Evening journal., 1912-10-29
Odds Breezy Sport GosspDeaware Bad Shape
SPORTING GOSSIP
and COMMENTS

The Mobile club is said to have
made $4,000 last season, against
$4,000 it lost the previous season.
That's picking up some, particularly
in desperate burg like Mobile
Hugh Duffy and William Clymer
are the candidates to succeed George
Stallings as manager of the Buffalo
club. The wise guys are betting on
Clymer to land.
Lefty George, of the Toledo team,
has been seriously sick with appen-
dicitis at York. Pa This appendi-
citis is getting awfully popular with
ball players.
Bill Fisher, the Louisville first
baseman, is playing in the San Diego
team during the winter season. He
also has a nice cigar business at Pas
adena, Cal. Also he has bank ac-
count.
Rocker, a Detroit recruit, has
been sent TO the Providence team TO
take the place Of Gabby Street, who
viii go to Chattanooga
II participation in worlds series
are forbidden by the commission from
writing for the press they will be
saved the humiliation of having to
swallow a lot of punk predictions.
Larry Schlafiy had one-year con-
tract with Jersey City this year and
will escape. He says he would pre-
fer to work elsewhere than to play at
Jersey City.
Toronto has sent Outfedler Jack
Dalton 10 Brooklyn for a tryout next
spring. The Dodgers aren't taking
him very seriously.
George Capron, baseball and football
star. is said to have sold a ranch for
| $4,000 and bet 1t all on the Red Soy
P. She cashed.
Hobiitzel took down a suit OF
clothes for batting in the most runs
for the Reds At that it wasn't near
ly enough.
After Joe birmingham took hold
Of the Maps they won three-fourths
| of their games. If he had started the
| season II might have been different
And then again it might not Lead
ing the Maps is an uncertain calling
at best.
Walter Johnson took down $3.50 for
pitching one game up in Massachu-
setts the other day. That is mighty
near worlds series salary.
| 1t will be tough on the American
association old timers If that organ
ization puts a salary limit into effect
For the old timers would be the ones
to stand the cut OF get the ak.
hunch has been developed IN
Cincinnati that Horace Fogel hai
been made the victim of Charley Muir
ply, that Horace jumped on the um
pires at Murphys suggestion ant
that now Cholly will desert him an,
allow the National League TO kick hin
out Well, anyway, that's one deb
of gratitude the n. J.. will owe Nois,
Charles.
Ever hear OF an umpire having an.
luck? Well, note this year what Rig
Ter has done. He had a steady iol
In Cuba all winter, with a real salar.
attached; he umpired a full seasol
in the National League, got his slic
of the worlds series money, was slip
ped bit for discovering Eppa Rixe
and now is ready to lead some barn
stormers to Cuba on a trip tina
should be a money maker.
Sheckard would like the Job of man
aging the Brooklyn club 1t is a mod
est aspiration, surely. II anybody
the world wants that job here's hoT
ing he gets it.
! Chicago players and fans are gel
: ting ready to give Mordecai Brown
testimonial benefit Foolish. II
: doesn't need it, He's been making
fat salary for years and not was
ing much of It. He'll keep, all righ
. The Red Sox players gave the
!. mascot $500 for his efforts during III
championship series and the world
: series He was a good mascot, too
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