The Alaska daily empire., 1916-04-04
SPORT UPPERCUTS

SPORT UPPERCUTS
 The following clipped from the Ia coma News of recent date, will in- terest people on both sides of Gas tlneau Channel. Healey, mentioned, | is well known In Juneau having play ed second base on the local team last year. He was married here to Miss Hazel Elkins sister-inlaw to pr. c. c. Finley the dentist. The article follows;
 If Russ Hall lands the player he is after, first baseman who, the dope book says. has never bit under .3O0. he will be overioyed. Russ is pecting to get wire from the fel- low today.
 With that man. another outfield- CT and man who can play third base, then watch out for Tacoma said Russ Then I'll be at 'em.
 The dope Russ imparted on the men in question whom he expects to land will give him a mighty good ball club. together with those he al- ! ready has under contract.
 Healey Nifty lnfielder
 Frank Healey is the name of Q nifty infielder Russ has just signed. 1 He is a Los Angeles product and has been playing all winter in the Imperial Valley Winter league in Southern California. Healey is a shortstop. but he can play third base just as well.
 Last spring Neighbor Dugdale had Healey signed and he worked all right for the Seattle mogul until he sprained his ankle in the first few games of the season and Dug let him 80. He went up Into Alaska and played there and then came back and returned Co California. He is in fine shape now and ought to make the team.
 He Looked Good
 "I saw Healey at work in Seattle" said Russ this morning. land he im- pressed me as being a very likely ! ball player. know that he looked | so good that Brl Hurley was after him, but beat Bills time and have 1 signed him up."
 With only four days left before the game of big caliber, the ladies and mems team of the A. B.'s are | putting in hard licks to be in the best possible shape when they clash | with the fast Treadwell teams. The games Friday night will be the first of series of three to be played for the championship of the channel, Both sides promise Q bitterly fought game.
 Harold (Babe) Danzig, first base man. last year with Martinez; Fran cis Hosp, infielder with last years Oakland team, and Catcher James Drolette. of Lovelock, Nevada have been given their unconditional re. leases by Manager Harold (Rowdy) Ellitt, of the Oakland team. Catcher Frank Elliott, who was with Oakland last year. and Pitchers Ray Kallo md Albert White, last year respect lively with El Paso. Texas and Cal gary Alberta. are also out. Manager Elliot hopes to place these three with teams in the Northwestern League.
 American pugilists were victorious h two of three classes Of matches with Danish fighters appearing in .he Scandinavian tournaments held lt Copenhagen March 2S. A great crowd, in which appeared Prince Aage, nephew of the Danish king. watched the bouts. John Mahony, of the St. Ritas Catholic Club. Phil knocked out Cleveland Holm Dane, in the 125-pound class. John Cleveland A. C.. defeated Harold Bahnson, a Dane, in the well class. William Spengier of the Union Settlement of New York, was defeated by valdemar Jenson. Mahony also won bout rom Emanuel Jacobsen.
 
 Walter Miller of st. Paul and Mike YolSel of Salt Lake City wrest- ed three hours and three minutes lt Billings Mont, March 2S without ] fall in a match for the worlds championship. Honors were even as to aggressiveness and lbility to take punishment. Yokel weighed l5S and Miller l54 l.
 Tennis players throughout the coun. ! ry have taken up the foot fault ,ugaboo from various standpoints. t is an evil of the game no doubt md the disposition to beat 1t will Y be overcome by the calmer (