The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-07-06
BOB THAYER'S
SPORTING GOSSIP

The Griffmen. in winning eight and
losing seven games on the first half
Of their swing around the league. have
done well. Their friends here-and
there are many-are pulling for them
to keep UP this good work in the West.
for that will mean a vast Improvement
in their position in the pennant race.
Today the Griffmen are fve and a
half games behind the Detroit Tigers
and tomorrow the wilsonville outfit
will collide with Ty Cobb and COM
pany. This should be a tussle for
blood in every game.
Fred Fulton's quick victory over
Porky Flynn. the Boston heavyweight.
serves to bring the Minnesota Plasterer
once more into the spotlight. First he
forced Sam Langford to quit under IRE
and now he drops Flynn. one of the
best defensive boxers in the heavy
weight class. 1t is but a matter Of
time before Fulton will get his match
with Jess Willard. II public opinion is
worth anything. Fulton Is delivering
the goods.
Fred Fa;kenberg didn't last long with
the Athletics. He has been sent back
to Indianapolis after fair and
wholly impartial trial by Connie Mack.
Cy's case goes TO prove once again the
oft-heard statement that there Is a
wonderful difference between major
league and minor league class. In the
American Association FaIkenberg was 4
big winner. He couldn't even get start
ed in the American League.
After an absence OF three years, Al
Palzer1 announces that he has recov-
cred his health and stands ready to
meet Frank Moran. Carl Morris. or
Jim Coffey. When Palzer put Bonn
bardier Wells to sleep in the third
round at New York in 1912, he shaped
up like a champion. The hunt was
on then, II you recall, for a white
hope" Palzer was big, though rather
clumsy, could take punishment and
could hand II out. Training for that |
bout with Wells, Palzer contracted |
malaria at Staten Island, and he fad |
ed from the picture. Now he claims |
to have recovered. He deserves a |
trial, anyway.
Now the Sally league gives up the |
ghost. That makes five bush league /
circuits to quit because the going has
been so confoundedly rough this sea
son. Indictment weather started these Il
little leagues on the down grade.
Then came the declaration OF war
against Germany and consequent
falling of In interest. Without size
able banks rolls with which to strug-
gle on, they are suspending for the
season. It's a question how many
Of them will open next spring.
Although Francis Ouimet told MEM
bers OF the U S. G. n. executive COM
mittee his golf business was 20 per
cent Of his total sporting business.
having fallen from a go per cent basis
Of the year before, II was intimated
that IL he and Sullivan would change
their business they would be rein I
stated as amateurs. Nothing but ad-
miration can be expressed for Ouimet
for the manner in which he has given
the u. s. G.. A. a chance to rescind q
very bullheaded and foolish ruling.
Let US hope he plays at Midlothian
and that the Western golfers are
to back up their invitation.
Let us hope also that the 30 per cent
of the golfers in this country who
believe in a few much-needed changes
will take IL upon themselves to tell
their u. s. G. A representatives where
they get of.
viii HOBBY Baker stop at anything?