Evening journal., 1912-02-05
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What can the matter be with old
Delaware?
High seems to do better on the road.
Dutch won. Ach du lieber zeit.
Basketballers busy all over town.
Steady, now. you Brownson blubs.
Time, oh time, hurry up in thy fight
and make the opening game nearer in
sight. Just think there are ninety
one more days until the opening
game.
Death has taken Fred NJ. Knowles.
James Doyle and Mrs. McGillicuddy
mother OF Connie Mack. in one day
One great secretary. one clever third
baseman and the mother of the great
est manager who ever trod in shoe
leather.
DUPONT had a clear view Of the tar
Johnny Evers is reported to have
wiped the froth off his chin and be-
come normal again. We believe il. st
a recent fight in New York he bumped
into Umpire Brennan, and in the
course of the conversation there w5s
not even faint mention of the um-
pire's ancestry, one Of the favorits
topics of Johnnys delightful repar.se.
Joe Farmer handed us two mits in
stead Of the poryerbial one.
A New Jersey plant is manufactur-
ing a golf club that doesn't rust Any
one know of a driver that doesn't
slice, a mashie that doesn't top or a
niblick that doesn't foozle? Cable the
answer collect.
Remember the Wednesday night
date, you All-Wilmingtonians.
The name New York State League
has been good enough for the Farrell
circuit for twenty years and the sug-
gestiOn coming from Bill Clymer Of
Wilkesbarre that it be changed 10
Eastern League will not be accepted.
Wonder what Lancaster is going 20
do. post its forfeit OF stay out in the
cold?
We don't believe Trolley Rider in
cluded George Gillespie in his three
varieties.
Ty Cobb is lean horse" and il
seems natural that he should be one
Of the ball players who cut out
luncheons during the playing season ;
but Cy Young and Lajoie are corn-fad
/ looking fellows. and yet they, too. hold
themselves to two meals day when
they are playing ball. Ballplayers
study these matters of condition more
/ than they did. and have claimed that
eating at noon. except in very small
quantity, handicaps both brain and
body for the best work in ball game
The football rules committee has
decided on the following changes;
Shorten playing field 10 100 yards
Zone of ten yards beyound goal lines
to provide ample space for scoring
of touchdown on forward pass.
Number of downs to gain ten yards
is increased by one.
Onside kick is eliminated.
Value of touchdown increased from
five to six points.
Twenty-yard zone restrictions to for
ward pass interference now applies C
entire field
Kick-off from forty-yard line Of team
kicking off.
Number of men allowed on side line!
reduced from three TO one.
Position of field Judge is eliminated
, Interval between quarters reduced
to one minute.
! Fred Tenney, veteran first basemal
!; aid manager last year for the Bostol
Doves. was offered to the Lookouts
r His contract with the Bostons does no
end until the close of this year, ant
J this contract calls for $4,000. o
! course. Tenney will have TO get thi
'mazum" whether he plays or not
., The Pipe Smoke and Hot Stoy
: Leagues had grand combination po'
WOW last night.