Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-20

necessarily mean that he has tired
of his horses. He makes lots OF gas
oline but doesn't raise much oats.
NEWS AND NOTES OF SPORT.
The Hamilton Tigers are the Rugby
football champions of Canada for 1906.
There will be four or five new mana
gers in the Central league the coming
season.
Jack Johnson, the colored heavy
weight pugilist, is booked to sail for
Australia next week.
Sam Murbarger the champion wres-
tier of Indiana, has got back into the
game after several months of idleness.
Lucius HoratioBigelow, the new cap
tain of the Yale football team, played
right tackle during the season just
closed.
Nearly all the American jockeys
who raced in Europe this year have
signed contracts to return to the other
side next season.
John L. Sullivan was one of the first
to volunteer his services for the pro
posed Terry McGovem benefit to be
given in New York.
The New Orleans mid.winter base
ball league has opened its season and
games are played every Saturday
Sounds good to the fan.
With polo, races ana carnivals. the
roller skating rink is in great favor
this winter Now they want six-day
races on the little wheels.
II the reports from California afe |
true Manager Frank Chance OF the
Chicago Cubs has signed several coast
league players for next season.
President Garry Hermann of Gin
cinnati doubtless will be reelected
chairman of the National Commission.
No other name is mentioned and It
looks very much as though no one else
wants the job.
Both the National and Americana
league meeting were pretty little love
feasts. 1t seemed to be the general in
clination to wipe out the old scores
and start a new game.
Boston followers of the green cloth
probably will witness a billiard match
in the near future between Harry
Cline, Of Philadelphia. and Albert Cut.
Ter the new shortstop champion.
.
Since his recent defeat at the hands
of Monk, the Newsboy." George Dix
on, the former feather-weight cham
pion. is said to realize that his fighting
days are over for good In his prime
Little Chocolate" was without an
equal
Harry Vaughn Of Birmingham and
Ed. Ransick of Augusta are so sure
that their teams win win the pennants
Of the Southern and South Atlantic
respectively, that they have
a post-season series. press
agent story
Honey Melody, the welter-weight
champion. has received an offer to
meet Joe Thomas. the California fight
err. in a 2O-round bout at Colma next
month. The two met once before, on
which occasion Thomas gained de-
cision over Melody.
Nearly every city and town in the
lDuuAig has lbSdl hlllB vi Ait ldllS VI
rooters. but in Mike Regain. Boston
claims the prize. And the claim GER
,ainly looks good Regan is not inter
ssted financially in baseball. He loves
the game solely for the enjoyment it
affords him and not only attends the
opening games in the several cities of
the American and National leagues
and in the Eastern, New England and
other minor leagues, but he makes IL
a rule to attend their annual meetings
during the winter. The distance is
never too far for Mike to travel to see
a championship game or any other
baseball event out Of the ordinary. His
equal as a simon pure ball fan is yet to
be found
A new shipment Of furs expected
.oday 10 10 $4,000.