Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-06-28
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Monday morning the local manage
ment was advised by Manager Jack
Tracey that The TripIex Lawn Now
ers, Of Platteville, plus Jack Smith
son, Vic Safer, Burke, Scanlon, Smith
and Schwind of the Chicago City Hall
team of the Midwest League, would
not be in Lancaster for a game with
the Dodgers on Wednesday Of this
week.
After last weeks defeat by the Lam
caster boys Tracy stated that the next
time the two teams met the story
would be different. He promised to
bring here an aggregation of stars
which would show Lancaster how the
game should be played. The game
was scheduled for Friday of this
week but Tracy asked that it be
changed to Wednesday to enable him
to get the lineup of stars listed above.
The local management obliged by
changing the date and announced the
game Then word came to call it off.
Just what accounts for the change
Of heart seems to be a mystery, Pos
sibly Jack thought the tariff was a
little strong when Smithson sent him
the statement of the charges to be
made by the Chicago players. Posi-
bly, some of the Platteville hackers
were sensible enough to figure that it
would be foolish to spend the money
for what they would get out of it..
Possibly some of the Platteville fans
took the word home that it might not
do much good even if Smithson
brought the whole Chicago crew. No
body knows the answer but the game
is off.
AS a result the next home game will
be with the McCoy-Nolans of Milwau-
kee, a fast colored team formerly
known as the Calgary Black Sox. The
Milwaukee colored team will be here
on Friday Of this week stopping off
on their way to Oelwein for four
game series. A fast game is assured.
Notes of The Week.
Bell turned in several fine games
at third. His all-round play on We'd
nesday and Thursday was of a high
order and his play on Slapnicka on
Saturday was a feature. In Sundays
game he had two swell plays, one on
throw from Otis and one on Kap-
pels throw.
Kappel's peg from center field to
catch Kleinheinz going into third in
Sundays game was perfect heave.
With Elliott at short Kappel has
moved over into center field where he
should come in mighty handy with his
ability to go after fly balls in any d.
rection and his throwing.
"Rowdy" Elliott has signed up for
the season and will probably be seen
at short. Elliott knows the infield
game, can cover plenty of territory,
and, in addition, puts a world Of pep
into the whole infield. He was picked
as All-Conference short stop this sea-
son and can be counted on to run in
fine game again in his last years
position on the team. Last year
"Rowdy" didn't get to hitting until he
had played four or five games with us
and if he's going to duplicate this
year we're about due to see real
start soon.
Eddie Schacht also signed up Fri
day and will be seen from now on in
the outfeld and as relief catcher.
Eddie had good college season and
looks like the goods in the outfield.
Otis worked nice games Saturday
and Sunday and came through on
Sunday with the hit that turned the
trick.
Driggett hit his stride again this
week in hitting. At Mineral Point the
little fellow bagged couple OF
doubles and his Sunday collection in
cluded a triple and two singles. Van
Roo and Schultz both took liking
to Oelwein pitching. Van had a big