The Washington herald., 1911-12-27
SPORTING
SIDELIGHTS S
BY BILL BAILEY.

Intelligent folks don't knock; they
suggest.
, Harry CollifOwer has a standing invi-
tation TO return as umpire to the South
Atlantic League. Should he be unable to
connect again with berth in the South
ern League he will be welcomed back
to the Sally ranks. The elongated Wash
ingtonian is a prime favorite with the
fans around the Southeastern wheel.
Atlanta is counting on Austin Howard
for regular position on its Southern
League club next season.
Billy Sitterding has been mentioned as
coach of the Benedictine College football
squad. of Richmond. Va. next fall The
Virginia capital is BilIy's home.
Jack Johnson's golden smile is again
overshadowing some of our most hopeful
hopes.
And to think that some of the brightest
ieweIry of the week will be green in Feb
ruary.
Lew Shaw. the greatestcue handler in
the wor-r-rld. has blown into town.
WOr-r-rld is used adviSedly.
Sounds like an introduction of Joe Tur-
ner at Farmville. Va.
Christmas trees are not the only
things getting lit" up these days. Yes,
little of that Old Rip, please.
I Skates are numerous on the Quaker
gay way.
Hans Wagner and Dutch Stuckert
will be seen at short again next season.
Connie Mack has decided to gi' Z
| Lefty Russell another chance. but he
has warned the pitcher that the first
Bugs Raymond" stunt would send him
to the minors.
What's in a name? Paul Schultz, said
to be an athlete of Waterbury. has
been elected president of the A o. H.
of his town.
If it be true that Tammany Chieftain
Murphy has become a baseball mag
nate some people will now accuse him
of trying to steal the bases.-New York
World.
No new developments in the long
distance battle between Chicago Char
lie Murphy and Roger Bresnahan. Per-
| haps If they were nearer each other
they would not be quite so bellicOse.
Get that last word?
When you meet Harry Davis. now
! the manager OF the Maps, greet him
with this: Hello Bill" Harry has been
initiated into all the mysteries of Elk
dom.
Wanted. as assistant manager, one
who is able to scout Apply to Bob
| Wallace or Owner Hedges, of the St.
Louis Browns.
No wonder veteran baseball players
naturally turn to agriculture after their
diamond days are over. Many Of them
have already become familiar with the
wedding out process while almost all
have had experience on. major league
farms.
Over In Brooklyn, so a paragraph re-
cites they are strong for Charley Eb-
bets, saying he is always on the square.
! That's a possible explanation of his fail
! ure to round up winner. Still. if he's
on the level. how can he be upright
The Browns nucleus bears a striking
| resemblance to the nucleus around which
a doughnut is built.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
One of the hundreds of baseball men
in New York recently was John Ander-
son, who is the only man on record to
steal second with the bases full. 1t was
| that action which prompted writer to
| compose his famous lyric entitled Bone
| head Bill"
That poem. may it be remarked, is a
| beautiful one when sung to the tune of
| Steamboat Bill" and runs along some
| thing like this:
| "Bonehead Bill out upon the base lines;
Bonehead Bill. muscles like a bull:
| Bonehead Bill saw a chance for victory
So he stole third base with the bases
full
Christmas comes but once a year, but
1t never comes often enough to be a
good fellow"