Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-08

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Chance.E .Evers.Ti - three mana.
gers all from the same club, the same
winter.
There IL one wrestler whom con.
slant defeat cannot keep on the mat.
and his name 10 DR.. Roller.
Lajoie has batted better than 800
for sixteen years and still 10 consid.
cred high class swapping material.
Hank O'Day has not signed to um.
pire in the National league and will
not do so II Ban johnson can help It.
John McGraw says that II Arthur
Hoffman comes back this year. Clarke
will have the greatest outfield In his.
tory.
Connie Mack thoroughly agrees with
e. Collins and Joe Jackson. He says
that the Athletics will win the Ameri.
can league flag In 1918.
II will win you q pennant before !
quit" That Is the assurance OF Frank
Change to Frank Farrell. And II any
one man can do II, It is Chance.
Connie Mack picks Rube Waddell
as the greatest pitcher Of all time.
Waddell certainly made O lasting i'm.
preston on his quiet manager.
Mobile intends doubling its seating
capacity. Watts the use now that II
has lost Pitcher Demaree. who put
Mobile In the running last season?
Jim Scott, minus his rheumatism.
has signed to pitch ball for the White
Sox In 1913. This will be q big boost
for the Chicago American league club.
In answer to a querry whether he
would play baseball In 1918. ]. King
ventures the opinion that Kansas City
will boom as billiard and pool center.
Dartmouth college recently accepted
an invitation to send the track team
to Denver in April to compete with
the Denver Athletic club track team.
II Jess Willard sticks to Cutler
chances are some fellow will spring
up before long and attach some fat
receipts and contend he saw the meal
ticket first.
II Cashion comes through. Washing
ton critics are certain they will haul
In the next American league gonfal.
con. They only need one more pitch.
er to aid Johnson.
Twenty.three games make up the
army baseball schedule this year. The
annual game between army and navy
will be staged May 81. Harvard and
Penn State have dates.
Gerald Hayes. the old Texas league
umpire, and one time manager Of the
Beaumont and other clubs. moro re.
Gently an umpire In the American a..
sociation, goes to the international
next season as an Indicator man.
Locke says that he will not even
retain Donlin with the Phillies. thus
putting an end to all rumors that Sir
Michael will succeed Doom. Donlin.
sure Of eye. but slow of foot. 10 almost
inevitably doomed to the minors.
Clarence ("Wildcat') Ferns of Kan
sas City. claimant Of the welter
weight championship of the world
was awarded the decision over Harry
Brewer of Kansas City after ten
rounds Of furious lighting In Kansas
City.
Following out Freddy Welsh's line
of argument that he Is the real light
weight champion Of the world because
he holds the only referees decision
ever given against Richie. why isn't
Mcfarland the champ? He holds a
decision over Welsh.
Although he has been up there or
thereabouts ever since the palmy days
of 1909, Billy Killifer Is Just becoming
real major Lacquer. He Is a hoidout
on the Phillies, though receiving the
! largest salary one Of their catchers
has drawn since the days Of Ed NC.
Farland.