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iCharlie Dryden. the Chicago baseball humorist recently called Jimmy Block, catcher of the White Sox. “the human plpeier.” Dryden explained that a glacier is a block of ice that moves about 10 inches in a year. Charlie savs Block is a little faster than that, but not much. It seems that Blockopened an inning with a triple, arid it took an ordinary sacrifice fly, two singles and a double to score him. Following Block’s triple, the pitcher lifted a long fly to the outfield, but Callahan. who was coaching at third, held Block at that bag. Rath and Lord followed with Infield singles, but each time Block was cautioned to remain atthird, lie. finally breezed homo on a double.Block, by the way, is doing great work for the Sox. Since Sullivan was injured, Jimmy has been doing all thebackstopping for the team, and is hitting like a Wagner. Block, who is a Pole, cut about a dozen syllables from his name to make good w;th tiro big league scorers. He had a trial with Washington some years ago, but was turned back to the bushes. The White Sox grabbed him in 1910, and hewarmed the bench until late last season. when he became the second catcher for the Sox after the release ofFred Payne to Baltimore. In spite ofhis slowness. Block looks like a real big leaguer and a coming star catcher.
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Anaconda Standard
Anaconda, Montana, US
Sat, May 18, 1912
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