The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-09-03
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y xx NEWO
BY Morris Miller.

Johnny Lavens sure is a lucky boy.
It isn't every youngster who can get
kicked out Of the st. Louis Browns
right into the Philadelphia Athletics
But that's what has happened to the
young Michigan shortstop. When La
vens got four hits in forty times at
bat George Stovall made up his mind
that the hour had come to dispose Of
him, despite the fact that he is one of
the finest fielding shortstops that ever
broke into fast company. Just then
came the injury to Jack Barry and the
collapse Of Connie Mack's infeld sub
stitute There was crying need for a
shortstop. and Lavens looked good TO
the Athletics manager. By joining
the Mackmen just at this time. Lavens
Is eligible to the worlds series. II he
makes at all good-and Mack doesn't
expect him to hit--he will in all prob
ability have been kicked into some
thing like $4,000. Too bad some OF
the rest of US can't get a few kicks
like that.
Freddie Welsh is said to be the
wealthiest boxer n the game. His
fortune is estimated at $780, 900.
Can it be possible that waivers have
been asked on Long Cy Falkenberg,
the Cleveland Maps remarkable come
back hurler, who started the season
by winning ten in a row? There are
r1rnors that waivers actually have been
asked, and Manager Griffith OF the
Washington club is quoted as saying:
Yes, 1 am refusing to waive on Falk-
enberg and will take him at a rea-
sonable price. won't stand for any
ld-up, though, by the Cleveland club.
/ think he could win some games for
U.S." Some think Grif's statement was
made just to promote discord in the
Cleveland organization. Falkenberg
was brought back from the minors this
spring. The first ten games he pitch
ed were all winners. Then he suffered
some hard luck defeats in which the
Maps gave him mighty few runs. Then
he lost form entirely, then recovered,
and quite recently sore arm shelved
him.
1.-The first bout I ever fought in the
ring was my last I thought at the
time reminisced Johnny Kilbane,
featherweight champ. the other day.
1T was with Herman Zahnizer at New
Castle, Pa was nervous and excited
from the paper talk that preceded the
contest. And when I ducked under the
ropes the crowd around the ringside de-
cried my physical proportions as COM
pared to the bigger and sturdier Zah-
nicer. They thought I wouldn't last a
round and had much the same feel
ing myself. AS they put the gloves on
me 7 had conversation with myself
and it amounted to this: IF I ever
get out Of this ring alive I will never
enter another one.' not only got out
of 1t heart whole and fancy free. but I
stopped Zahnier in-nine- rounds and
then. having won and being full Of en-
thusiasm, I naturally revised my de-
cision about quitting the game"
Jack Reed, the Australian light
weight who is now In this country
seeking new pugs to conquer, fought
sixty battles in his own country be-
fore coming here with the Langford-
Woodman combination. Read beat
Grover Hayes, Frank Picato and Hook
Keyes.
George StalIinss, chieftain of the
Boston Braves, has a fifteen-year- old
son in Atlanta, Ca, who Is expected
to become a big league 6fayef pretty
soon. The boy, who Is nicknamed
Maggie" is pitching for the Whittier
team Of amateurs in Atlanta, has a
good curve, excellent control and a
wicked fast ball. He is one Of the best
amateur pitchers in the Georgia me-
tropolis. Incidentally, he is a batter
Of the first order The boys pa says |
he won't let baseball interfere with |
the lads education. Maggie wants |
to burn up the colleges and then DE
star In the majors later on.
Dasher Troy, baseball veteran of |
decades ago, has this story to tell !
about Jack Glasscock, who was once |
one Of the best shortstops in base |
BALL. After Pebble Jack had |
slipped out of the big leagues says |
Troy, "he went down the chutes until |
he was playing with Marion, O. Jack |
had only his reputation and a good |
head to get by with and no one knew !
1t better than he. One afternoon ne |
was having an unusually hard time |
and after he had booted a few and |
mussed UP plays the fans turned loose |
on him without mercy. Jack bore up /
manfully and kept at it without |
whimper After the bleacher crowd I