The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-01

The Cardinals and the Browns will play series for the St. Louis cham p!onshlp beginning March 27 The first game will be played at Robin son Held.
 IL is said in Montreal that the last time the team made any money was in 1905. when Jim Bannon was man ager. However. the Royals have been tr" Sugerbas of the Interna ,ional league, as they generally miss the first division But old sammy L. Cichtenheim. who recently took over the entire club Is game gink and intends to hold the fort
 According to reports from the head quarters of the Federal league. Eddie Collins, who was recently sold by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Chicago White Sox. would have been willing 10 jump to the independents for sS0, QUO for three years work.
 Since 1902 there have been sold in the United States l50O.0 900 automo biles and the field Is practically un- touched in the country. IL has been
 
 are needed to supply the farms.
 Jack Watson, center on the Uni. yersity of Illinois eleven that won the western conference championship in 1914, and brother of Chauncey Wat son. who won fame as an Illinois guard will heard Illinois this year. l. is figured that in the comin season there will be at least 1000 players jobless. The Feds will drop about forty-five, the National about thlrty-eight and the American fifty three, the international cutting the limit to sixteen players. If other leagues keep up the pace therell be thousand idle ball hands all right.
 Hockey enthusiasts have plenty to arouse their interest in the season that is now getting under way. The addition of Hobey Bakers. Kilner and other stars to New York hockey ranks gives assurance of better brand of the Canadian sport than Gothamites have ever before enjoy ed. The popular indoor sport has lost none of its interest, and although some of Canada's crack players are prevented from taking a part in the seasons contests because Of the war, several exciting games are in pros- pect before the close of the season.
 The Baltimore Feds intend to trade Big Harry Swasina, their hard hitting first haseman, Il is said. De- cause Harry does not chum well with some of the other boys on the club. They had better not trade him to Buffalo for "Childe Harold" Chase
 Walter Johnson had to sell herd of steers to return Charles Weegha:n his bonus of S6.OOO.
 Soccer at last has made a real bid for public patronage; two teams rioted in St. Louis, beat each other up and battled the police. \ few more games like that and soccer will replace baseball.
 Judging from the tone of a cable gram received by the American agent Of Snowy Baker, the Australian fight promoter. the game Is taking on a big boom there. Baker cables to rush boxers of all classes 10 the Anti podes
 Steve Yerkes ci the Pittsburg Feds, had the distinction of leading in the fielding averages of two leagues last year. He was at the top Of tha list among the second basemen of the American league and among the Feds he led the short stops.
 Tie Cubs will strike 1t lucky for their spring training trip to Tampa, Fla. An association of business and hotel men of Tampa guarantees to pay the hotel expenses of 35 Cubs for | period of 30 days. In return the Cubs play exhibition games with Cuban teams and others, the associa- ton keeping all the gate receipts. Of course 1t costs the Chicago club something for travelling expenses, for the exhibition games on the re- turn trip do rot net very much.
 It is said that Mir. Mullaney, tfa new American league umpire, Is
 
 fight in seventeen languages. Clar ence Rowland is said to be some conversationalist along these lines It will be interesting this summer to go out on the Chicago South Side and hear the"n evpert Dhr" SeolneiSts exchange gems of thought couched in tropical verbiage.
 AS Robert Ward gave MarQuard 10 the Giants, We now look for Otto Stifel to give Ty Cobb to Detroit Goldman to give Mclnnis to Mack and James Gilmore to give Governor Tener to the National league.
 Because of the European war, the International league may suspend playing for tNe season of 1915. This will be a blow to the International league players.
 John L. Still Popular.
 Although two months past the age of 56 years, John l.. Sullivan, who Is on a theatrical tour of the Uniaed States is still rugged specimen of physical manhood. His old fighting weight, when he was in the prime of life as an idol of the roped arena,