The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-04-15
NEWS AND NOTES OF SPORT,

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Il Is said that Al Kubiak will 60
South and become bali player,
Groom, one OF Washington's pitch.
ers, is two inches taller than Addie
Joss and is still growing.
Hugh Mclean has received an Of
fer from San Francisco for Sandy
Ferguson to box Al Kaufman
kid" Reebe Is III in Philadelphia
and will not be able TO get in the
ring again Off several weeks.
With Catcher Charley Schmidt on
the job the Detroit Tigers are well
fixed to enter the big show,
Pitcher Leon Ames should be a
winner for the Giants this year He
never performed better than he has
this spring.
"Rube" Waddell has been pretty
busy this spring. with his training
during the day and a vaudeville stunt
at night.
Owner Comiskey OF the Chicago
White sox had Ed. Walsh in line, but
has failed 10 show Fielder Jones the
way 10 Chicago,
Tim Jordan OF Brooklyn still has
his eye on the ball and should be able
to give National league pitchers heaps
Of trouble before the season ends,
Al Winu. the Lowell, Mass, mana
ger has announced that he win permit
small boys 10 attend his home games
free all days except Saturdays. Lucky
lads, those Lowell youngsters.
Russell Ford, the Atlanta pitcher,
looks like steady company for the
New York Highlanders
Charlie Jones, the old St. Louis
Brownie. looks good as manager Of
the Denver team.
From present indications there are
as many pennaut winners as there are
ball teams throughout the country.
Cap" Ansou and his Colts have
been against some pretty tough
weather and their trip so far has not
been a success.
Chicago fans have sent Charley
Comiskey large petitions asking the
"Old Roman" to appoint Billy Sulli-
van manager Of the White Sox.
The New York Giants still have a
Catcher Bresnahan Phil, a brother
Of Roger, is being tried out by Nc
Graw.
The Texas league schedule this
year provides for l4s games. The
season will open April II and close
Sept.6.
The Steubcnville, Ohio, baseball
team has been dubbed the "Kidnap-
pers." The team formerly belonged in
Sharon, Pa.
Charles Wacker, pitcher for the
Cincinnati Reds. will be sold to the
Milwaukee club in the American as
sociation.
Jimmy Gardner has had to cancel
his scheduled bout in Boston with
Bill McKinnon on account Of severe
cold.
Packey McFarland's showing with
Dave Deshler and his taking a wailop
at Referee Jack Sheehan had caused
Boston ght fans to put him with the
won't dos" ..
Owner Mike Cantillon of the Min.
neapolis team has signed the Broth
ers LaDue as battery. They are
dentists and not vaudeville artists,
Several Eastern league scribes are
Of the opinion that Joe Kelly will find
rough going in making a winner out
of his Toronto bunch
Pat Powers, president Of the East.
ern league and promoter of six-day
races and Marathan contests, has
secured control Of the National A. c.
in New York, known as the plush
lined" fight club.
The newest outlaw organization is
the Kansas Missouri league. They
insist on placing a team in Kansas
City, 50 the National Commission
could do nothing else than put them
on the "Crazy Snake" list.
Jeffs Doherty, the New Haven
pugilist, has a new training stunt. An
is started down a hill and
Jeffs meets it head on. II he keeps
his feet he wins, and If he doesn't
keep his feet he doesn't care whether
he wins or not. ...
Col Dovey has tagged '1adies day"
for this season, But wait until the
suffragettes are handed the ballot and
elect few alderwomcn. Then it's
dollars to doughnuts that about four
teen streets will be cut through the
ColonePs Boston baseball park.