The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-22
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Bat Nelson says he's going to fight
harder than ever, now that he's mar
ried. Mrs. Bat says the Durable Dane
will retire from the ring. Probably
Mrs. Bat viii win on this proposition.
Nelson has honors enough and money
enough, and there's no good reason
why he shouldn't settle down and en-
JOY life.
It's up to Rube Marquard Of the
Giants to break a. contract in the near
future. He has agreed to play ball
this coming season, but he has booked
vaudeville engagements until May Is,
which is nearly three months after the
start of the spring training season. If
he keep faith with McGraw he will get
poor standing in baseball; If he
breaks his theatrical engagements he
will be in bad with theatrical man
ayers. His present position is not
one to cause Rube joyous peals of
laughter, when he stops to think about
it.
Mary Cutler tells a story Of two
English boxers who were fighting one
night in Canada. y One of the men.
who wanted to quit awfully bad, would
grunt every time he got little punch
in the stomach. Finally he refused to
go any further and called to his sec
onds to put the chair in his corner.
The referee rushed over to where he
was sitting and said: What's the
matter with you-ain't you going to
fight any more?"
Flight any more." groaned tho
Englishman, clutching at his stomach.
SOW can I fight when I'm bloody
well knocked out?"
Since his recent splendid victory in
the ten-mile road race at the Millrose
A. A, games, Hannes Kolehmainen has
been hailed as the greatest of all dis
tance runners. His splendid record for
the course of 81 minutes and % Sec
onds marks him as as superior to all
others over the long distance or mid
die distance routes. The most re-
markable thing about the Finn is that
he is self made in every respect.
Never having been advised by a COM
petent coach, Hannes has developed
himself.
Though he has passed the top Of his
usefulness, Bobby Wallace, veteran
shortstop of the st. Louis Browns, will
never have his pay cut again in his
major league career. Wallace doesn't
like the idea of having his salary re-
duced annually, and has been inform
ed by President Hedges that the sal
ary he gets this year will be his SAL
ary for all the future years he is with
the Browns. When his usefulness in
fast company is passed he will be made
a free agent. with license to sell him
self at the best market.
Manager Frank Chance of the New
York Yankees 1t is rumored will make
a powerful strong effort to dig uv
promising material out Of the minor
! leagues. He will have one secret agent
in each of the smaller organizations
| The agent may be a club owner, man
ager or umpire, but his Identity will
not be disclosed.
| According to a report coming in
| from Philadelphia, Luther McCarty
! made the statement in that town the
| other day that he would meet any of
| his colored brethren, including Jack
/ Johnson, in the ring should his man
ager and the public so desire. ct will
meet Jack Johnson" Lutte is quoted as
saying, eff my manager, Billy Nc
| Carney, desires me to. I mean just
what I say. am working under the
instructions of McCarney, and although
I am opposed to meeting negroes, ]
i will jump into the ring If he says the
| word"
Billy probably won't say the word
He has no use for the colored pugilist
and the public generally likes to think