Arizona republican., 1912-08-08
Short Sports

Connie Mack has hired another cal 1eger. The latest favorite is Pete: Bigler catcher from Juniata.
 Larry Doyle celebrated his 26th birthday ty copping a brace of hits. He also mitted a few hard grounders with his ordinary neatness and effect.
 Pirate Claude Hendrix is going after the National league strike out record. In 2S games he has nipped 113 stick ists. He has a good chance to make good his record
 Abe Attell has been offered the Aug ust date at Vernon, his man to be 'Arry Thomas Abe wired the promo ter Gut lips in bad shape. Wait a couple of days, and will answer. Save Thomas for me" They'll save" him.
 Rube Narquard, the hardest fight irg crew in the National league is the Chicago team. I've never seen any tnlng like that DuIlCIl. maven SSOh any of the American league teams play. but if they have anything to match the Cubs, it must be wonder"
 Willie Ritchie will just have to pay some lad to enter the ring with him. Every lime the lightweight aspirant's name IS mentioned before fighting Eentlemaa of the proper division they talk abou. the weather. the crops-and Jade away.
 Joe M2ndot is on the ground for his Labor day bout with Rivers. From the business like manner of the southern kid. ring followers opine, he is getting ready to be there with the goods, when the little Mexican grins across at him in the Vernon ring.
 Walte~ Johnson may get his chance To oppose his favorite Opposer, Rube NarouarI. if the Washington club cap tures the American league pennant. Griff says he will put the slabist in every other day if they get into the worlds series.
 old Cy Young. the grand old man of baseball made his last appearance on the diamond yesterday at Cincinnati. when he tried to pitch his team-rep- resentinE the order of Eagles-to vic tory. That he failed is his reason for letting go the project he had of rejoln- ing the Boston club next year. He VIII retire to his farm at PaOi. Ohio.
 The Indianapolis team of the Amerl- can assoclation is undergoing an eX- perience. unique in baseball. Night and day. that is if they are out o'nlghts detectives dog their footsteps, to re- port any infractions of the strict tram ing rules laid down while the club IS being reorganized under new manage mert. It is galling to some Of the pIavcrs. and they have made it known tbev will not stand for tho treatment.
 Tim F~Nnn. who. according 10 some sportiry writers. is deserving of the title rough house" has done senslple thing. He has drawn the color hne If all the white hopefulls would do the same, a1d the three premier WoollleS decide .o do the Kilkenny cat stunt fight among themselves until none or only one is left, the harmony that would invade the heavy division Of the fight game would take "conserva- tory finished" sound like a progressive political meeting.
 Anent the heavyweight situation Trainer William Muldoon says It IS mistake to force such young fighters as Palza- and McCarty into bouts fol the worlds championship. The records show no man under 9 years olu ever held the title. Palzer and McCarty are splendid young fighters, but they are not matured. If 1 had my say wouldn't hurry them, but would lei them have several years experience before sending them against men like Johnson
 Fans were much surprised at Abt AttcITs fine condition when he me Harlem Tommy Murphy the other daE Abe is noted as d poor trainer ana was expected he would continue Ill course oi late poker and tobacco. In stead tne fighter put in his time anon: tho mountains, riding, hunting, taKln' Iong walks and eating and drlnkln' nothing out wholesome farm grub an pure spring water. It was almost hK q vacation for him. There was ser dom d glove in sight. and no othe ring straps to remind him he was ol routine.
 Seething That describes the toot hall situation among the colleges o southern California. The unrest IS du to the struggle between the old Styi American brand of football and RugoH the game that sneaked into the Unite states from the Canadian schools. fs English in origin, and like man other British sports. rather tame the American co1legian. Scouts or Oc cidental and Pomona colleges nav been nosiEg out all the husky farfn lads that look as though they Woui like to don the turn up pants or th college man-Oh, for football, C .ourse. Beside. Stanford and Berkele and all the high schools in the stat are playing the English game an that adds a great deal of weight