The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08

of its higher salaried players in an effort to get within the new salary limit. announces that Second base man Joe Wagner has been sold to Cincinnati on condition that he make good Wagner is wintering in the Northwest and will join Cincinnati in the spring training camp. Willis Butler. shortstop. has been told by the Spokane club that he can nego- tiate for his own services
 Intercity boxing bouts between Chicago and New Orleans will be one of the features of Mardl Gras week in the latter city. The author ities probably feared intercity mix ups between New Orleans and San Francisco
 II. J Chinnery. who died in Lon don recently. was for many years regarded as the best amateur boxer in England He was heavyweight champion for three years. retiring from active participation in the sport about 1880. His brother. who died few years ago. was for several years the champion amateur mile runner Of England Both men were members of the London Stock eX- change.
 The craze for English billiards throughout America which started with the opening of the Inman-Hoppe match at New York several weeks since, has culmanited in a demand for tables in Chicago that has the manufacturers al their wits ends. Many players who believe in the ax- iom, Variety is the spice of life" have taken to the spectacular Eng fish game which will henceforth get its share of patronage without sighting balk-line. three-cushion ca roms, pocket billiards or even every body's game of good old straight rail
 Or J. C. Mccoy, manager of the champion race pacer Directum l., l :58. Is considering the making of series of matches between the Directum Kelley stallion and the champion four-year-old William 200, 10 take place in the East this year.
 Golf Is no exception to the rule when 1t comes to infant prodigies. As If to keep up with Chicago's lat est record in producing a billiard wonder not yet turned sixteen, Pu- eblo, Col, calls attention to Master Edwin w. Varley, Jr, aged II. The youngster recently won the cham pionship Of the Pueblo Golf club by defeating Henry Henkel by ? and l margin in the final match.
 John J. McGraw Is said to be plan ming a visit to Cuba before very long. Perhaps his baseball blood has keen aroused by the report that Palmero. one of his kid pitchers. de- livered a no-hit game in the island few days ago.
 Harvey Wiley, a member of the 8. s. White Gun club of Philadel- phia, and sixty years of age. wishes 1t known that he challenges any man of his age residing in Pennsylvania, New Jersey ol Delaware |, l.r target test. to be shot on his home ground.
 Briscoe Lord, the manager of the Memphis team, is trying to arrange series with the Braves next spring. Stallings was the last manager for whom Lord labored in the major league. IL is likely that Boston will visit Memphis sometime in March
 Johnny kilbane wishes it known that he is perfectly willing to take on Freddie Welsh, the worlds light weight champion. at 133 pounds ring side. and that a week after he tackles Welsh he will gladly go against Kid Williams, the bantam weight champion. at 122 pounds. weigh-in at the rincsId, N NIllian- manager will probably call Johnny's hand.
 There are no midgets in the re cruits John McGraw is mastering Stroud. Kinmayer, Brainerd, Brick son, Clip and Adams. are six-footers. erickson and Clip. two of the pitc! CTS, towering two inches above that mark
 If Charles Webb Murphy still owns controlling interest in the Cubs. no blame can be attached to Presi- dent Tener for the fact that the pub lie was led to think otherwise. Thc league executive simply took Charles P. Taft at his word last winter, and what more could President Tener expect or get?
 Thorpe Big Failure.
 It develops that the only reason Jim Thorpe, the Sac and Fox Indian, happens to be in the major leagues Is because of his contract. The all round athlete had uncommonly good advice when McGraw went to Car llsle. Pa. to sign him.
 He put his signature to a contract that couldn't be broken with one of the kaiser's 42-centimeter guns. The parchment called for five years of service at a big salary. with the ,en-day clause deleted. as the cen BOTS say.
 Under the terms of the parchment Thorpe cant be farmed out or even slapped on the wrist for violating any of McGraws rules. The only power reserved by the Giants is to pay i'm his s"lary. Otherwise they haven't a word to say.
 Of course Thorpe has never made good To be brutally blunt, he hasn't even pastimed like a Class A man, h,,A f1H h t0 t-o@ !, ,t,,, ty,at