
good pitching out Of Lefty Leit1eld
the old-time Cub pitcher.
A gent entitled Cable has been sep
arated from the Yankee Roster. S'pose
Bill Donovan cut the cable?
Bench warrants have been issued to
several baseball managers who are de-
termined to arrest batting slumps.
Catcher Nunnamaker Of the Yankees
won a wrist watch in a rattle a short
time ago, but he is afraid to wear 1t.
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Jack Fournier may not be the best
first baseman in the league, but he
has plenty of fight in him to satisfy
everyone.
The man who said he couldn't Judge
q ball players worth by the size or his
pay check spoke mouthful or the
well-knoWn truth.
Hooper Is playing in wonderful
form this spring. He says he is out
after the honors, regardless of Cobb
and few others.
Buck Weaver is developing into q
real third baseman. He has the
throw and can cover the ground as
well or better than he ever did around
short.
Brooklyn may discard Hi Myers,
Jimmy Johnston, it is said, has shown
Manager Robinson so much-so early
that Myers has lost out on al out
field job.
Bethel, the nifty second baseman of
the st. Louis Cardinals, carries around
six initials to his name. He signs the
little old pay check thus: c. F. A. ]. II.
D. Bethel.
C,ark Griffith. manager of the Wash
ington Senators, has been quoted as
saying that the Tigers stand the best
show of winning the American league
flag this year.
Mr.. Pipp of the New York Yankees
granted an interview after battling
against Walter Johnson. "He may be
a good pitcher, but can't see him"
confessed Mr., Pipp.
George Suggs, pitcher formerly with
Detroit Tigers and Cincinnati Reds
and later with Baltimore Feds, may
get another chance in the game with
the Richmond Internationals.
Tom Tenant, veteran first baseman
OF the Coast league and once with the
st. Louis Browns briefly, will try to do
a comeback with the Mobile team OF
the Southern league this year.
The baseball team from the Uni
yersity of Waseda, Japan, will meet
some Of the best college teams on the
Pacific coast and the middle West
after its arrival from Honolulu.
Herzog refuses to get rid Of Fritz
Mollwitz, even though he has Hal
Chase to cover first. The Milwaukee
club made good offer for Fritz, but
Garry Hermann refused to listen.
New York fans are with Kauf,
Rousch and Rariden to man. They
say the ex-Feds have made the Giants,
and that II 1t were not for them Nc
Graw's club would remain cellar cham.
pions.