The mirror., 1919-09-11

the local diamond, and who has been doing good
work behind the bat for SASKATOON in the Western
Canadian League, has been bought by the Brooklyn
Dodgers for out. He will not report until next
spring, however.
Many queer things happen in baseball but
about the peculiar one that ever occurred
off in the Eastern League. between Bridgeport and
New Haven. On the first mentioned team are three
brothers named Grimes. In the eighth inning the
three we're det stranded with Roy on first. Ray on
second and Kenneth on third. The batters coming
up after them failed to hit Can you beat it?
All the Majors are buying up talent to work in
to shape for next year. Connie Mack is grabbing
right and left and has taken option on the whole
Atlanta team in the Southern League. Clark Grif-
fifth is out doing scout work for himself and so far
has picked up four pitchers and short stop. The
Boston Red Sox have bought Wilho]t who got at
least hit in 80 consecutive games for Wichita,
establishing record which will no doubt stand
for long time. He has been with the braves Pi-
rates, and Giants in the National League but failed
to make good. He started the with Seattle in
the Coast League but could not get going so was
sent to the Western where he started to hit.
The Giants have young college infelder named
Frisch who has made good showing at second and
short McGraw also has number of other young
to try out and he'll need them if he expects to
make showing next year. Phil Douglas has taken
French leave from the Giants coaxed away by three
strangers is sad but at any rate he gone and
has been suspended for the rest of the season.
A rumor floating around now has it that Nc
Graw only Loaned" Pat Moran to the Reds and
that he will be back next year to manage the Giants
That's rich. There isn't crowbar made that is big
enough to pry him loose from Cincy. Not only will
he stay in the Ohio city but he'll get nice raise in
salary. At present he is being showered with gifts
of all descriptions by the fans.
It's queer how some pitchers are turned loose by
club join some other club aud start right out in
great style. Bill James was turned over to the
White Sox by Boston and started out by hurling
great game against Washington. Ray Caldwell
was cast adrift by the same Red Sox, and worked
fine against the Athletics for Cleveland the enc
of the game storm came up and bolt of tighten
ing knocked Ray flat, but he escaped injury ano
finished the game.
While it's almost a sure bet that Cincinnati viii
take the honors in the National. the in the
American is mighty hot. Chicago and Detroi
played double header on Labor Day and one game
on Tuesday and it was very important SERIES The
Yankees have been going fast of late and may bet
ter their position. Cleveland is hanging hare
and the ST. Louis Browns attracting much inter
est. That makes five teams that fighting to hole
what they have better their position. It's cast
of IF 1 can't win the flag. I'll make it hard going
for the rest of them.''
When the Yankees played the Browns recent
ly, George Sisler complained to the "Ump'' tha
Carl Mays was using something on the ball. The
'Ump' went out and "frisked' Mays who then made
some remarks to George. where upon said Georg'
starts for the pitchers mound but was stopped by
Manager Burke and the "Umps." Now it's George
Battling Sister,
The local fans are being treated to some grea
ball games lately. with three extra inning games il
the last month. The labor day game was dandy
going thirteen innings and the fans hoping neithe
side would score until about 'steen more innings
Brad earned his watermelon in the last chapter b!
getting walk, stealing second, and coming hom
when Hick swung his big bat Hick is whal
with the bat and has made FIVE hits in nine times
bat in the last two games, an average of $685. Man!
of his hits would go for extra bases but he k
Gavvy Cravath who is called Wooden Shoes
Some of the small leagues have wound up thei
season and the will be dropping off one by ON
until nothing will be left but the big SERIES Afte
that is over the Old Stove league will be in full
blast till spring training starts.
The White Sox and Tigers have had thai