The Alaska citizen., 1914-07-13

thinking OF making up a purse OF
tween the pennant winner in hi:
organization and team made UP Of
star players selected from the othe'
Fed clubs. The hammer wielders say
that Gilmore probably will take the
money from the $4,000 900 which
he said last spring was behind tn.
Federal league.
Calvo, the Cuban outfielder who
was sent to Los Angeles by Mana
ger Griffith of the Washington club
has been turned loose by the man
agement of the Pacific league club
With an initiation fee OF $500, a
membership limited to $50, $50
600 clubhouse and course 6.420
yards long. the Old Elm Golf club
described in Chicago as the most
exclusive in America. opened for
business recently The links occupy
what was one yearsago farm Of
$50 acres, near Fort Sheridan, on
which flourished 5000 trees.
Davy Altizer, now with the Mime
apolis Millers. is second in the
American associations list of swat
tiers. with an average OF 463. Davy
is now out of the game, though,
with a bad leg.
With one club in the International
league called the Terrapins and an
other the CLANS. it would not be in
appropriate to refer to the Braves
as the HOLSTERS.
1t is Jimmy Galatians opinion
that both Detroit and Washington
will give Connie Mack the fight Of
his life. or course, Jimmy still has
visions of taking the championship
himself but these have faded some
what since his journey through the
East Callahan believes that Crit
fifth has a better balanced club and
better pitchers than Hugh Jennings,
and for this reason, is likely to
crowd out the Athletics, if the world s
champions can be crowded.
There is decidedly increased
tendency toward aggressivness in
base running nearly everywhere in
baseball, and a club which hasn't
it is behind the times. The more
enterprising the base running, which,
however, isn't much good unless
good Judgment is there, the more
interesting the game, and it seems
that attempts to steal third are be-
ing made oftener.
Elmer @. Oliphant, Purdue's great
est athlete, has received notice Of
his appointment to West Point Mill
tary Academy, and shortly he will
take the examination for entrance
to the institution. Oliphant wanted
to go to Annapolis, but there was
no vacancy there, and the congress
man from his district secured a
West Point appointment for the star
athlete Olphant will be graduated
from Purdue this month. He has
won more athletic honors than any
other student in the history of Pur-
due, having received college letters
in football, baseball, basketball and
track.
Frank Gibson, the young catcher
sent to Nashville by Detroit has
been travelling at terrific pace in
the Southern league. He is batting
at a 800 gait and in 16 games has
stolen eight bases. He ranks next
to Kirby of Mobile in the smuggling
column, Kirby having an average Of
4O5. Harry Stanley, another form
err Tiger, is batting .235 for the
Memphis club.
Waits for Results.
Chicago.-Eddie Collins, star bats
man and infielder of the Philadelphia
worlds champion Athletics has join
ed Walter Johnson in his attitude
of "watchful waiting" to see whether
the new Federal league makes good
this year. Collins admitted that he
had been offered by the Brooklyn
Federal league club the largest sal
airy ever promised any player. He
said he was considering the offer
and, like Washington's premier pitch
er, would not act until his contract
with the Philadelphia Americans ex
| pires in the fall. Collins intimated
that the Brooklyn offer amounted
to more than $4,000 a year. 1t was
stated some time ago that Manager
Tinker of the Chicago Federals had
| offered Johnson three-year con
tract at $4,000 annually.
Pitchers Watch Found.
Detroit, Mich.-Pitcher Earl Ham
ilton's costly watch, which was re
l