Bisbee daily review., 1909-06-18
AMONG THE SPORTS

is dead at his home in Chicago, having reached his forty-eighth year. Pop" Van Haltren, former leader of the Oaks. is said to be the author ized booking agent for Pittsburg. and will scout the league for crack base ball material fer that club. l Pittsburg fight fans have sent wires to Jack Johnson asking him to stay away from Jeff's exhibition tomorrow night, as~ it is feared that his pres i ence at ringside will cause an influx of negro fight followers The Pacific Coast Amateur boxing { championship will be decided by bouts at Venice, July l5 and l. Stanley Ketchel, in company with his Manager. Willus Britt, has left ] New York for the coast. l Reliable Mullin of Detroit has won [ eight games for the champions with out a defeat being recorded against | him.
 ! Hans Wagner, the wonder of the National League, has an average or 400 to date, and is not being pressed for pride of position so that any one could notice it.
 ! " Cobb is gradually coming into his own He Is now thirteenth of the American batsmen. He leads the base stealers with eighteen to his credit.
 I.ajoie is hitting better than last season and stands fifth on the list we'll up in the select 300 class. He has hit safely forty-one times. l Crockett and WaThop are pitching fine ball fer the New York Yankees. | Clark Griffith believes that Roy Castleton. the Atlantic pitcher, will make good with Cincinnati. ] Willie Keeler is suffering with bad attack of charle-horse and will be out of the game for several days. ] Paul Cobb, brother Of "Ty" has been tried and given his release by three clubs so far this season. | Red Ehret, the old Cincinnati pitcher, is umpiring this season in the California State League. "Cy" Young is winning games for Cleveland The knockers of the old 1 boy got on the job too early ia the l st ason.
 orth Collins has been purchased of the Central league. 1 The St. Louis Browns ran into pretty tough picking on their eastern ! trip.
 Connie Mack says he has second waddell in Krause. the new Athletic pitcher.
 John wille and Jack Bonner have signed for a bout in Tamaqua, Pa. June 25.
 Al Lippe, the new manager of liar " Lewis, is trying to arrange bout with Willie Lewis.
 Bobby" Lowe, the old time leag uer, has been engaged as a scout by the Detroit club.
 Detroit is to have a new baseball park with grandstands and bleachers to accommodate 10000.
 Charley Grimm of Australia and Battling Hurley have been matched to box in New York June IS.
 If Stanley Ketchell can make the middleweight limit Bill Papke will fight the Michigan boy once more
 It is reported that Chester Nourse. Brown university's crack pitcher will join the Chicago Cubs. Maybe Roger Bresnahan thinks he will become second John McGraw if he can draw suspension every other week.
 George Tebeau wants a manager TUT HIS hdDSdS SIiy ItdIi. tt SeGHis that Jake Beckley is not able to make the Blues win. : Manager Stallings of the New York Hiehlsnders has secured a new bat tery, Vaughn, the Princeton pitcher and a catcher named Pauxtis. Joe Cantillon says that his Wash. ington team VII beat cut at least two Of the eastern clubs. What league are the clubs in. Joe? Jersey City started in the Eastern league race like winner. but later on failed to make the high turn. rolled over 9 couple of times and hit the bottom.
 Two good fights in the near future are to be furnished by Joe Jeanette and Sandy Ferguscr at Boston and Paekey Mcfarland and Young Erne at San Francisco 1 It begins to look as though the | Chicago cubs will have a hard time winning Their fourth strairht pen rant Both Pittsburr end New York arc playing in hobby fashion.
 The nicknames applied to the teams in the Western Canada league are as follows: Calgary. Eye Open- err: Winnipeg. "Maroons;" Regina "Bonepilers:" Brandon. Angels: Medicine Hat, "Hatters;" Moose Jaw