The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-01

The rumor that Washington may be
dropped and that Toronto may have
its franchise is interesting American
league fans. Washington has never
been much of a money-maker in the
league and since most everyone at
the capital is too much interested and
occupied with the war to go to many
ball games the attendance at Washing
ton has fallen to a very low mark.
Toronto is favored as a successor to
Washington chiefly because OF the
clubs recent successes. Last season
when 1t won the international league
pennant the fans supported the team
in great shape and not only did it
make money at home but 1t drew large
crowds on the road. Larry Lajoie, the
veteran star of the American league
who piloted Toronto to pennant last
season. is a great favorite in the
American league and many fan
would be happy to see him return in
the rolls of manager Toronto looks
like very satisfactory candidate for
the big show and with Larry in chorge
1t would pleace A. l.. fans to see him
right up in the pennant race.
Even the wise ones never seem to
know when they're through. Freddy
Welsh dropped out of sight for while
after Bonnie Leonard took his title,
but he's back again now and he declares
| he will be the lightweight champ again.
After a few bouts with second-rate
youngsters Freddy thinks he will be
ready to tackle Leonard again and put
him away. If Welsh is able to do it
and he won't find many to bet on
hint will be one of the very few
times that anything of the sort ever
| happened. Welsh can't see anything
| to it but just an elegant comeback
and so it looks like Freddy is to be
rudely shaken up.
The Army and Navy are eager to
get together for big game this fall
and the Middies are especially anxious
to buck up against the soldier boy
rivals. The Navy is lots stronger this
| fall than it was last and seems to be-
| lieve that its chances against the
I Army are very fair Gilmour Dobie is
said to have worked wonders at Anna D.
oils this season and to have organized
a team that will give Oliphant, Vidal,
! Schrader, Van der Graf and other
West Point stars a, warm battle. A
! game between the two teams should
| do quite a bit in stirring UP enthusi
| asm in both departn ents Of the ser
| vice. Both Baker and Daniels have
consented to an Army-Navy game this
fall, but it seems that complete per
mission has not vet been forthcoming
! The chances Of the game, however,
/ seem quite fair.
The tackling dummy, used at Mich
! igan had been known for some sea-
sons as "Gerrude." Wherever Yost
wanted to get little life into the
tackling practice he would ask his
/ men to show less consideration for
-! Gertrude's feelings. This season, how
ever. the dummy has a new name
| and it gets less gentle treatment than
! heretofore. The new name is Kaiser
! Bill" Yost seems to find that the
change Of name has put lots Of pep
| into the tackling practice.
The idea is growing that Michigan
and Ohio State are going to be the
| large athletic rivals of the west. Ath
letics in every department have beer
going right ahead at o. S. U. for sew
eral seasons and in football matters
Ohio State has stepped out in front
At any rate the two schools are stu
few women devoting their energies te
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