Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-09
SPORT GOSSIP

Chicago, March s.-The work Of
the longest and shortest pitchers who
were in the Southern league last sea-
son will be keenly watched this sea-
son. as both have gone into the ma
jors. The longest, Ed Monroe, was
drafted by the New York Americans
and the shortest, Dick Kerr. was sold
conditionally to the st. Louis Ameri-
cans. The Browns have until May
to exercise their option on him.
Monroe Is 81 years old, weighs 200
pounds, and stands 6, feet, inches
while Kerr is % years old. weighs
LAT pounds, and is feet, inches
tall. The former Is a right handler
and the latter southpaw, and both
were members OF the Memphis club
last season. Monroe broke into or
ganized baseball about four years ago
at Paris, KY, Kerr made his debut in
the professional ranks in Paragould,
Ark, eight years ago.
Kansas City, Mo-, March s.-An "all
star" basketball team. picked from
| the four high school teams Of the
Kansas City yinterscholastic league, has
! been formed here to participate In the
national A. A. U. championship tour
nament to be held at Chicago, COM
| menc1ng March ID.
Those who will make the trip are
Singer, forward, Central high; Gott-
lieb, forward. Westport high; Dublin,
forward, Manual training high: De
Bernardo, center, Northeast high;
Kirkpatrick, guard, Westport high,
! and Saunders, guard. Central high.
To obtain practice and to raise the
| funds for the trip, three-game series
with the undefeated team Of Rock
l. -
Omaha. March s.-within a week
after the contracts were mailed to
club Of the Western league affixed
their signatures to the documents.
Manager Marty Krug. Pitcher Murphy
Currie, Outfielder Shag Thompson
and Inflelder John Watkins were the
men who signed. PA" Rourke hopes
to have his entire family" under
contract soon.
Kansas City, Mo-, March s.-Three
club Of the American association will
play this season with the Salt Lake
City team Of the Pacific coast league.
They are Morris Rath. Tom ;Downey
and Bunny" Brief. The coast league
season will open April 3.
Omaha, March 9.-Robert Dolan,
17-year-old boy Of Columbus. Neb,
set a new bowling record for the state.
it is believed, when recently he rolled
total of LILY pins in seven games.
an average of PA 1-5 per game He
rolled score of more than 200, in
every one Of the seven games, the
first and last missing being perfect
scores by only ten points each. Scores
made In the seven games were: 2s0,
253. 234, 224, 207, 219 and 29o.
| Terre Haute. Ind, March s.-For
practically the first time since 1884
Terre Haute probably will be with
out professional league baseball
team this season. All hopes Of hay-
Ing q Central league club has been
abandoned and Lefty Gilbert, man
ager OF last years team. has disposed
persuade local capital to back a club.
the fans declining to pay for their
baseball in advance by buying season
tickets.
Terre Haute, during its baseball
career, has turned out some star play
ers Probably one Of the greatest OF
these was Mordecai Brown, the ia
nous three-nnger pitcher who starred
1or the Chicago Cubs for many years.
OF the players. developed in. Tsrro
Haute who are still in their hsy-dav.
Arthur Nehf. who recently sixned Ia
pitch again this year for the Boston
Nationals. and Max Carnarius. known
- Carey" the heet-footed outfieider
ZOE tho Pittsburgh Nationals, arc
who figured Ia three worlds chsm .
pionhip samss: "cod" Myers. BiIIy
Nsbon. Acs Stewart, Who nlayed lac.
lond base FOR Pop Anson: Cecil FersI,.