The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-18
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I JNAP SHOTAO
BY Dan MccartY.

Now that Frank Chance has signed
UP with the New York Americans at q
salary of $4,000, a list can be drawn
up of eight prominent baseball man
ayers who draw a combined salary of
100000. The list, headed by Chance,
also includes BIcGraw of the New York
Nationals at $4,000; Mack, of the
Philadelphia Americans at $4,000;
Jennings, of Detroit, the same; Clarke,
of Pittsburg, $4,000: Stahl of the Bos-
ton Americans. Tinker, of the Cincin-
natl Reds, and Griffith, of the Wash
ington Americans, all $4,000. And in
addition to this, Mack. StahI and Grif-
fifth each owns stock in his club.
Grover Cleveland Alexander, Phila-
delphia twirler, is happy at last. He
has purchased a billiard room in St.
Paul. Neb., and reports a flourishing
business. Alexander always liked to
play billiards and it was his desire to
some time get his fill of the green cloth
game. Now he probably will.
AID Wolgast, ex-Hghtweight cham
pion, says he'll never fight more than
10 rounds again. He abhors training
and his performances will be six-round
battles. A little road work and boxing
will keep him in shape for all the six
round bouts he can get, Ad believes.
Our cowboy friend, Mr.. Luther Nc
Carly, the heavyweight fighter of re-
nown, ought to make quite q hit on
the vaudeville stage. In addition to
being a fighter he is also capable Of
giving a good exhibition of lariat
twirling, sharp shooting with a re-
Volver and rifle and other wild western
stunts. McCarty will soon be seen in
his new role as actor, and it is said
that he has engagements enough to
keep him busy until July 4.
Fielder Jones, president Of the North
western league, who has won some re-
nown as a baseball rrognosticator,
states positively that Frank Chance
won't make his New York Yankees a
first division team in 1918. AS New
York finished last in 1912 Jones prob
ably won't have a vast amount Of
trouble in getting some people to agree
with him.
Frank Chance does not agree with
that statement of Fielder Jones that
the Yankees will end up in the second
division. The Peerless Leader doesn't
say, however, that he will win the
pennant this year. But he will before
long, says he. Il will win the pennant
for you before 1 get through with New
York." Chance has told Farrell.
Indianapolis has called upon the De-
troit Tigers for further assistance.
Last year President Navin turned
O'Leary, Casey and Westerzil over to
the Hoosiers. Now Indianapolis wants
Davy Jones.
That fame in the baseball world is a
fleeing thing never was better shown
than in the case of Amos Rusie. It
was only a few years ago that he was
one of the idols of baseball. Sporting
pages were filed with pictures of him
and stories of his mighty feats. Then
suddenly his mighty pitching arm
went back on him and ne dropped out
of sight. Today he is doing time in a
Seattle, Wash, Jail, charged with
threatening his wife anu driving her
out of his house. Rusie commanded a
big salary in his day. but he is now
only a common laborer.
Harry Davis, former manager of the
Cleveland Maps, will be back with his
old love next season. Manager Connie
Mack, of the Philadelphia Athletics,
has taken him on as an assistant
coach. Davis will go South with the
Athletics and will be in charge of one
squad when Mack divides the players
Luther McCarty is a living denial of
the tradition that heavyweights- have
to be past the age Of twenty-five be-
fore achieving great honor in their
profession. The Nebraskan is only a
kid of 20.
Jim Corbett was 20 when he took
the crown from John L. Sullivan in
New Orleans. Fftzsimmons was IS