Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-14
Random Musings of Sports
NY MONTY.

ny MONTY.
Jim Thorpe. with tho Cincinnati Ma
tionnis. may have played his last samo
on the s ;nd rn,orpc. regarded az
tha. over enc lved VAS 0o 1essn, Eiaysns
preached by n Detroit scmiprofcss,on;,l
football promoter and offered largo
| fused.
lie said no hoped to Ike good rs u
PAL na,, player some day; and feared that
ioolDaiI would ruin his work on tho
| diamond. ~
Chicago team of the American I.eac ,no
has given Orson Smith, tromsiiror III
ne ne, lineage t.rns. br .; of The american
rsft 'I 10 per cent OF the gross re-
isk"y %ho zen has sa%Gs rsTide"s Corr
per cent OF his receipts Throughout tho
season. Informed Mr.. Smith he vas
| sary. " '''N'"-
The periodical arguments over tho
origin Of the crawl-strokc are again
raging warmer than over. although the
H Hnown 1so iH IDLE and frui,less is
used by. South Sea Island swimmer
long before Richard CaviIl, OF Austria
,hs; r rnsinS sr1 SnjI !, to prom"enee in
thnt seems as hopeless as It is useless.
.ertn, ',T g., ,ns Towns VIII be repre-
sen'cd In team trnpshootinE contests
Tor interstate titles this season:
Bcrryville Gun Club. BerryviIle, Va,
ana ana front Royal Gun Club. front
Frod ,snodgrass. former Now York
national League outncldcr. who refused
10 report TO the Boston National cluI,
t Ills year. nnd was Internationally re-
leased. has bcon signed by Vernon In
the Pacific Coast League.
Here Is story which had its origin
IN Scotland: a prominent elder OF The
kirk was playing ono day when he hi,
an atroc ious slice. which hit caddio
on nsighboring fairway. This rub
oil the green prevented his bail from
gong into deep bunker On coming
up to the ball the good man found thc
ooE rubbing his leg and crying bit
Never yc mind consoled the golfer.
ys una nae a ane cons9iayshin o haei din
we're sufferln for IT, But the Scrintm,:
says that yo maun TAX IL patiently.
recently came across the bones Of a
man ana an empty rifle. Nearby were
'"T re %"r Gm,s, OF three timber wolves.
man was believed TO be John Hare NJ"
m i,;ri goyernment hunter. engaged
10 XIII predatory RnIinulH who Ind
pecn missing for II long time.
,n When r. Cobb was a, ba, the nrst
uds umpire oI.OuRnlin
hs& e sa'ss sl' T. ev 'hoq 'isie 100
s srt Was :" too my nF 1s s rK["s ws ,hat
s x2q; IT, is .w 'h,' Sou took too long
Well. aren', you trying to tell mo how
to umpire? You stick 10 batting ana
well get along all right"
:, lIarry yardon. tho srca, English
professional. says that tho most com
nor nor error in regard to clubs Is for the
nr Two TOO long. And the shorter tho
golfer the more disposed he is to longer
The hoe cause nss0f of the TO nard9n Possibly
!ine distance the player gets when I've
swinEF perfectly. But vardon says the
!9Hg Cinbs are so hard to control TIM,
the golfer loses more Than he gains
K,a Elnerrela who manages the
LEAGUE, IL so peeved over restrictions,
enforced by the league president
against riding tho umnires that he -
threatening to order his pinvcrs T.,
forms. '' '''
The Minnesota Boxing Commission,
,, I, ,SS ,ri,' INC weaains Of the Stars
; "nn Niirnpes by boSers in prize ring.
old fash ioncd idea that when Old GLORY
Is mixed up In scrap the scene should
be a battle field.
Reports that colleges arc casting n
menacing eye in the direction OF sp6rts
received bad Jolt n few DAYS aro
when II became known that Valparaiso
University had sanctioned Il WRESTLING.
match between it's gymnasium INSTRUCT
tor and Chicago mat gladiator.
Herbert Nollmcr. Columbia Univer-
sity's ,erea; swimmer and holder OF
several worlds records has left for
Newport. II. l.. to offer hIs scrviccs Ia
/ nctc SANS naval forces.
Eollmer ranks with the greatest
swimmers OF all time. He was also a
powerful force on Columbia's water
poio team last season. and in addition
TO this played tackle on the 1916 foot
ball team. His father. in his time was
try.
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