The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-23

samples of the pitchers Anson oeyei~
oped.
Max Carey, of the Pirates, is one or
the first to get in with a retirement
story. Max recently left for California
and said that he believed he was
through with the game for good. 1t
is pretty generally known that the
| little outfelder star has been diseor-
tented with his Pittsburgh job for
some while and would be happy to
shine somewhere else. but the Pirates
are not at all willing to let him so.
Last winter Max made up his mind
that he was free agent and that he
was through with the Pirates for
played some $50 games with them this
year and it's pretty likely that he'll
be back there for that many more
again next season.
President McCaffery, of the Toronto
club was more than disguised with
the result of the Indianapolis-Leaf
clash. He had expected that his team
would make better showing, and the
overwhelming defeat of the Interna-
tional league champions was q bitter
blow to him, says The Toronto News.
Too much transforming he considers
was responsible for the debacle. They
weren't frightened up for hard series
after a week OF circus stunts, and
were a long way from being the team
that won Barrow's flag by capturing
eight of the last ten played. Mr., Nc
Gallery is inclined also to give some
credence to the story that there was q
little dissension in the ranks Some
of the players did not pull any too
well with Manager Latoie. and. though
they undoubtedly gave their best eff
forts, their hearts were not in their
work, Before the regular season clos
ed, IL is reported that two OF the
members Of the pitching stan had to
be bonused in order to keep them in
line.
Though Jack Miller of the ST. Louis
Cardinals. is married, he filed no claim
for exemption after his acceptance for
service In the national army, and he
expects to report to a training camp
shortly Miller has had good year
with the Cardinals and the club will
have to do some tall hustling to all
his place.
Nap Lajoie, who batted 1850 in the
International this season, found the
indianapolis pitchers hard picking IN
batted but .2l1 against them. Jay
Kirke, who played first for 1ndianap-
oils in the games against Toronto
was the leading hitter OF the series.
with an average Of 400.
The claim OF second Baseman
George Cutshaw. OF the Brooklyn
Dodgers, for exemption from the army
ufAIL because OF q wire ana ChlAu was
granted, but he won't be exempt from
the usual banning at the hands OF
Brooklyn fans IL he returns TO the
Dodgers next year They have been on
Cutshaw for q year In spite of good
work.
The Pittsburgh club loses four Of It's
youngsters in the army draft They
are Chuck Ward, Harold Carlson, Don
Flynn and Bin Evans. Flynn made 4
good showing in his brief trial with
the Pirates, batting .2s7 In ten games
and was considered q good prospect
for next season.
Cleveland, IN the American league
made a great record in 1915 for att
tendance and though they had q thir6&r
place team this season they fell 10000
behind the attendance mark of the
season before. Jim Dunn, the Cleve-
land owner says that Cleveland would
be the best baseball town i'm the ooun-
try with a pennant winner, but he
probably won't have 20 enlarge hts
park for a while yet