The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-29

American starters are invited for
the Imperial Trotting Associations
big international race, to be held at
Moscow, Russia, Feb. rs, for purse ,
of s12,s75.
Horse sales to be held in the near
future include breeders sale at
Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. 1926; New
York, Feb. Sc; Lexington, Feb. 12l7.
and Chicago, Feb. 1924.
Twelfth annual automobile show,
to be opened in Madison Square Gar
den a week from tomorrow, will show
new models chiefly remarkable for
the increased consideration shown
feminine users. %, e- t't
American Automobile Association
officers are busy preparing for the
national good roads melting to be held
in Washington the middle OF next
month, in connection with other high
way improvement societies.
At the January meeting OF the
Western College Conference the Min
nesota representatives will again
voice protest against the rules gov
erning baseball. which debar any
athlete from playing on a college
nine who during the summer receives
money for his services as a player,
whether in league or not.
Work on the new plant Of the New
York American League club, which
has been held up several months by
llftiEation, ,has>beep commenced agnin
land the grounds will bes rushed TO
completion. II the plans are fully
carried out the plant will be one o!
the finest baseball properties in the
country and will rival the Polo
grounds.
A number of years ago Milwaukee
and Kansas City had clubs in botf
the western League and the Ameri
can Association. Since then no cit,
has supported two minor league ag
gregations, but next year such a con
dition will prevail in Portland, Ore.
where the Pacific Coast and North
western leagues will both be repre-
scented by good clubs. f's-
Connie Mack is determined to han
onto that worlds championship fla
= and has planned strenuous trainin
|. season for his men. The Athletic
! will condition themselves at San Al
i tonic, Tex. the metropolis of tn
. Lone Star State, which, like Marli
!. I.anords Z medicinal baths Mack
n youngsters win head South In abou
Il eight weeks and the vets ten day
3 later.
q Jimmy Barrett, who half doze
!. years ago was the backbone of D.
q troit's outfield, has contracted to NAL
= age the Des Moines club Of the Yves
Il ern League next season. Charlie
II Comiskey owns this club, which g
9 in bad with the fans last season an
81 had to be kept on the road six weei
+; because the fans of the Howkey
II state capital had the club on the
II 1--WE don't patronize" list.
q Jimmy Callahan, the new manag
in of the Chicago White Sox, will n
70 be a bench manager. This celebrs
. ed comeback Of 1911 declares that
~ will stick in the outfield until t
~, South Side bleacherites tell him
l. "get the hook" Callahan has gre
~ faith in the baseball Judgment of I
~ lads in the bleachers, and any til
they tell him he is all in he will d
I'D the spangles.
Use
,s+l The double umpire system VIII
a. in vogue next season in nearly all
. the more important leagues. 4
III American Association and the FL
~ ern-now the International-leal
~ adopted the plan in 1911 and
are Southern, Western. Northwestern
mi Pacific Coast leagues will adopt
M, policy next season. A number
NV fast class B circuits will also emf
.na eight arbiters.
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