The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-02-22
OF A SPORTING NATURE

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Ed Fraser. the Irish-American Ath-
letic clubs halfmiler. will lay off for
few weeks. He cannot do justice
to himself as he has to work too
many nights Fraser is sure. how
ever. that proper rest and practise
will put him in prime condition
again
For the first time at Fordham
university. where an effort is being
made to place the institution among
the universities of first rank. a
branch of sport is TO be handled and
coached by a on-professional coach.
Jack Mulcahy has assumed charge
of crew affairs and he enpoys the
distinction of being one of the best
developed men produced at Fordham
The Fordham coach is an importer
with an office on lower Broadway.
New York. and has sacrificed his
personal time to take charge of the
candidates for the crew.
\ rumor is afloat that Alonzo Cor
bin viii train for Wiessner Brothers
OF Baltimore for the season of 1915.
In the meantime. Nj Corbin keeps
himself out of touch with all Wash
ngton newspaper men. and it has
been impossible to verify the report
He is considered one of the best
trainers in the country and there is
a wide demand for his services among
men VIC own large stables.
American sportsmen who have
horses in France-that have not been
reQuisitioned by the government
are delighted over the prospect Of
racing being resumed despite the
war The chief race courses in tho
neighborhood of Paris, Auteuil and
Lungchamps. have been in the hands
of the military since the war began.
but they are to be cleared and hand
ed over to the racing authorities
without delay The sport is encouT-
aged by the French government with
d view to the imperative need of
In, r,sn ~ ha of hn
for military purposes.
The present war" is a scrap be
tween organized baseball and those
who are trying to break into the
game 1t is a contest to see wheth-
er or not the players shall get every
dollar of the money that comes in
at the gate, or at least, every dol
lar OF the profits
"Cavvy" Cravath is one of the
on March 23, 1882 in San Diego, Cal.
Before starting to earn his living
playing baseball he was telegraph
operator Ray Caldwell and Dusty"
Rob Rhoades are also knights of the
key, or We're.
One way for good players on poor
minor teams to get back at more
successful teams of their own class
is to join the squad of big univer-
sity eleven Kent, candidate for
the Yale line next year, a Stevens
Institute player in 1913. will prob
ably have many a grudge to feed fat
appears likely.
Thomas Whitaker, the swimming
instructor at the Missouri Athletic
club who recently abandoned his
post to enter a commercial career,
has been unable to keep away from
his favorite sport and is now coach
ing the squad of the Reading Atl-
letic club during his spare moments,
He is doing excellent work, too.
Under his expert guidance the Penn
sylvanians are improving rapidly, and
Capt John harrington is confident
they will soon be able to give the
foremost teams in the middle At
lantic district some real competition.
Among the well-known horsemeu
of the country who are regretting
that they did not ship their horses
10 New Orleans instead Of turning
them cut for the winter is J. w.
Schorr, the millionaire brewer-turf
man of Memphis Mr.. Schorr is
convinced that the New Orleans
meeting will prove a greater sue
cess than any one interested antici
pated
The question of selecting a train
ing camp for the Baltimore Terra
pins has been put up to Manager
Orro Knabe. The leader of the
Baltimore club likes Southern Pines
and it is likely that the team will
return to that camp.
There may be some howls eman
ating from golfers in some sections