The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-05-23
Chum BOb'S
Sporting Talk

Joe Levines, who recently returned
home from Australia, says Eddie Nc
Goorty and Jimmy Clabby are certain
to meet in the Antipodes.
Mike (Twin) Sullivan is confident
he can beat AL Mccoy over any route
and says he is willing for the latter to
name any terms for the clash
Spokane in the Northwestern league
has infielders named Wagner and But
Ter and pitchers named Gregg and Ca
voleskie. The lineup has major
league appearance.
Douglass Neff captain and shortstop
of the University of Virginia baseball
team, has signed contract with the
Washington American league club. He
will report about the middle of June
President Gilmore admits that the
Feds have been considering Washing
ton as future place Of invasion thus
putting Pittsburg in the western sec
ton of the circuit. No immediate
changes are likely, however.
France and England have offered
100000 in prizes for aviation meets.
With death notices 81 an inch, the
prize will just about cover the notice
of the one who breakes the altitude
record, and then breaks his noodle.
Rumors are floating in from the
west that Branch Hickey has made a
fine ball team out of the st. Louis
Browns. Lots of good paragraphs
which have been used for years will
have to be put aside If the reports
prove well founded.
One of Chances petty grievances
just at present has to do with the fact
that other American league clubs
won't ask for waivers on any of their
young men. He'd like couple just
to do bench duty, and Is waiting to lay
violent hands on six players now sub
bling for other hands, but their pres
ent owners won't put them on the
market
There is some significance in the at
tempt of Dan McKettrick to force
Frank Moran into signing five-year
contract 1t indicates that McKetrick
feels morally certain that Moran will |
beat Johnson and become the worlds |
heavyweight champion. In that event |
Moran would be a money maker for |
years, as, aside from his theatrical
work, it would take a f1rst-class man
to dethrone the red-headed Pittsburg-
er.
Another 2:10 trotting stallion secur
ed by the Russians to accompany ster-
ling Mckinney, 2:06A to the land of
the Gear is the eight-year-old bay
horse, Captain George, 2:09A, that
took his record in 1910 as four-year-
old. This young horse was sired by
Bingen, 2:06A and Nancy Hanks, 2:04,
and his dam is Miss Jefferson, 2:28A
by Jefferson, son of Charles Caffrey,
second dam by Republic, son of Mann
brine Patchen Captain George should
have record several seconds faster
than the one he cares as he had
about as much speed as any stallion
seen in recent years, but injudicious
h rrr1,1, h1 or |
speed crazy and he developed habits
which prevented him from doing JUS
tice to himself With his good indi- .
vidual qualities and his sterling inher- :
stud. II
1t is reported that the father of Joe
Engle, Washington HEAVIER, owns sa-
loon and gives free drink every time
his son wins a game. But his gener-
osity hasn't driven him to bankruptcy
as yet. t.
Gunboat Smith is said to be nego- :
tiating for matches with Battling Lee :,
whisky Of Philadelphia, the light
heavyweight who has been causing
some sensation in the heavyweight !;
ranks this year, and Bob Hoha, the q
Milwaukee light heavyweight, who a
has also been fighting we'll. Jess Will E,
lard, who wants to have set-to with G
Smith, is laughing at these matches b
and says that the Gunner Is fighting >,
all little men, but will not sign up with !,
him. -
Cruel critics in Boston have been q
heard to insinuate that they wished
that the Braves had gone to Japan
and Australia last winter and-stayed le
there. u
b.
Shorty Foley says: zone good way.
to shorten baseball games is to fine =
pitchers 81 for each base on balls =,
they give. OF course, some pitchers =,
at the end of the season would owe
their club owner money" =
TO SEAL UP DOCUMENTS. =.