The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-24
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: OF SPORT


Light occupations--keeping a rassler
in highbfow literature.
A six.day bicycle race IS our idea
OF something TO be far away from.
There's nothing like punch in the
Rame-especia.y the fight game.
A ski Jumper doesn't mind the cold
weather because lie doesn't mind it.
Fred Mitchell ought to make good
manager. He has a punch in both
hands.
A total Of 2.43l University of MiclIi-
gan students participated in athletics
last year.
Bob Shawkey is one pitcher who has
wised up to the bad effect Of driving
an automobile.
Anyone with a name like Il. Norris
Williams II deserves to rank first in
the tennis rating. "
In order TO purify the wrestling
game they should put college profess
sors In charge Of It.
n Plans are on foot to revive the Kitty
League, with Evansville ana East ST.
Iouis In the circuit
The White S0x and Indians may
play In Canada. Wonder what they've
got against Canada?
ST. Louis fashion experts are pre-
dieting that red hosiery won't be worn
so conspicuously next fall.
There is no truth in the report that
Horace Fogel will be the next preSl-
dent of the National league.
Percy HauRhton would eliminate the
spltball. This move ought TO bring
down the price Of slippery elm.
Canadian racetracks will enjoy DIG
days Of racing, beginning in May and
ending in October Of next year.
Brown may be popular color in st
Booey next autumn, and then again il
may be only dark brown taste.
A sport scribe says Joe Walcott was
longest In the ring. Piftiesucks! 10,
isn't much IL ANY over five feet long
Almost a million horses and mule
have been sold TO the entente allie
by American horsemen since the wa
began.
Des Moincs has been awarded tn
1917 bowling tourney of the MIdwes
association and will hold it next No
vember.
Chicago paper says that "the Gu
machine Is 10 be reconstructed on
solid foundation" Going to use NOR
concrete?
Henry Kendall college, Tulsa, Okla
viii have a new gymnasium construct
cd TO replace the one destroyed b
fire recently.
Christy Mathewson would do we
70 call convention Of the Cincinnati
hammer throwers before the Spin
training season.
"Christy" Mathewson is a reguIa
Cincinnati manager. He says Il,
Reds ought TO finish in the first div
sion next season.
Among the professional baseba
players are men who are stars in Vi
rious forms OF athletics, but jumpir
has quite gone out.
When asked If he was going to Sc
the Pirates, Barney Dreyfuss laughe
The mention Of the Pirates general
creates mirth these days.
A Kansas man has invented a ne
dog muzzle. II he really wants to i
vent something he should turn out
muzzlc for boxers managers.
On the occasion Of the recent NEE
ing az Mont-de-Marsan, Antivari.
horse belonging to the king of Spa
carried OF the prix de releyago.
The Louisville Colonels won Il
American association flag last fall al
will train at Athens, Ga, next spriu
where the Braves formerly got in
condition.
Philadelphia is building the large
govcrnment.controlled garage in IL
country. II will contain 10000 squa
feet of space. II win be one story
treproof construction.
A man who can either drink or
II alone, or who can cut out the we
whenever he pleases. has enough W