Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-23
: SPORT GOSSIP

Columbus. Ohio. March 23.-Fox
trotting. keeping late party hours
and general college social life is ruin
GUS to athletics, in the opinion of Rob-
ert. B. Nevin, captain Of the 1917
track team at Ohio State university.
Nevin declares that athletes cannot
hope to be Social lions" if they ex-
pect to harvest a crop of laurels on
the cinder path or fielc.
Participation in social activities
should be encouraged in the interest
OF producing better teams, Nevia be-
lieves.
II such circumstance should c.i-
list, he said. the coaches would have
less trouble in keeping the men in
proper condition and the men would
have less desire to break training. IL
is up to the student body of Ohio
State to protect her athletic uareis
and thereby assure her future in the
western conference.
Athletes, to be in the best possible
condition, must sacrifice the entire
social side of their college life. When
we learn to support our athletics in
the right way, we will have more win
ming teams
Nevin doubts whether Ohio can
have a better track team until bet
ter gymnasium is constructed.
Every institution in the Big Nine
has better and bigger gymnasium
than Ohio State" he added, "if we ex-
pect to compete in better company,
We must have better facilities.
If our accommodations were ade-
quate, better material would be forth
coming, and we could be western con-
ference champions in track as we'll as
football
Cincinnati, March 23.-Aurust
Hermann, president Of the Cincinnati
Nationals, is convinced that he at last
has landed winning ball team.
The players are working their
heads off for Mathewson," said Herr
mann after his return from Shreve-
port, La, his first visit of years to
a training camp. II like their spirit,
for. it's the stuff that hoists a ball
club into the first division
Hermann believes that Rouch will
sign within a few days and then the
outfield will be complete.
NAnd I don't mind saying that it
will be the best outfield in either
league" Hermann asserted.
Minneapolis March 23.-Four more
recruits have Joined the ranks of the
Minneapolis American Association
club, now in spring training at Par
Lorin Erwin, pitcher from Edgeley,
Nd; William P. Veach, catcher
from Marion, Ind; H. C. Sumner, Da-
kot aselni-pro infielder, and Ira Morse,
third baseman from the Lincoln
Western league team.
Minneapolis March 23.-Ames is
making overtures to the University Of
Minnesota for an outdoor track meet
this. season. The Minnesota track
officials have taken no action on the
proposal as yet.
Detroit, March 2s.-Pitcher Flan-
for .Ep1ae with the Detroit Ameri-
caaN Ynud have been a southpaw if
he& hnd not met with an accident.
When he was youngster he tried to
Eide a broncho. The animal objected
and Flanagan took an impromptu
course in aviation and fractured his
aleft arm. While recovering from the
injury he learned to throw with his
right arm and has had marked sue
acess. ever since.
Flannigan's injury brings to mind
the accident which happened to iris
Speaker. He formerly was a right
handed pitcher. but he broke his SAL
ary. wing and switched arms with sen.
sational success.
- Waxahachie, Tex, March 23.-
There is a possibility that Ty Cobb
will play right field for the Detroit
Americans this season. Manager
Jennings believes that Sam Crawford
is through as fielder and expects
to use Harry Heilmann as the third
man in the outfeld. Jennings says
center field is easier to play than the
-other gardens and plans to use He'll
mann in that position. while Cobb Ia
shifted to Crawford's place.
Detroit, March 23.-Charles Houser.
aslocal bowler who has been making
unusually high scores here, has re.
0eived medal from the American
sowing Congress for 900 score
which he recently made in a match
game in Detroit.
4s sA1ANDoT GETS DECISION.
New Orleans. March 2s.-Joe Man