The Alaska citizen., 1915-01-18

tAnaIu.t-i aClllJ exposition games at < IL Francesca next summer will have b look 10 the Orient for for eisn competitors. Unless the war situation starts to clear up very soon therell be no European entries for the big Frisco meet, even to the start of the war il had been hoped that teams would be forth coming from some of the countries, notably sweden, but this hope is rapidly disappearing.
 Chicago has tree brand new bill Hard players for whom great things are predicted in the near future. They are Eilson Henderson, August Bloese and Robert Lord. These fel- lows are cue welders of rare prom ise and once they get started, 1t will take all the strategy of older heads to staye off defeat at thelr hands.
 The International league has put it's foot down on any club presidents appearing in uniform with his team. This new rule applies to Jack Dunn and Bill Donovan, two of the most successful pilots in the Class A circuit Donovan. therefore. las been relieved of the presidency of Provi- ueuIe.
 W. E. Moore. the sulky maker Of Marion, Ohio, has purchased the fast pacing stallion King Daphne, 2:0414 from Arlie Frost of Los Angeles.
 The inner circle" will soon have to make room for Miss Anna Brad ford 2.004 queen of all harness 3 year-olds.
 Yales rugby style of passing be hind the line while on the run has been working with rare precision, but it looks like a dangerous play and one that opens the way for some w.de awake opponent for a clear field and a touchdown. Its develop ment will be watc2 ed with interest.
 Now that Freddie Welsh has care fully circled around 10000 iron men in four or five weeks time. 1t will be interesting to know how much of that amount Freddie will have to eXpend taking the rest cure to over come the frishtful attack of staleness tat just naturally had to break up FIeddies dash for million.
 Bill Jacobson, who had a couple of spring trials with the Giants is to tackle big league bail again. under the tutelage of Hugh Jennings this fH Soutl ern circles swung mighty dash.
 Evidently the Federals intend to devote practically all of their efforts to signing major league players, but there is a strong possibility that they may lure several players now on the payrolls of clubs represented in the International league The smaller organization will make as big a fight to retain it's players as have the National and American leagues.
 Next season will probably see an unusually big number of college men in baseball. Little wonder The ball player learns not only linguis tic. science and psychology, bdt since the coming of the Federal league he has every opportunity to famiIiarize himself with law.
 Walter Jo, nson says his family is esponsible for his leap to the out laws, which once more points to the need for active work in the domestic relations court.
 Al Mccoy, the Brooklyn accidental champion, who swung over knock out punch on the unprotected jaw of George Chip recently and there after admitted that he was the worlds middleweight, can make 153 pounds without an effort However, it would be folly to class him with Clahby and Gibbons. Friends of both fighters declare that either one of them could tear Mccoy to pieces in twenty rounds
 Speaking of horses brings forth mention of the fact that A. B. Spreckles has at present the larg- est string of horses in training at Jaurez that he has had for close 10 q uecdue NItH tue SpOIl llouI lSli- ed in California. MT. Spreckles re- gently bought the noted horse Saliva ton, the sire of Jim Basey and oth- CT good winners, just to get crop of colts and fillies by him.
 Jimmy Walsh, the little Canadian, who is making his boxing headQuar- ters in Chicago at present, is eager to do battle with a few of the so- called contenders at 133 pounds. Harry Walsh. brother of the clever little Jimmy, is managing the affair of his brother and is eager to line up a few matches for his battling relative. Walsh has been boxing with such boys as Joe Sherman. Danny Goodman, Joe Mandot and Gil r.ev N ire, and he always handle. himself well.
 Having been wrestler and then a white hope. MT. Andre Anderson, the New Orleans fighter. may turn square" at any moment and become a yeggman.
 The American league averages help along the idea that Luther Cook is going to be valuable man for the Yankees or some other ball club when he gets polished as a