The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-23
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS
BY BILL BAILEY.

IN view OF the fact that wrestling seems
to be the Turkish national pastime. why
wouldn't It be a good plan for Frank
Gotch TO go over there and start a
school?
Sir Thomas Upton is not the only
sportsman who believes it would be
good thing for the cup 10 be taken across
the pond just once
The Detroit baseball team has corralled
one Of the smallest pitchers in captivity.
He is Pete Browning, drafted from the
San Francisco club. and weighs but l25
pounds. Sometimes good things come IN
small packages
Many Of the newspaper men who took
the recent trip 10 Norfolk with the Presi-
dental party spent an agreeable hour
looking over the baseball park where the
Nationals are going to train next March.
The impression seemed 10 prevail that
Norfolk was just about the right place
for spring camp
Why don't Jeffries and Johnson drop
a quick curtain on all the monkey bust
ness and award the fight TO either COT
froth or Gleason?
Jimmy Isaminger, Of the Philadelphia
North American. is responsible for the
following: Charles Murphy. owner OF
the Cubs. favors school Of baseball. I'm
which fans will DE permitted 20 submit
suggestions looking 70 the beuterment
Of the sport and also PROFOUND questions
that have bafiled them. Already the mail
bags are full Of communications address
ed to the school OF baseball. Here are
few.
when Detroit is here and Cobb is mp
with the bases full. wouldn't ne be forced
10 answer the telephone II there was @
call at the office Tor himT-Bin Wat
kins, Philadelphia.
Really I cannot understand why the
I big league owners stand for such "a short
schedule They could easily open the
season on February / and close &c on De-
cember / if they used proper Judgment
/ Why. Iu the Orange Free State the ma
/ tives play the royal game of buufwuuf-
nuuf. which IS strictly an outdoor pas
/ time all the year round. Look this up
/ Mr. Murphy. Percy Mutt. Matteawan,
/ y. Y.
/ L am chairman Of q committee Of 81
( wealthy Southern planters, formed O.
raise 100000 20 chase the hookworm out
Of the South. Already we have received
.Si75e00o, but haven't been able 90 get q
cent more. Therefore. we have decided
90 turn this money over TO a fund 20 pro.
I vide for the destitute wives and children
OF National and American league owners
II YOU are willing % accept the money
n ga1r~.r rr
Beverly Lee Jackson, hatcher, Miss
ITO improve the game. / would merely
suggest that time lock De put on IN,
tongues Of big league owners. SO tina
they VIII be silent from October I q.
April l5."-Iva Payne, Mahanoy Plane
Pa
II am uneqUivotahiy in favor OF
longer baseball season. There IS not on
OF Us I'm my imnediate vicinity tina
would not be glad 20 be In a big leagu
baseball park even as late as Januar,
Mike Gum. Sing Sing. y y
Baseball. the National League IN par
ticular. would be much more enjoyable
Hans Wagner were debarred from play
ing for the rest of his natural life
4. Frank Chance. Chicago.
I'VE are organizing a league IN Pose
County for next season. Is IL true tina
the Eroundkeeper must be placed on th
reserve llstT Roger Waters, Rapture
Ind.
do you think that run getting woul
be increased n the home plate was place
near bar rail?'-Samuel Swallows. Lex
o inEton, Ky.
Since he broke with Fred Lake Bosto
, fans would like 20 ask for waivers o
. Owner TAYLOR Of the Red SoX