Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-06
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
MAY GO OVER TO 1920
OTHER ATHLETIC NOTE

I idea that there will be no OlynsN
meet prior to 1920 is indicated by MI
insistancy with which the BelgA
committee, backed by the governmeN
maintains the right Of Belgian. to DC
games Of 1920. This meet was awsh
ed to Antwerp and apparently the b
sium committee fears that in the eve
Of 1916 passing without an OlymrX
Meet, the 1920 contests will revert M
Berlin. It is understood that pressu
to clear up this point brought for5
the statement by Baron de Coubers
outlining the present position Of
international Olympic Committee.
One Of the unique records Of mode
baseball is that attached to the nan
Of Dad Meek. until recently pinch N
ter for the Los Angeles, Pacific Gu
! League team. Meek played ninets
years in minor leagues having been
member of fourteen clubs in as MAJ
leagues since his debut in 1896.
Although he fitted in as either catd
err or first baseman with fairly q
isfactory results his chief value
in his ability to hit the ball out
emergencies. Meek's record with d
bat shows a grand average Of $50 d
nineteen years Of play with a hid
water mark Of .419 made in 1897 whll
a member Of the Port Huron club
the Michigan League. But for the IA
that he was badly handicapped by
slowness afoot Meek's big bat wou
have carried him into the big leagu
years ago.
President Coppin. Of the Coloni
League. recently fined the members
the New Bedford Whales" for an d
exhibition Of umpire batting. The psq
ers had protested violently against d
umpire's decisions during the gslI
without result. Late in the play vi
New Bedford at bat the umpire at3
calling batter up" several times tun|
ed to the bench to ascertain the eau
of the delay. He saw all the playel
of the club lined up on their knees I
an attitude of prayer and 1t was d
planned that they were supplicattll
better umpiring. The arbiter was d
ceeding wroth and his report to "
president of the league resulted In
heavy fine.
Late reports from Europe give SON
interesting accounts OF the activits
of several famous athletes and boxel
in the war zones. Georges Carpentis
the French heavyweight champion, b
passed his examination as an air D
lot and is now a member Of the Frex
.. flying corps. Notwithstanding the nj
merous reports Of his injury or ca
ture Carpenter has so far escaped u,
scathed during his apprentice servic
Other athletes Of international fan
who are with the colors, include Pi
tro Dorando, the marathon rurne
who gave Johnny Hayes terrific ral
in the Olympic Games Marathon
London in 1908, now a member of Il
Italian automobile corps; Earnest Ba
ry. England's world champion profe
sional sculler, is serving with EnsEl
troops; Marignan and Thofal, two
the best known French boxers Al
convalescing from serious wounds n
ceived in battle and the list might
continued almost indefinitely,
| A complete baseball club compos
entirely Of brothers is the boast
Bode, Ia. The team known as Il
Sorlein Brothers Club consists of nil
brothers ranging in age from II
30 years. Six Of the nine are grad,
ates Of Luther College and the 9th
boys are in attendance at that ms!
tuition. In a recent game between d
Sorlein and Luther College teams q
collegians won but only after an elS
en-inning struggle.
! The announcement that the Univa
sity of Pennsylvania varsity eight an
possibly one other eastern college Gre
will compete against the University
Washington oarsmen at Seattle nel
week, marks a new era in college row
Ing. This is the first time that a
eastern varsity eight has crossed t,
continent to race on the Pacific coas
For some years far west and midi
west university Fights have compete
in the intercollegiate Regatta on Ii
Hudson River at Poughkeepsie but ii
trip to be taken by the Quakers
Lake Washington is distinct novel;
in college rowing.
| If it took eighteen and a half yea
for Honus Wagner to collect one hui
dred home runs and Ty Cobb ten an
a half years to score fifty-four circu
drives it behooves the Georgia Peac
to speed up if he has hope or intentic
OF surprising the veteran Pirates rex
ord. According to his present gait 7
will cross the century mark in abou
twenty-one years. This would put h
date Of Cobb's one hundredth HON
run in 1925 or 1926. All of which
leaving a lot Of excessive opportunit
to Old Father Time.
Incidentally there are few oths
records that the 'steen thousa nd dona
year stars Of today can take a sho
at. with the fans cordial approval an!
time they see At. They include Jnhl
Freeman's twenty-five home run
made during the season Of 1899 Will
member Of the Washington Natiops
League Club: four home runs in on