Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-02
BASE BALL GOSSIP

Babe Ruth has made as many
home runs this season as the
Pittsburg and Cincinnati teams
combined.
Wonder what Babe Ruth
meant when wished Carpenter
a home run when the latter gets
in to the ring with Dempsey
Saturday.
The next official game in the
Church League VIII not be play
ed before Monday, July 18th,
There is only one ball game ii
the city curing Chautauqua weel
this one is the Fourth of July
game which is to be played be
tween the league leaders, the
first Christians, and the pick O
the other teams in the league. [,
will be held at Madison Hi or the
Deatherage lot.
Jay Kirle established a new
American Association smuggling
record Thursday by clouting ou.
three circuit drives over the righ
field fence at Columbus, Ohio
He plays first for the Louisville
Colonies.
Joe Berman. who proved him
self a valuable addition to the
Baptist team Wednesday, come:
from Ann Ar5or, Michigan, ant
is attending Normal school. He
has quite d good football recoro
in the country and will have {
chance to exhibit his ability
along that line here next fall.
A suggestion that will proba
bly, be carried out, is to pick al
all-star team from the Church
League to represent Richrnon
later on III the season after al
the games in The Church League
have been played.
The Baptists are expecting thf
return OF Arthur Brunet, whs
has expressed q desire to play OF
their team. lie played an in
field position On the Centre Col
lege team for three years ant
led the team in hitting the las
year there. With him the =
fists are going to give the FRS
Christians a real battle. they say
Rasty Wright, Trvine's sta
pitcher, has Won the last five
games he. has started, allowing
only one run. lie has pitched 4
innings in these games allowing
20 hits. He has also struck on
50 batsmen and given only on'
free tickets TO first base. Their
are no wild pitches to his credit
1t is rumorei about town tina
Sam Reid has gone to Huston
vile to spend the remainder o
the summer. Everybody who
has seen this l6-year-old young
ster work is predicting a bis
league career for him sure if h,
will lust take care of himself an
not throw his arm away by to-
much pitching now
| With the close of the Norma
base ball season the star player
iof that institution have associat
ed themselves with various othe
teams. Ballou, Combs, Lacke,
and Rice are now playing with ;
team at Harlan; Gray is playing
at Sandy Hook; Mainous a
Bonneville; Dunaway at Huston
vile, and Fox at Winchester
| White is the only member of tn,
team that remained here for tn,
summer term.
The spectators in pulling TO
their favorites have raiseds 81
much sand that the players ar,
sharing in their arguments. De
cisions that are perfectly fair art
being disputed, and rulings Of tn,
umpires, who serve in this leagu,
without pay, are being boed at
Steps should be taken to proven
this and if it keeps up some play.
ers should be ruled off the field
In the last game between tn,
Catholics and the Baptists. fou
tip rolled down Hembree's ba
and struck him on the left cheek
As a result Of this he is attending
/ to his work with one side of hi.
face looking like he had a goot
size chaw of terbaccer safely
tucked away where it would dc