The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

year. must quit boxing and serve in the French army at sous a day.
 During the season the St Louis Federals will fight for patronage in 36 games while the St. Louis Americans are entertaining visitors on their home lot on the same af ternoons. Their playing schedule conflicts with that of the St. Louis Nationals in 32 games in St. Louis The Federals have no patronage fight with the National League team on any holiday date, but will buck the Browns on Decoration teams be playing in St. Louis.
 Kid Lewis" the Waterbury lightweight. will forsake the ring this summer and devote his atten- tion to ball playing. He is to get a tryout with the Hartford team
 It is reported that Leach Cross may make his home in California in future. Leach has made so many trips across the continent re- gently and has been so lound in his praise of Los Angeles that there seems to be some ground for the rumor, although Gotham would be sorry to lose the services of the dentits- fighter
 Vice Commodore. 2:11, will no doubt soon be purchased by the Russian fanciers and shipped to that far away country. V. R. Mo Coy, of Washington, who has him leased for the season, in answer to a request from the owner of Vice Commodore has set a price on the surrender of his lease, an offer having been made for the horse by the Russians.
 Detroit seems to be the probable surprise on the American league this season. The backbone of the Tigers never was broken nor will be while Crawford, Cobb and Bush remain able-bodied. The regular team this year looks better than when 1t was winning pennants., If the pitchers live up to their promise and give Dauss and Dubuc the help they need, this team is the most dangerous to the cham pions.
 Although it is early to make predictions about the pennant, it looks at this stage of the game as If the Athletics will win handily, with Washington. Chicago and Cleve- land struggling for second place. Boston and Detroit will be batting for honors close behind Washing ton and Cleveland. The Yanks and the Browns will probably have as much trouble keeping out of the cellar as they had last year.
 Lefty Flynn, tte former Yale ath- lete is going to train hard at '11ravers Island this summer in hopes of resaining the form that made him famous as school-boy athlete. Flynn is best at the high hurdles and he did 15 4-5 seconds while at Pawling school.
 Homer Baker, the halfmile cham pion, Is not among those who be- lieve that joining the sons of rest" improves a runner. "The harder have to work the faster run" ayers the artist.
 New Haven is going to give Jimmie Leach, a pitcher who tried out with the Wings last year, an other chance. Leach pitched for Henderson, of the Kitty League, last year and won half of his game with a losing team.
 That Grand Rapids judge did not mince words in calling Bill Killifer certain things. Come to think of it, the fellow who goes back on his contract is not toeing the mark as far as his word is concerned
 Branch Hickey of the St. Louis Browns, is veritable Josephus Daniels among his men. Hickey does not go to the grounds eve to receive a report of the result oi the Sabbath game until Monday.
 Vance Nuckels, the famous grand circuit driver of Cleveland, has pur- chased from Wilber Jones of New ark the black trotting stallion Gull wallis Directum, 2:09 3-4, by Direc- tum 2:O5 3-4, for export. It is thought that while he will not make great race horse he will be