The mirror., 1919-08-21
Baseball Chatter
By r. X.
Wednesday. August Ia.


many of the wise to say, told you so"
Many men, who know the game from beginning 10
end. predicted that the players of the New York in
field have been in the game too long to stand up un.
der the strain and it would seem if their prophesy
has come true. After dropping two out of three at
Cincinnati, the Giants expected to have some soft
pckings at St. Louis but the lowly Cards took the
first two and lost the last. The Giants then ambed
to Chicago where they could score only one run in
three games. The Cubs gave them an awful mauling
though they had just lost two series losing two out
of three the Phillies and the same to Boston, The
Giants have been after Arthur Nehf of Boston and
finally secured him. giving in exchange, pitchers
Causey, Jones, Oeschger and young catcher.
O'Neil, who had been with Rochester, and bundle
of cash. Nehf is good southpaw and should help
the Giants He worked in one game against the
Cubs and gave six hits, but Hendryx, for Chicago
gave only three.
The Cubs made good deal when they swapped
Leslie Mann and Charlie Pick to the Braves for
Buck Herzog. Even though Buck isn't youngster,
he is playing good ball and doesn't have. to take
back seat from anyone when it comes playing the
keystone position. The Cubs not out of it yet.
and he might be just the to put the Cubs up
higher. He was important cog in the Giant machine
when they won the pennant of the National league
three times in row, 19l1-1213, and again in 1917
he was Giant and played against the White Sox.
The Cincinnati team now has nice lead, not
enough of course cinch the flag, but enough to
make the other fellow worry. While the Reds have
many star players they are playing well bal
anced machine and not individuals. The owners
have bought young out-felder named See who was
tho Into loor how
the Reds $40 900, besides the Cuban pitcher, Samu-
ell Cueto. He must be good to cost that much. That
will give Pat Moran another southpaw to work. as
Rube Bressler has been playing the outtied. The
fans all anxiously waiting for the series be-
tween the Giants and Reds at the Polo grounds
when three double headers will be played in three
days. If the Reds can cop that series they just
about start to make plans to enlarge Redland park
to handle the world series. More power Pat
Moran.
Harry, Harry, why do they tarry,
Why don't those Red Sox 90.
They play good baseball, now and then,
Then up in the air they blow.
The Red Sox have given Dave Shear, infelder,
and Ray Caldwell. pitcher, their unconditional re-
lease. Caldwell has to blame but himself. for
if he had behaved himself and not broke training
rules so often he would have been grand pitcher
He has done some nifty work a pinch hitter at
times. No doubt he will 60 to the minors but he'll
find training rules there, too, and the farther down
they 60 the less money they get. Of course there's
chance of some National league team taking him
on for trial. for there is always some manager will
ing to try pitcher that has shown as many good
flashes as Caldwell. We have the Braves, Cards,
and Phillies in mind.
The Carl Mays controversy has apparently been
settled, as the Yankee moguls have secured in
junction to keep Ban johnson from holding Mays
out of the Yankee lineup. He has pitched one
game and won. Still there is much room for argu-
ment in this respect. How will it effect the world
of baseball? This is the second time it has happen
ed in two years, the other case being Scot Perry.
Connie Mack also served an injunction Ban John
son to keep Perry from the Braves. Now it is said
there is three cornered deal on between the Yam
KEGS, the Red Sox and Athletics, Perry going to
Boston, Barry to New York and Pratt to Philadel-
phia. Mack has been trying for four years to get
pitchers TO build up his and after all the trouble
he has went through to get Perry, who is about his
one best bet, why trade him off? Is Perry dissats-
fed and wanting to 60 to some team higher up? Is
the injunction in the Mays going to help
other managers control their stars who hard
enough to control as it is? The Yankee owners
cannot be blamed as they secured the player before
the suspension was tackled At any rate it is
time for the rule makers to enact rules punish
players who refuse to play with the teams they are
signed up with.
This local fans shown about everything
that goes to make up baseball in Saturdays game.
Hitting, fielding. good and bad. stop by the
Silver Bow shortstop being phenomenal; errors and
base stealing. There must have been good mary
sore throats after the game. the roofing