The Washington herald., 1909-02-12
SPORTING SIDELIGHTC
BY BILL BAILEY. ~

Just as soon as Gotch landed in the
United States again Hsckenschmidt be
! came anxious for a return match.
I It was a considerate legislator who, in
( a bill recently Introduced in California,
imposed fine OF 500 on every person
who witnesses prize fight. and then
makes IL impossible for him 70 suffer the
penalty by prohibiting all fights.
Chubby Charles Murphy denies en-
phstically that he called Frank Chance
''fathesd." What had We better DO
about this2
Note to subscribers-Hereafter we viii
print on Tuesdays the announcement that
Kid ElbeTfeld is going 70 play with
the Nationals Each Friday we viii deny
| IT. This ought 20 help out a little until
the bell rings
After all its asking too much TO ex-
pect gentlemen bearing such names as
Murphy and Hermann 20 fraternize, even
for the good OF baseball
SAYS the Chicago Tribune: In a sin
lister or humorous spirit, Pitcher Smith
is about 10 overwhelm the national COM
mission with pennies in payment Of his
fine OF fifty neg for engaging in with
scarlet iettered bah players last fan II
would he a great joke, II Il wasn't the
truth, that Cincinnati needed pennies Just
now in the conduct OF its business. II
Smith sent it along in anything coarser
than fives. he would be putting the COM
mission TO the necessity Of sending X out
and getting it changed
Georgetown SAYS: while. Of course, We
don't claim the basketball championship
Of the District. our team is a little better
than the Y Il. c. A" Well, lets get
EN- together On a neutral floor and find
OF. who's kidding
Len Stanley. the Washington youngster
Of Eastern League fame, says his brother
Joe al present In Louisville, has returned
his contract TO Chicago unsigned The
terms are not to brother Joe's liking.
At the Arsenal a new style OF hair cut
is in vogue, called "a Ia Bond trim
long In front and shaved m back. They're
great trimners down there, according 20
some Of the District football teams, who
speak from experience.
Our old friend Tony Sousa played
bump-the-bunp with a street pavement
recently. and now makes a good adver-
tisement for a sticking plaster concern
he told Us about It, but lack Of space
spoils some good reading.
six hours sleep Is sufficient for any
one. says Dr. n Lee High, Of the Post
Office team L VIII be a matter Of econ
only for inaugural visitors 70 get hep"
10 this. ss all of the local hotels are dis
playing plaeards that read: Billiard
table, 50 cents an hour"
It is reported that big BIZ Burns viii
rot start training until he gets to a
warmer climate. and il Is quite coinci-
dence that that's the very place Bob
Gsnley consigned him during their re-
ton: If Bob Ganley were asked to write
the inscription on Bills tombstone. would
ne simply write, Bib Bgrns?"
The CALIFORNIAN soccer football team. Of
this city. win meet the Mount Wash
ingtoa, Md. team this afternoon at
Brightvood Driving Park in game con-
sisting or two forty-five-minute halves
In the recent game between these two
clubs AZ Baltimore the locals Won by a
small score, and the MaryIanders will
endeavor 70 turn the tables on the Scotch /
men when they meet to-day. After the
game the CaledoRia-s viii entertain the
Mount Washington players and their /
friends 81 2 dinner, and in the evening
4 dance viii Re given ar Eagles Hall. I
at which the visitors viii be the guests 4
OF honor. The football game win start i
pror4pfiv ar o'clock s0d the rslfiis- x-gIf 4
be admitted to the park free Of charge !