The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-07

! Ine young DloOdS over.
! There is no extreme heat in that
section of the South where we are
going to train" said Manager VOL
I verton, and our club. The Hilton
! here is likely to have cold or windy
weather in the early weeks. and il
wouldn't be good for us to meet too
| much OF a change. For that matter
my belief is that club can get in
| tip-top condition in cool weather. No
matter how cold ii is players won't
suffer Ill effects so long as they keep
IN action while they are at it. Short,
sharp practice is what | favor, but
with everybody moving. It's this
thing of working a while. then stand
ing around doing nothing that laws
players up in the uncertain spring
weather"
The Washingtons have an ambi-
tlous spring schedule. They will play
the Phillies, Orioles, Giants. Boston
Braves, Brooklyn and Cornell.
Chicago-Jack Johnson announced
that he had a telegram from G. E.
Schetski, Salt Lake City, Offering him
SoO,UOO to wrestle Frank Gotch in
mat city. After much thinking I've
decided IN the man to defeat Gotch
and become both the champion pugi-
lst and the champion wrestler" said
johnson.
Jimmie Doyle, Cubs third base
man, died at his home Friday at
syracuse. President Murphy of the
National League, attended the fun
eral.
Princeton-ThirtyItwo, and in case
OF tie with Yale, thirty-three,
games have been scheduled for the
princeton baseball team during the
coming spring, according to the
schedule announced to-day by Mana
ger Reilly. This is one of the long
est schedules in years.
Not including the Detroit back
stops Ty Cobb considers Ed Sweeney
and Steve O'Neill the best throwing
catchers in the American league.
And he declares that Jack Warhop
is the best pitcher at holding run
ners close to bases.
Chicago-T. S. Andrews, of Mil
Waukee, obtained the agreement of
Johnny Coulon, bantam-weight
champion of the world, to fight Sid
smith, the 112-pound champion of
England.
Unless the plans of Manager Jen-
nings and President Navin, of the
Detroit American League baseball
club, are changed between now and
February IA, the departure date,
thirty players will probably compose
the active squad during the spring
trip. Ty Cobb has announced that
he expects to join the team in New
Orleans late in March, instead of
waiting until April.
First Baseman Tim Jordan, OF the
toronto International League club,
has sent in his signed contract TO
Manager helley. Since the national
commission passed adversely on Jor-
dams request to collect salary from
the Brooklyn club for 1910, it has
been rumored that he would manage
team in the new United States
League. The fact that he has sign
ed with Toronto also disposes of the
rumor that he would play first base
for Pittsburg next season.
The New York National League
club announced last week that signed
contracts had been received from
Outhelder Josh Devore, Pitchers Tes-
reau and Maxwell and Infielder
Stock. Tesreau and Maxwell are the
most likely pitching recruits in the
Giants roster. Stock is a l9-year-
old recruit from the Fond du Lac
Club, of the Wisconsin-Illinois
League.
All rumors that Arthur Devlin, !
third baseman of the Giants, would
be sent to some other club have been
set at rest by the receipt of Devlin's
signed contract. Deylin, however,
will be used as a utility man and will
not be played regularly.
An effort to hold another Wander
bilt cup race on Long Island is being
made by the residents of Riverhead
where new roads have just been com
pleted which they say would make
an ideal course for the big speed
event. Riverhead, the residents
point out is far enough from New
York to keep away the uncontroll-
able crowds.
What is believed to be a worlds
record for one game by a two-man
team was established last week at
Rochester, N. Y, by Reisky and Kon-
dOlf bowling against two other teams
for side bet. Reisky rolled 267, |
and Kondolf 266, for total of 533. /
President Horace Fogel, of the
philadelphia National League club F..
has received the contract of Center |
helder Dode Paskert, who has signed
for three years.
The Chicago Cubs have secured
Lefty" Nagle, the former Syracuse
pitcher and are to give him a thor
ough tryout.