The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-19
SPORTING SIDELIGHTC
By BILL BAILEY.


Wei, 'wid" Conroy viii help some.
The Washington Hersla's Chicago cor
respondent got his wires badly crossed
yesterday morning regarding The Burns
EIberfeld deal When most Of the papers
were on the street q belated message was
received from the Windy City. reading.
xiii EIberfeld-Burns story But fl was
too late: the barn door was closed after
the horse had been stolen.
Frank Profit asked Joe Turner II he
was not afraid Of having the Indian
sign put on him next Wednesday night
Joe replied 10 this foolish question: Ne:
you tramp basketball PLAYER; I'm run
ming a restaurant, not a cigar store.
The Nationals have nothing on Tech
High School Let's see. doesn't Dolly
Gray pitch for the B,acksmitbs2
The only thing about baseball that Is
safe TO print without fear Of contrsdic-
ton IS the Official score.
Letter at this Office for Tommy Lowe.
CsH al o'clock tonight.
Says the Chicago Tribune: They are
deeply engrossed in the race problem in
Paris. Pour qu0i2 Listen: lie match
johnson contre Jefries aura decidement
lieu. L'enjeu SeTa formidable In comite
s-eSt fOrme pour METRE dams Ia balance
une bourse &c s25,o90 francs. diton.
Yale has eighteen men al work in the
gymnasium trying for quarter back on
the football eleven next fall The Blue
vas lamenta5ly weak in this department
last year.
Manager Stewart. Of the Federal games,
announces that he viii have everything
over by Il O'Clock. Considering the size
Of the entry list, such q feat looks to be
impossible.
A boxer named KID Currsn blew into
town last night from Norfolk he is
looking for the scslps Of a few OF our
leading light-weights.
Two trumpeters OF the Marine Corps.
both pupils Of Prof. Sixsmith. fought a
bloodless but remarkable battle yesterday
afternoon. They had ssst returned from
the drinklinks and were having a heated
argument as they entered the gate at the
Marine Barracks, as to whether Virgin
ians from the southern part Of the State
were not better than those from the
northern part OF the State aad vice versa
The corporal Of the guard got between
them and started them toward the guard
house. Hold on, there, said a noneom-
missioned officer, who happened to be
in the gym and let them work it on. .
Accordingly they were showed into the
gymnasium and boxing gloves were tied
on their digits. Then ensued an exhibit
ton that to an onloOker not conversant
with the situation. would have seemed to
be az imitation Of the barn dance.
Bugler No 1 hit cut uncertainty with
his left and Bugler No. >. who was fully
five feet away. sidestepped to avoid the
blow. and, treSding on his own foot,
went down in a heap. That's the way to
knock 'em out" shouted BUgler No ].
'Oh (hic). ! tell you. I'm real Virgin
IAN and he started to do the VIZ
ginia reel
Meantime Bugler No. . had been yanked
10 his feet and had started or a Mara
thon He tripped over a dumb bell and
decided that he could make better time
by employing the Australian crawl. The
corporal was Disguised. so he and the
scribe decided to leave the wabbly CON-
batants to themselves
A parting glance showed both marines
sitting on the floor; Bggler No. 1 was
Justify singing Little Boy Blue, Come
Blow Your Horn, while Bugler No. was
vainly trying 10 get a drink from an
Indian club
Bailey Is University school Captain.
Joseph Bailey was elected captain OF
the baseball team at the University
school for Boys. instead OF the Friends
school which was Inadvertently printed
in yesterdays washington Herald VIII
lam Jones. who now captains the basket
ball squad, was elected manager