The Washington times., 1909-03-08

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Minneapolis next year, Galveston might
be grabbed by some Othe club
Compared with the salaries of foot
ball coaches. which frequently run up
into the thousands, the recompense or
baseball instructors is not great at the
big universities. 1t is said that Christy
Mathewson is getting only $50 a. week
for coaching Harvard this gear, ana
that his is near the highwater mark
for pay for that service.
Conroy is busily touting Wilson, the
young pitcher obtained 10y the New
York Americans last year It is not
the Wilson who twice trained with
Washington and was then Shunted
back to the American Association, but
another youngster. Conroy says he
, has the making OF one of the pest slab
men IN the business and will be one
! or New YorkS main reiiances this
! spring.
| Anybody got any sure-thing remedies
for rtngworm? Bob Unglaub lad one
on his arm last year and had 1t cut
| out Now it has reappeared on his
| lip, disfiguring 1t badly and causing
him all sorts of worry. He is painting
| II with a solution given him by a phys
can, put the cure Is not breaking any
| records for speed. Ollie Pickering tells
/ the sufferer 10 walt until the green
/ huSks are on black walnuts, then re-
| ligtOusly rub the juice OF the husks on
, remedy and may deliver the goods, but
Unglaub is open to other suggestions.
I for green walnut hulls are not to be
/ had at this time.
Joe CantiIlon tells a funny story
! about Jerry Dddinger- They roOmed to-
| gether In Washing on last season. On
| the morning OF tie Fourth OF July
| Cantillon awoke. yawned. and remarked
! TO Eddinger, who was just beginning 20
| come out of his sleep: well, Jerry,
( herr we are at home on the Fourth
with two games to play: Where were
we last year on the Fourth, have for
| gotten?" TN last place" responded the
drowsy Eddinger.
! Looks like Tom Hughes will be man
| ager Of the ''Yanigans' or second team
| gain this year He had charge Of the
l troupers last spring and made howl
| ing success Of the trip up the line 70
| Springfield, III, a week ahead OF the
/ big show To CantilIons amGzement,
| Hughes got enough gate receipts to pay
every bill, and the wad which was car
ried along by the big manager to CLEAN
/ up the debts of the advance squad was
| never touched There were so many
! funny incidents on the Yanigan tour
that everybody IS trying TO get with
Hughes this year.
lack Johnson. the negro heavyweight
halls from Galveston. and has uumer-
Gus relatives here. Since he mas De
cou1p the UraCtlCdl heavyweight 'lAe TT
\ pion of the world, il is said that hls
kin win speak 20 but few of the POP
/ lJIatfOn of Galveston, and that me DeS
| circles in Afro-American society mere
abOuts are much rent ,lth ulsco'u-
MaIachv Hogan, the Chicago referee
! told the other nigh. about time whel
johnson was knocked cod in the rms
r although it is not IN the books togal
said that about eight years ago. whel
/ tbev had boxing in Chicago, the bll
: negro K1ondike vas engaged TO ngh
a preliminary As an opponent johnson
: vas selected johnson was down az
, small town in Illinois or Ohio sal
Hogan. and was also down at IN
heel. A Chicago sport dug up the none
J 10 bring him to Chicago, and ne Wen
= on with Klondike. What his menu IA
70 been 7 don't know. but. Judging fror
his looks. it must have been gin an
( free lunch with none too much o
| either He was in miserable shape, an
2 in the third round klOndikG knocke
r him out l counted the ten, and John
70 son was hauled from the ring. II s no
I ~ is record. but It was knock-ou
= jus, the same.
= Fish and game are reported to b
a | unusually plentiful around Gaivesto
q this spring. Pickering, Clymer, Car
- | tillon. Street. Tannehil. and severs
other members OF the Washington squa
d brought their guns. and after the after
Z | noon practice they 20 after the duck
= More power 70 the hunters Last yea
r they often returned with enough canvas
ID backs and such 10 feed the whole gari