Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-05
SPORT GLEANINGS

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The Chicago Nationals have signed
a promising first base candidate in
Edward McGinnis, young giant
from Boston. McGinnis Is six feet
two inches tall weighs $50 pounds
and bats and throws left handed He
Is 10 years old. The recruit has been
instructed to report here February 20
for the spring training trip to the
coast as 1t Is reported that Vic Safer
the first baseman of the club, may he
unable to start the season because OF
the poor condition of his eyes.
George knockout" Brown, a mid
dleweight. Is to make another trip to
Australia to box Les Darcy, the Aus
tralian champion. Brown plans to
sail for sydney on November 27. In
addition to his return go with Darcy,
| Brown will engage in four other con-
tests in the antipodes
The Cleveland clubsof the American
league has declined the invitation OF
the chamber OF commerce Of Natchen,
Miss. to establish a spring training
camp there. Natchez offered to build
clubhouse for the players and prom
ised every other convenience. but
Robert Mercy, vlce-president OF the
/
contract to train at New Orleans un-
til 1918.
Swimming is to be added to Cleve-
lands intercity sports. The Cleveland
Athletic club Is negotiating with ath-
letic clubs in Columbus, Detroit and
| Pittsburgh to form a league in which
each club will have both a swimming
! and bowling team. Each club Is to
I fUn no nj 10
! If the trip with the New York Ma
tional league club proves successful
next spring, it is quite proba BILE that
the Detroit Americans will cut down
the length OF their season at the
southern training camp. Manager
Jennings and most of the players be-
lieve that the long siege of training
at spring camp does more harm
| than good because the majority Of
major league players keep In reason
ably good condition during the win-
ter months. Jennings believes that
best results could be obtained from a
shorter stay in camp to conditions his
men followed by a series If sharp
games with major league opposition.
Blackjack. the powerful tackle Of
the Michigan Aggies football eleven,
has leen shifted to fullback by Coach
Sommer. Butler, the regular full
back, has played fine football this
season despite his injuries. but he was
again hurt in the North Dakota con-
| test and may not play another full
game this season.
The athletic ambition OF Quarter
back Zeiger of the University Of Mich
! igan football eleven at last has been
realized. For three years Zeiger has
been trying for a place on the eleven.
! Two season ago no would have made
the team IL 1t were not for the fact
that Michigan had IN Tommy Hughitt
one of the greatest quarterhacks in
her history. Last season ZeiGer
slumr ed and "Rummy" ROehm of De-
troit beat him out. This years Sparks.
the Young quarterback from Jackson.
Mich. became the sensation. He sus-
tained injuries to his legs before the
Syracuse game, however, and ZeiSer
got his chance. The substitute GUAR
terback scored both touchdowns
against the oasterners and played
probably be used during the rest OF
the season.
n. Calvert, center on the Earlham
| football team. probably will be out
of the game for tho remainder OF the
season. He was injured in tackling
practice and an X-ray examination
showed that. In addition to wrenching
the muscles and tendon3 in his ankle.
| ono OF the large bones in his ankle
was broken. Tho recent game with
GEORGETOWN university OF Louisville,
Ky, was the first Calvert has missed
playing In two years.
Following closely the Indiana
| Tufts football game which brought
hundreds Of students to indianapolis,
the DePauw- Wabash game. on No
vemher II vii bring hundreds more.
The Depauw- Wa bash game. while not
attrat ting as much attention outside
the state as did the intersectional
match. probably will bring a little
more excitement TO Indianapolis
Practically all the "rooting" at the
1ndiana-Tufts game was for Indiana
DePauw and wabash both will he rep
resented by about an equal number
OF supporters, and reports from the
rival schools indicate that each will
try to outdo the other n yelling. The
plans are to let the entire business
section of the city know there Is TO
be football game.
II is proba ple that no attempt will
be made this winter to reorganizo the
south Michigan baseball league There
have been rumors that the class c
ci raniZation would again he formed
but there seems TO bc a general agree