The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-01-17


tillion threatens to curtail Jim's sal
airy If he does not report in Washing
ton at once.
George Rowland, last seasons man
ager of the Dubuque Three Eye club
has signed a contract to manage the
Aberdeen team in the Northwest
league during 1909. Rowland left Du-
buque several days ago for the Goa st
and will begin at once to line up his
talent
Joe Choynski, once a favorite among
the light Heavyweight fighters of this
country, gives Jim Corbett credit for
being the fanciest boxer who ever
graced the roped arena. Joe also
says that Corbett could fight some,
too.
There is story going the rounds
In New York that Jack Johnson
double-crossed Tommy urns in the re-
cent fight in New South Wales. 1t is
believed that Tommy and Jack had
entered into a frame-up agreement
"ii'itpJ JpiIiSOIl WAS 10 ldV GOWN
and that Jack took advantage of his
opportunity to beat Burns at the same
trick Tommy played on Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien when the Canadian drew
OBrlen's fstc career to a close two
years ago
Jack O'Brien says he intends to take
trip around the world. Not one of
those Stoddard tours, but real travel
ing.
If Pittsburg gave New York n sheet
OF song and dance music for Spike
Shannon what did Kansas City give
Pittsburg?
Ted Sullivan says that Ty Cobb is
the greatest ball player in the world
today. They are all great today, as
the season doesn't begin until April.
Ball players are playing the mar
riage game to a standstill this WIN
ter, which is mighty fine thing
Baseball news are scarce during the
benny" days.
Manager McAleer of the ST. Louis
Browns will give trial to Paul Cobb,
brother of the famous Tyrus Jimmy
signed Paul because Jack O'Connor
said he wouldn't do.
Martin, the little brother of Pitcher
Ed Walsh, will be given chance to
display his idea of the national past
time with the Chicago White Sox
next spring.
When you come to think of it
everyone gets an even break at one
time or another. st. Paul has the
champion boy trap shooter and Mobile
has the champion boy crap shooter.
Next season Philadelphia will be the
only major league city not having a
manager on the field in uniform.
Smootch UP there a bit, Messrs. Mack
and Murray!
The original Alfalfa league has been
organized in Kansas with Great Bend.
Arkansas City, Hutchinson, McPher-
son, Salina and Strong City starting
the excitement. In fact the first
town is great and the last one as
strong as any city in the Sunfower
state.
George La Blanche, the old-time
boxer, known as the marine" has
been hitting the rough edges of late
as result of overindulgence in
throat-scratchers. But George is on
the bridge now and says he intends
to keep out of the wet in the future.
Bob Fitzsimmons, Joe Choynski.
Tom Sharkey and few other pugil-
lstic dead ones are said to be after
Champion Johnson's scalp.
Joe Cantillion has fondness for tall
pitchers, even if he did sell one of
his human beanpoles-W. Fred Fall
kenourg-to the Maps last season. On
the Washington tWirling staff there
sun remain four men who are more
than six feet tall-Charlie Smith, Tom
Hughes, Roy Witherup and Walter
Johnson. To these must now he added
the recruits. Dolly Gray and Bobby
Groom.
The Washington club has notified
Jim Delehanty to return at once from
Japan, where he is playing with an
All-American team containing an ineli-
gible player. Jim's behavior doesn't
suit the club and he is likely TO have
his 1909 salary cut