The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-31
Sport SNAPSHOTS
(By Jack Keene.)

Uncle Sam has stopped Mike GLIB
bonB, the noted middleweight boxer.
How? Mike Is one OF the army box
ing instructors at a western canton
ment. He made q match recently with
Harry Greb, OF Pittsburgh, with the
idea that he could obtain leave OF alb
sence from his duties for at least a
week. But Uncle Sam decided that
ne couldn't spare the 81. Paul Wizard,
who IL doing fine work among the
soldiers. So the match with Greb had
to be called on. thereby depriving
Gibbons Of a tidy sum. Meanwhile,
Bonnie Leonard, also an army boxing
instructor, has been permitted to visit
Denver fer the purpose of meeting an
obscure lightweight for a bunch of
easy money.
Many noted athletes are numbered
in the hospital unit which has re-
ported at Philadelphia for active duty.
After a few weeks of training to sup
plement that already completed this
unit is to sail for parts unknown.
Numbered among the 200 members
are Howard Brery, all around athlete
and one of the stars OF the Pennsyl-
yania football team; Bert Bell and
Bill Quigley. of the football team;
Mike DorixiaE, former wrestling
champion; Jack Kelly and George Az
ners, and Caleb Fox. jr., a prominent
golfer. Aside from the thousands of
dollars worth OF medical supplies in
possession OF the unit, several motor
trucks and ambulaness have been
charitably given. Athletic outffts have
come in from various sources from
prominent organisations about the
state. Mgr. Connie Mack, of the Ath-
letics. very willingly turned over
eleven complete baseball uniforms 10
Major Carnett,
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major league manager to use the
pruning knife. The leader of the Reds.
| anticipating a cut in expenses, has
released Pitchers Ring and Reuther.
| also the Cuban utility player, Cueto.
Ring goes to the Chattanooga club
of the Southern association. II is
probable that Reuther and Cueto will
Join the same club in the spring
Matty will carry not more than seven
pitchers next year-Toney, Schneider,
Regain, Bressler. Corner and two 9TH
ers whom he hopes To. secure in
trades this winter. Ring once pitched
for the Yankees, Reuther was obtain
ed from the Cubs last summer, and
Cueto joined the Reds in the spring.
The Newport Naval reserves will
have q tiptop hockey team this sea-
son, judging by the aggregation of
former college and club experts they
will have to pick from. Johnny MOI
gan, VINO capIained the AAFNaFu sew
en- for two years, and many of the
former Princeton and Yale stars are
enrolled at Newport. IT Is planned to
install a couple OF rings at the naval
station and start hockey training
verg soon.
Two golfers met in the final round
OF 3 contest, and on the twelfth hole
the first sliced into the timber and
emitted calculations. Tue second,
drove straight down the faiFway. II
was a beautiful shot. but the ball hit
something and went into the woods
on the left hand side. Each crawled
into the woods and began threshing
around. They met in the bunker. Both
got out in one, but overshot the green
into more woods. Finally they emery
ed on the putting green and then be-
gan the task OF boiling out One holed
his ball and the other was within
three inches Of the pin.
"By the way" asked the second
player, before putting how many
were your
Just an even dozen"
Dozen is right" was the answer
as he holed his putt. I'VE halyed the