The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-15

more Of the opposing batters. Musser
pitching for Susquehanna university
some years ago. Since his release By
the Senator'S in 1912 he has played
with Atlanta, Los Angeles and Des
Moines.
| Clark Griffith. manager Of the
| Washingtons, who attended the Louis
vile minor league meeting recently
/ says that two American league man
| agers-Huggins OF the Yankees and
Rowland OF the White Sox-attempted
to talk OF trades with him. GrifR was
willing to strengthen his team, if pos
sIble, but he says that he baked when
Huggins and Rowland tried to hand
over nothing for something. Rowland
is said to have made an offer for
Pitchers Dumont and Shaw, while
Huggins was after Clyde Milan and
Eddie Foster. Grih denies the report
that Colonel Rupert offered $4,000
for the release of Sir Walter Johnson.
1t would be like the old days in
school when the captains chose up
sides, except that in those days the
first choice was determined by the
two rivals climbing bat hand over
hand until the last man could or could
not crowd three fingers in the space
remaining at the top. The eight man
total playing strength of the league.
According to dopesters, the Giants
were the greatest marks for opposing
pitchers in the league During the
season fifty-four Of them reached first
as result Of being thumped by the
ball. The Pirates received forty-four
passes through being hit, the Braves
forty-two, the Reds thirty-four, the
Robins twenty-nine, the Cardinals
twenty-three. the Cubs twenty-five
and the Phillies, who proved to be tho
best dodgers OF the lot, twenty.
Jim Coffey is now entirely out OF
the fistic spotlight. Time was when
the Dublin Giant was hailed as the
most formidable of the white heavy
weights, barring. Champion willard,
but Frank Moran's heavy punches
demonstrated the Dublin wonder was
handicapped by a glass jaw. In his
few recent battles Coffey has shown
all his old skill, but he couldn't take a
wallop on the chin. A light hitter like
Bat Levinsky had. him punch crazy,
and Bill Brennan should have finished
Corey in their bout, but didn't follow
his advantages. BARLEY Madden, a
never-waser from New Jersey, stop
ped Coffey in the seventh round a
while ago and practically ended Jim's
comeback campaign.
Princeton, Yale and Harvard, and
in fact practically every college in the
United States that abandoned football
sport next season. This, at least, Is
the prediction of ]. III. Speedy Rush,
football mentor of Princeton.
Billy sunday, the evangelist. once
had the ambition to become pitcher,
and 1t was on July 16, 1890, that he
got his chance-and failed. 1t was the
NTH inning. Of game between the
Phillies and the Pirates when Billy
tried his hand at twtriing for the
Pittsburgh team. Hurd started the
game, but was batted out of the box
in the first inning. Then another
pitcher by the name of Baker took up
the work for three innings. He, too,
Billy Sunday stepped into the box and
took hand at pitching.
Max Carey, the Pirates brilliant
center fielder, again has retired"
from baseball. He announced the
other day that he had a fine busi-
ness opening in California and had
decided to take q chance. Carey
retired" last winter when the Pi-
than 5000 in salary. He remained
out west until his team had reported
for spring practice, when he decided
to capituIate Carey played great
ball this year, and probably feels
that he is entitled to an increase.
Barney Dreyfuss, the Pirates own
err, says he hopes Carey makes q big
success OF his new venture, but IL he
fails he can sign for 1918 at the old
figures. It's hard to bluff the little
Pittsburgh magnate!
Heinie Zimmerman has been un-
and perhaps unjnstly
PANIED for attempting to overtake
Eddie Collins in that memorable
match during the final
game OF the worlds series between
the Giants and White Sox. But Tim
doesn't mind IL at all. Furthermore,
the famous Bronx Dutchman has
shown that his heart is in the right |
place by spending his share of the
worlds series money in q new home |
for his mother in New Jersey. Zim |
is passing the winter at his residence |
in New York. attending strictly to
business.
Since Johnny Tillman paved the |
way by agreeing 10 donate five per
cent Of all ring earnings to the |
American Red Cross three PhiIadel- |
phia boxers have followed suit. They |
are Johnny Mealy, Eddie McAndrews |
and Joe WEIGH. If all fighters who /
get 500 or more for each appear
ance would adopt this plan 1t would |
bring thousands Of dollars every /
month to the Red Cross.