The Washington herald., 1911-12-21
SPORTING
SIDELIGHTS S
By BILL BAILEY.

Now for a list of the twenty best am
ateurs in Washington.
Another indoor baseball scrap tonight
big Six Brewer is playing on she In
| gram team.
Just as soon as Winfield Scott, for
mer Business star, arrived home from
the West he proceeded to put the Epiph-
any Church basketball team on the map
"Scotty' is a regular player.
In response to Mr.. Dugan's letter, we
Print the following batting averages of
the 1911 season:
street, Washington. 222; Thomas, Ath-
letics. .273F Carrigan, Boston, .2Ss;
Sweeney, Yankees, .231I Clarke, st. Louis,
215; Sullivan, White Sox, .215; stanage,
Detroit. .264.
And they gave him a halo and pair
Of wings! Call the police!
Lamberton and Skip Wymard,
Georgetown football players, are strong
for the billiard game. The former limited
that he would like to tackle De Orc on
the gridiron.
The principal fault to be found with
Comiskeys list of twenty best ball play
ers is that the Old Roman left himself
out in the cold. Griff thinks so, at any
rate.
Looks like snow for Sunday. This news
should make a big hit with Joe Oliveri,
manager of the Vigilant football team.
Eastern High Schools football players
will sit down to the big eats and get
their coveted letters tonight. Jack Shea
will be there and make a speech.
The following dafydiIls, from c. K
Allen, 3311 Twenty-second street north
east, were received yesterday, and are
cheerfully published:
BASEBALL.
If you told the third boseman to quit. would the
short-stop?
If Mcbride walked. wUuId a home rln!
If the Athletics win the pennaut, where will Ceve-
land?
If Detroit should go to the top where will Chi
cagO?
If the pitcher let down. would the grand sandi
If lady fan was at the bat would Dixie Walkeri
II Cobb batted over .4CO what did dingbat?
If the second baseman slowed up OH roller. would
Hal Chase it?
II Speaker stopped. would Jake stshl?
OTHER SUBJECTS.
If Denman Thompson drew crowded HOUSES. can
you guess what John Drew?
If Frank Daniels Won his case, what did Nat
Goodwin?
If Mansfield thrown from a mule, would De
II San Francisco gets the exposition, what will
Colorado?
II doctor dop-d his patent, what did Dippy-
dope?
II The Washington Herald put Gimp in q racy
show what would correspondent?
If Mr.. Spoon bowled high game, what did sugar
bowl?
If the Monument i, lofty. is the Capitol?
Does anybody know where Jimmy Mac
Elfresh lost his new rain coat? A reward
is offered. Apply to Bill Thompson.
Amateur baseball is coming to life
Many of the star players are signing
contracts to play professional ball, and
many of them will be right back with
us when June 1st rolls around.
They tell US that Joe Keene is some
window dresser. Cy says different.
The talk of Jim McAleer covering up
Sheer and Scott should be investigated |
as it will lead to a lot of trouble. Stories !
like that hurt baseball, and should be (
locked into at once.
Basketball is rapidly gaining a foothold |
on the public, and if the class of goal !
shooting is kept up in the Washington |
City League, there Is no reason why the !
basket game cannot again be counted |
upon as a real winter sport
That Georgetown quint is somewhat !
"het up" over its defeat at the hands !
Of the AH-Collegians last Saturday night |
at the Arcade. Martins team played a
fast game and had the varsity on the !
jump all the way.
Virginia date not settled? !
The last we heard was that 1t had been /
set, and that Virginia had nothing to !
say regarding the eligibility code in vogue