The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-08
SPORT SNAP SHOTS

SPORT SNAP SHOTS
If America wants to send a team of
athletes to Stockholm this summer
that will waltz away with everything
it's up to America to roll up it's sleeves
and do some tall hustling.
James e. Sullivan, secretary Of the
American Olympic committee, declares
procrastination is threatening the
prospects of an American victory.
II wish all those interested, either
financially or athletically, in the pro-
ject to send a winning team to Stock
holm," said Sullivan, were as active
IN their preparation as the collegians
who have entered, who are even now
hard at work getting ready for the SUI
preme test. We need both entries and
money, and we need them now instead
OF later in the month. or sometime in
June. Entries close at Stockholm on
June S, which makes it necessary for
US to mail our blanks not day later
than May 30 Not a single addition
can be made to the list after it is
mailed So there you are-less than a
month left in which to get a list of en-
trants of such proportions that we can
cancel those not needed at the last
moment, and still leave a team suita-
BILE to represent this country. Quick
action in filing entries is the thing we
most need right now"
New York first, Pittsburg second
Cincinnati third.
That's the way Christy Mathewson
says they'll finish in the National
league.
proposition in Boston. Jake, who's
ms M co1f he
first basing job to give Bradley, a
youngster, chance to show what he
could. Bradley turned to and began
t. biff the ball on the snout with a
vim that brought Joy to the wearied
souls of the Red Sox fans. He's still
sGbbing for Jake, and they say there
would be another Boston tea party If
stahl ever tried to remove him.
With Hobby on first and Horsey
pitching, Cincinnati ought to set a
pretty fast pace: Giddap!
Connie Mack says the Athletics in
field will retain its present strength
for Ave years. 1t will be that long. al
least, before any of his four sterling
youngsters begin to slow up, accord
ing to Connie.
Well. there probably will be some
excitement In the American league
race then, along about 1917. Ell
what!
kidding aside, though, the pennant
race this season is likely to develop
better all-round battle than we've
seen for quite a spell. Five clubs are
good deal stronger than they've beer
In three years. They are Boston, Chi
cago, Washington, Cleveland and st
Louis. The Athletics don't appear tc
be any better than they were in 1911
and II Jack Coombs's injury turns out
to be anything really serious. they
won't be as good.
The FIVE teams mentioned are 60
ms to show a lot of class once they
get settled down to the race. II looks
to a man on the sidelines as though
Jimmy Callahan's White Sox are trav-
cling at a little faster clip than they
know how. Their pitchers are goine
we'll and the team is hitting at tor
speed. Such q fortunate combination
OF circumstances won't last fovere. Il
never does.
Just because Larry Lajoie was 6
kingpin in his days as second basemar
| is no reason why the big Frenchmar
can't star elsewhere. According &
Harry Davis's way OF thinking-Harr
Davis, late Of the worlds champion
and now, you will recall. manager o
| the Cleveland team-Larry has mo
nopoly on the king business, and cai
be king first baser as well as any
/ thin else.
So he has switched the Frenchmai
/ to first, following the blowup OF Re
cruit Hohnhorst, who didn't come Vi