The Washington times., 1912-01-21
mails May Garry Oeu Cnnrssaty Department For Charlottesville STAY

| BOB THAYER'S
| Sporting Gossip
Every Knock IL a Boost.
Yanigans vs. Gassaways.
II ball players are fussy about any,
thing at all, II is their food. Manaser
Griffith shows the wisdom gained by
long experience when he considers feed
ing them well while training at Char
Iottesviile. Nothing can put player
out Of sorts as fast as a poor table, ana
Grin knows II. Therefore the Nationals
may set record OF being the one team
In the land with its own commissary
department.
Mike Murphy won't quit.
Capital wrestling fans, and there arc
hundreds Of them, are In for some goou
bouts. Joe Turner has started we'll
enough to suit all Of US. and his two
matches. with Duschene and Mitchell.
should attract large houses Turner 10 q
easy performer, and, for his weight, II
one OF the best In the land. Here's
hoping nothing Questionable appears In
these bouts.
Dap" DALEY is hustling.
what means to be a classy billiard
snot ID SHOWN oy the verdict Of $1,000
gwen o. st. Louis Jury to Charles
feterson, professional player. He
claimed to be unable to make his fancy
shots as result OF being injured when
an electric car knocked him out ~ ~.
automobile. Willie Hoppe, the cham
pion. is said to make 100000 a year by
his skill with the cue.
Guardsmen to wrestie.
Clyde Milan, the Nationals dapuer
little middle gardener, Is not quite AT.
fsfied with his contract, and will not
sign until he has conferred further with
Manager Griffith. Milan had a good
year In 1911. and feels that he in en-
Tilted to a raise in pay. However, he
VIII come to some agreement with his
boss before the grass is green, 80 don't
worry. "Zeb" will be there.
Georgetown Props win.
All New York is WONDERING what NIL,
be done to Abe AttelI by the boxing
commission. That Attell handed the
rams OF New York a beautiful frost"
last week, there is little doubt, The little
champion has always been a fayorite
In the metropolis, but this last no,,t
with Knockout Brown seems to have
killed all his popularity He NAV be
barred Tor year from the big city.
49,
Now for Duschene. ...a..
Lining up local amateur nine
against the Nationals yaniRans next
spring Is bound to bring out q big
crowd to see the players Of both teams
II there 10 one thing the fans Of wash
ington believe, II il in the ability Of
their sandlotters. and Jack Gassaway
mas struck popular chord by his sug-
Eestion. Now. Jack. dig up the best
team you can and.
Virginia will come.
hear q lot of talk about that BOWL
Ing tournament to be conducted by the
Washington City Bowling Association
! and. from all reports. II will be the
biggest thing In the alley line ever held
here. The best pin splitters In the Dis
trtct Will enter, and some high scores
should be seen on the score sheets.
Swimmers break records.
Though Boehling. the Richmond anna
teur, has showed signs Of timidity before
signing a contract, am told that he Is
the hkeliest Of all the young twirlsrs
to he tried out by Griffith at Char
lottesville. He Is big and rangy, has a
puzzling cross-flre delivery, and great
speed. Perhaps he won't have 70 worry
about going to the Virginia League
after all. T..
Griffith il thoughtful.
The exclusive announcement in The
Times n the annpoa ouA - A.