The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1905-07-27
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Mike DOniln MADE lUU mis- IN i.S
games. He leads the New York Giants
in batting. his figures being 800.
Mathewson. Taylor and Ames. all of
the New York Giants. lead the pitchers
of the National League in the number
of games won.
Samuel Gompers. the famous labor
leader, is baseball crank Of the S2d de-
gree. He never misses a chance to see
game while moving around the coun-
try.
Billy Keeler maintains his position at
the head of the American League bats
men of New York. He has an average
of .324. while Pat Dousherty is second
with .29J.
Reno, New, is after the bout between
Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson. Nell
son has assurances that the Nevada club
will bid as high as $4,000 for the mill
and looks with favor upon Reno as the
battle ground.
Johnny Evers. the little Chicago sec
Ond baseman, who halls from the New
York State League, is big favorite in
the Windy City. They regard him as a
second Fred Pfcffer in the wild and
woolly metropolis.
The miserable work of the Brooklyn
club has utterly disgusted local enthu-
siasts. The management and players
have come in. for fierce criticism by the
Brooklyn papers. but lannon's crowd go
on losing just the same.
The cost of balls is big item in the
yearly expense account of the National
and American League clubs. President
Hart of Chicago figures that he loses
from 5000 to $1,000 every year on balls
that are carried away by spectators.
Abe Attell will take Il trip to Europe
and engage some of the foreign cracks.
Young Corbett and Kid Herman, the
Chicago feather weight. have been look
ing for an opportunity 10 engage the
California crack, but without success.
Earl Kiser, few years ago a noted
bicycle racer, is gaining great prominence
as an auto driver. He carried off the
honors at the st. Paul Automobile Club
races, although Barney Oldtield and
Chevrolet We're among the participants.
There are four players in the big
leagues who were star football players
when at college and before they broke
into professional baseball They are
Christy Mathewson of the New York
Nationals. who was fullback at Buckneii.
Overall. the Cincinnati pitcher. who was
a guard at the University of California:
Dave Fultz of the New York Americans.
who was a halfback at Brown. and Jake
Stahl of the Washingtons, who was
halfback at the University of Illinois.
Mike Schreck is one of those who are
after Hart for Il 20, and the two may
come together in the fall. 1t does not
look like good match for Schreck, as
Hart has at least 80 pounds advantage
in weight, and this fact alone indicates
him us 4 winner over Schreck.
Gus Rubin has aspirations for the
heavyweight championship. He is to
meet Jim Mccormick in San Francisco,
and will then go after Marvin Hart.
Hart has no more claim to the CHAM
pionship than l have" says Gus. Let
him beat me first and then he can do
some talking.
1t is reported in the West that ex-
Champion Jeffries is dissipating and
squandering large sums of money buck
ing the tiger" If this is true land it is
denied by his friends, and the big fellow
continues to donate to the sharpers. IT
may be that we have not seen the last OF
jeff in the roped arena.
Cornell at Poughkeepsie and Yale at
New London shared the college boating
honors of 1905. The favorite won i'll both
contests. but while the race on the Hud-
son was no more than the easiest prac-
tice pull for the victors, the struggle on
the Thames was such neck-and-neck
affair that for once it stands out as the
great boat race of the year.
Colwin Demarest of Buffalo is the lat
est cue wonder. Although the youngster
has been playing less than two years,
he has attracted considerable attention.
His brilliant game with Charles f. Conk
lin, the national amateur champion. put
his reputation on substantial basis. In
one nights play Demarest made an aver
age of 10 3-27 to Conglin's 10 20-2I.
1t is announced that Albert T. Pat
rick, who is awaiting execution for the
murder of William Marsh Rice, the
Texas millionaire. has instructed his
counsel, David B. Hill, to take his case
to the United States Supreme Court.
The appeal will act as temporary stay.