The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-24


 crn league. will get regular work in tic Southland Manager Herzog l acs the lad and will recall him in the fall
 Carl Maggert. formerly with the Athletics is playing bangup game in center garden for Los Angeles in the Pacific Coast league. Harry Wolrer is another star on the same team. He is former Highlander
 Ad WoIgast eNlightweight cham pion and Jim Jeffries, exheavyweight holder are both willing to use their hrod offices in bringing about d tout between Jack Johnson and Jess N illard Wolgast says that if John. soa would go through fight. he Il! buy the land and erect the pavi- lion for it. Jeffries says he is will ine 70 go anywhere. even to take Willard to Paris and second him,
 Tl at Tommy McTaggart is kept out of The saddle by stewards of the Jockey club is d perpleNine problem to many lovers of racing. They declare that the little fellow Is badly needed these days when capable jockeys are so scarce. Me Taggart was suspended eight months ago for rough riding, a serious of fence but one which hardly justifies so severe punishment. if no other reason is involved
 Eppa RiXey, the giant Philadelphia southpaw is photographer of con- siderable skill, and carries his grafleX with him while journeying from point 10 point through western plains. EiNey is now engaged in doing some Sherlock Holmes work and says if he discovers the culprits who turne' a flood of water on him with q street hose in Cincinnati recently they will get worse than bath. Pitcher Baumbartner, the new Quaker, is student at Chicago Uni versity, with another year to go. He joined the Phillies only short time ago. after college closed. He looks very good and may develop into the real thing.
 Reports from Paris say that Jack Johnson lost good lump of the money he won on his fight with Moran on Gunboat Smith when the latter recently lost to Georges Car pentier on foul in the London bout Johnson is not grieving over his loss, however, and says that Carpenter can still be bested by Smith if the American can have another chance crew that is attracting much at { lention among the Boston oarsmen has been formed recently and is out with defy to any four-oared crew in the world composed wholly
  unique crew is made up of four Manning brothers, two of whom are well known as professional oars men and rowing coaches. They row in the following order: James Man ming, bow; William D. No, ?; Der nard, No and Jack stroke. Der nard and Jack are the profession als. All sorts of rumors concerning the Federal league are rife again. One report is that Jeff Tesreau and Jack Murray, of the New York Giants, soon are to become mem bers of club in the outlaw organi- zation. Another rumor is to the ef- feet that Jim McCaffery. the Inter- national league magnate of Toronto, is seeking Federal league fran chise. President Barrow says there is nothing in the report.
 Toronto" says Bill Bradley, man. ager of the Brooklyn Tiptops, twill be in our league next year and McCaffery will be one of the pow CTS behind our independent enter prise"
 Howard Ehmke, the sensational young Los Angeles pitcher, has been offered $7OO per month and bon us of $1,OOO to sign Federal league 1915 contract. Ehmke is slated 10 join the Washington American league club, and, according to re- ports, Ehmke wants part of his purchase price, and if he fails to get it will jump to the Federals.
 Gunboat Defended.
 New York-Over in London, Jim Buckley, manager of Gunboat Smith, still continues wordy denuncia- tion of Eugene Corri, England's best known referee, who awarded Georges Carpenter the decision over the Gunner on foul in their recent bout in the British metropolis Buck lev. according to London cable. has
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