The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
CPORTING SIDELIGHTC
~ By BILL BAILEY. ~

diSpatch from minneapolis says lhe
Miners viii be strong with Catchers
Block. Rapp. and Moore" Looks as II
Brother Mike had already grabbed the
local youngster now with Cantillon in
Galveston.
When it comes 10 the job OF referee at
an indoor meet. hats OF TO Mike ThOmp-
son.
AT last President Taft has a home.
When he joins the Chevy Chase Golf
Club our cup Of JOY will be filed TO over
flowing,
We found an automobile license on Fiji
teenth street yesterday. Now. II we can
only find machine 10 go with Il, we'll
be all right.
With Charles Streets boIls and Jacob
sons sore neck. the Washington club ap-
pears 70 be in bad way.
We have found out that the person
who got the money was the Identical
chap who swatted William Patterson.
The seating capacity OF the Polo
Grounds is 10 be enlarged The first time
they were discovered too small was one
day last summer. when Pink Bowie al
tended a game.
We venture 70 suggest that Il was prob
ably some one other than Battling Nei-
son who suggested a monument 20 the
late George Siler.
4 Pennsylvania avenue firm announces
We are selling out our large stock OF
fcrs." II they are. they're lucky
Introducing the weT-known black-faced
comedian. Raymond Hitchcock.
Business High has its first baseball
game scheduled with Gallaudet tomorrow
afternoon. Only scheduled, remember.
Just as we were beginning TO take 10
the ditty. MY Rosetime Rosy along
comes a hurdy-gurdy with this selection
among other war songs. And We had
Just told our society editor that il was the
very latest ever
Glad 10 hear that Johnny Bean Is max
ing a hit with the Chicago White SoK
Yannigans. Now, il he can only keep up
his hitting.
What was Home Run" Taggart doing
at the Columbia Friday afternoon
Vincent Corcoran's beauty Is consider
ably enhanced in TUX" We can safely
roast him. now that the Georgetown meet
I for 1909 is a matter OF history.
IA POETICAL ECHO OF THE BURNsJOHNsON
MILL.
The Stadium was packed. when into the ring came
the massive black:
Cheer after cheer greeted the they faced each
1 other az the struAe q 10;
The first hit Of The match knocked pOor old Tommy
/ fat
From then til The finish there was but one man In
/ It. and be was Good Old Jsck
-London lEnsJ Sporting Life.
'Hypo'' Reid says that il makes no differ
ence to him whether or not the wires are
down between this city and Baltimore.
So long. boys; see you IN church.
Bill 'Possum posed in Harry Cunning
hams studio for two hours yesterday in
order to get life-size picture Of him
self that will be rafled on at the car
toonists' convention. to be held at St.
Louis next week
| (dpk- E1NSD OSNCA AAcNot VI lLlc L. y.
| Connecticut, was asked to tell Of the
amusements INDUCED in by the men OF
the fleet en- tour
The captain said: zone Of the most en-
joyable pastimes OF the fleets men seemed
to be n a game that the boys dubbed
biting the coin On pay-days a number
OF the men would cOngregare on the deck
Of one Of the ships and drop a quarter
into a barrel Of -four. After about 100 sill
yer pieces were mixed in the -four the
boys would take turns in trying 10 extri-
cate the money from the 'fioury' inclo-
sure by grabbing at the coins with their
teeth
1T looked easy. but before half the
men. each OF whom we're given a min
ute's time 10 bite had had their turn,
the -four was dough and that dough was
serving as chewing gum for 200 men
There was always an exciting finish tC
this game. but every one seemed salts
fed. because when they did not get the
money they got the dough anyhow"