The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-26
SPORTING SIDELIGHTS
BY BILL BAILEY.

Al Kaufman win be Just as easy pick
ing for the big smoke as was jim JEFF
fries.
Lightning double play-Ebbitt Forsythe
10 street
Austin Howard. Cornell baseball play
ct and former District schoOlboy star. is
in town for the holidays, and was look
ing great and predicts a good season for
the Ithacans next spring.
Our old friend. Center Rush Ashton,
played on well-known Baltimore foot
ball eleven last fall and had his picture
in one of the Monumental City papers.
You can't keep q squirrel on the ground
Bryan Morse, the former good-looking
quarter back at George Washington, is
entertaining his little brother Glenn dur
ing the holidays. This is society note
jim Corbett and Doc" White are both
soon to appear at local theaters. This
means S. r. o. signs at the Press Club.
"A woman is only a woman. but bad
cigars a joke"-chorus Of several mill
lion American males on Christmas morn
ing after tossing their gashouse perfec-
tos out Of the window.
Looks like the George Washington in
door meet viii be big success this year.
The Hatchetites have a live Wire in
Manager Harold Keats.
Another fast double play-'Brownie"
night.
EggnOg -eggsit.
The Fonies Of 1slO-Cy Cummings dia-
mOnd ring
The National League is making big
fuss about having the eyes Of its jumps
examined before the season starts. When
Jack Sheridan quit the American League
staff last summer and appeared before
Ban Johnson wearing glasses, he was
Immediately put back 10 work. Manager
McAleer, commenting on the incident
said: I'D rather have Sheridan with his
goggles on the job than any arbiter in
the business
While Jimmy Isaminger, the clever
paragrapher Of the Philadelphia North
American. was abroad this last fan he
sent Bill Bailey a post card from Lon
don. On the back of the card was
picture Of a British officer in full uni
form with a bugle under his arm. jim
my scrubbed under the picture; This
is the only man I've seen over here
blow himself"
Speaking OF Lsaminger, below are re-
printed a few Of his Spot Lights Of Sun
day:
lid Mccoy believes that all women
aN alike. The retired fighters fifth wife
has just asked for a divorce.
Connie Mack IS disappointed because
he couldn't bring some Italian sunsets
with him to America for use at Shibe
Park on rainy days.
While in Rome, Connie Mack was i'm
portuned By an art gallery scout to buy
some Of the old masters NO old mas
ters in mine" quickly snapped Connie,
I'm looking FOR young blood"
Undertakes of Railway. y. J., have
invited '"Fhiui-league' Fletcher TO speak
at their annual banquet
Annapolis. Md. gained eighty-four in
population in ten years. At that rate
it should be ready for a franchise in the
third league no later than 25S2.
Securing the seas for an aviator"
reads newspaper headline. There is no
limit to the demands Of these airmen.
Those Cubs look stronger than ever
Manager Chance has bought new
orange grove.
Jack Knight of the Highlanders, who
sells steel safes as a side line was
granted permission by Owner Farrell TO
drum while on the road with his team.
II Jack carries his samples with him.
Mr.. Farrell is going broke
Alas The post card romance has come
70 a bitter end. Rube Waddells third
wife declares that he did not live I'D 10
the spirit Of his penny correspondence,
and will ask for an absolute divorce.
Rube. by the way, has taken the pledge
never TO distribute post cards indiscrim-
inately to lovely woman again.
Jesse Tannehill is after Waterbury, az
cording 10 Sporting News. This shouldn't
give Jesse much trouble You can get
one anywhere for 70 cents.
In Pittsburg they say that If Howard
Camnitz didn't violate his anti-Souse CON
tract. he has a funny way of walking.
Bill Murray says that he wouldn't
manage the Browns for a million a year.
and ST. Louis comes right back and says
that Murray couldn't manage the Browns
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