The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-03-01


season that even the best-informed
experts in the baseball world know
20, some secret inspiration from tho
Cubans. which is developing and
will be ready for use when the time
comes. II is certain, however that
some important changes are to be
made during the spring training trip
McGraw will not be satisfied until
the Giants have gained pennant
prestige again. and he says if money
can bring it about. with the assist
ance of good playing and judicious
management these means will be
employed
The collapse of the Grand Circuit
was inevitable in these days of mo-
tor and anti-pool selling laws In a
more modest fashion, harness horse
racing will still go on, and just as
much real sport will be enjoyed.
Stuber. French boxer. has been
promoted in the army for killing
twelve Germans in row. He has
something on Carpenter.
The residence Of the football
coach throughout the year at Prince
ton will enable him to assist in the
coaching of other teams and as Rush
coached the basketball, hockey and
track teams at Cleveland, as we'll
as football, he may take an active
His successful track record makes
i, very probable that he can mater
tally assist keene Fitzpatrick in
this branch OF sports,
jim Thorpe. the former Carlisle
Indian football hero. may not be p
champion ball player, but when il
comes 10 signing up an air tight
contract the brave is all right.
Thorpe has such a fine contract
with McGraw-and for five years
that it is not probable that McGraw
will have an easy time palming him
Off on another big league at the
salary tina, Thorpe is now receiving
Pueblo jim Flynn has made a bet
which looks like a losing one. The
fireman has waSed with Dan Nor
gan that he will engage in more bal
ties in 1915 than Battling Levinsky
will Flynn will have to travel some
to win out, for there's no getting
away from the fact that the Battler
is some busy boy
Before spending a lot Of money in
erecting new baseball park, the
new owners of the Yankees will
probably wait until they have as
certained just HON much opposition,
legal and otherwise, may be expect
ed from the Feds. Moreover, in
building up this team they may be
obliged to put all the money they
care TO spend into concrete quite
outside of new stands.
Sentiment has fairly well decided
beforehand that the big fight in the
Red SoX training camp this spring
will be between Everett Scott and
Mike McNally for the regular short
stop berth. Every day the Red SoN
office secures some additional in
formation about McNally The fans
around the American Association
circuit believe that McNally is every
bit as good a fielder as Scott.
The recent defeat OF Malsack OF
the Pittsburg A. c. by Bucland OF
Plttsburg University in the back
stroke swimming places the colles-
ian among the likely candidates for
place in the National A. A. L.
test Malsack has figured more than
once in the big race, and now that
Bucland has taken his measure con-
clusively, it seems reasonable to be-
lieve that it is his score, even
though there appears no immediate
prospect of his threatening the
laurels OF the peerless Hebner Of
Chicago.
Clark Griffith has just signed 4
young Southpaw of Jersey City, Her
bert Tho,mahlen, who should dc
fairly well if there is anything in a
name The young man is already a
six-footer. though only nineteen
wears OF age, His experience has
been confined to semlprofessional
ball, but he has been highly recon
mended for & trial by Scout Jack
Ryan.
Pugilists who have seen their bes,
days in the ring are turning to an
other field of endeavor to gather
shekels The motion picture game
has countless former ringmen in it,
midst. but as yet no one has as
cended to stardom. Generally. the,
are to be found in the mob scene a
$3.50 per diem. Sailor Bruce triet
e. 49,