Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-23
SPORTING NOTES.

George w. Anderson. Jr.. right tacle on the University of Virginia football | eleven has been awarded R Rhodes l scholarship.
 Bob Litschi the former Bridgeport shortstop, will cover short for the Wichita club of the Western league next season Lltschi played on the coast last season.
 Manager Miller Huggins of the St. kouis Cardinals is trying to dispose of DtIity Player liam Hyatt and Hank Robinson, his SoUthpaw hurler Both proved useless last season.
 Manager Robinson of the Superbas thinks ne has discovered a wonder in Jimmy Johnston, the speedy Coast leasuer. who has been regarded as the fastest player in the Coast league.
 Mickey Keniher. former Hartford first baseman, is wintering in Wash ingion. Mickey is crazy over basket ball games and is always an interested witness in all of the important con- tests in Washington
 Howard Drew has teIeprapbed hi. acceptance of the invitation of Mill rose Athletic association 10 compete in the annual Sames at Madison Square Garden on January 2G. lie will race 1-reihtASL Jtft I-tfFIfElS uL O'nlCdgO.
 The resumption of basketball at Brown university as a major sport has been topic of discussion and interest. and 4@6 undergraduates have petition cd the faculty to approve it. but II Is not likely that they will be success full.
 If the peace compact is signed Pres ident EbDets of the Brooklyn Dodgers declared he will not take back Allen, knetzer, Dalton, Kirkpatrick, and Fischer, who left the team fiat. Nor will Joe Tinker wear a Dodger uni form
 Jack Vann. the former Hartford packstop; and last year with the Terre haute Central league club. reported to | have been sold to q Western league club, goes to the Salt Lake club of the Pacific Coast league. according to later reports.
 Columbia university will not com- pete against the Syracuse relay team at the games of the Boston Athletic association, according to a letter re- | csiEcd by the Syracuse coach. ThOm- | as r. keane, Dartmouth may be sub- sti.uted.
 The annual meeting of the Intercol- legtate Association Football league | will be held at Columbia university | January s. The chief topic of inter est viii be the discussion of new eIig- | ibility rules Also, the schedule for | next year vii be arranged. Many National league clubs are bid ding for the services of Benny Kauff, | the former Hartford outfieider. It | looks as if the Giants will get him. for | Benny signed a Giant contract last | season when he was with the Brook feds, and his signature might prove void.
 Roger Bresnahan denies that he will trade Heine Zimmerman. the star third baseman of the Cubs, for Slim Sallee, the St. Louis Cardinal southpaw | Bresnahan says Zimmerman is a grand | pal player to build team around. Natural hitters like "Zim" are not found on every bush.
 Swimmers of class keep bobbing up | R. Nacin, who was at New Trier High school at Wentworth. Ill, last season 1 Is showing remarkable speed at the | breast stroke. It is said he is doing | close to l minute. 14 seconds for 10O yards and Mike MCDermott's record is
 l minute 13 2-5 seconds.
 Branch Hickey, manager of the St. | Louis Browns. is said to be after the | services of Paul Des Jardien, the for l mer University of Chicago pitcher. It | was reported recently that Des Jardien had accepted a place as coach of the University of Chicago varsity football
 eleven, having decided not to enter
 professional baseball.
 It has been claimed that Leach Cross
 was offered match with Charley
 White of Chicago for twelve rounds al
 the HippOdrome A. c. of Boston or
 Tuesday evening. January 3, but wher
 the manager of Cross asked for g
 guarantee of s2,50O the Boston clut
 called off al negotiations. Cross was
 offered $1,0O0, with an option of 3(
 per cent. of the receipts, according tC
 reports