The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-14
Sport Snapshots
(By Jack, Keene.)

The announcement that the major
league will follow a shorter sched-
ule next season will mean many
changes from the system which has
been in vogue in the major leagues
for several seasons past. There will
be no rush to the training camps in
late February or early March, the
start being delayed to late in March
players probably viii be asked to
sign contracts for FIVE months instead
of six, as has been, the regular form
for some seasons. Whether there is
to be general reduction In players
salaries is not known. A prominent
baseball man remarked recently that
this feature would come up for con-
sideration at the annual meetings.
Miller Higgins believes that Sam
my Wick, the YaPks' young outfield
recruit, will develop into one of the
outfield stars of the game. Wick
was observed by Connery, the scout
who dug. up Rogers Hornsby for the
thusiastic When VicE Is mentioned.
The Yanks' scout nabbed Wick, how
ever, before Connery could get him
but Miller Higgins will have the
youngster after all. Though he. is
still young and may need another
year or two for development, Hug
gins believes, that Sammy is going
to be wonder. .....s.s..
Good umpiring means more to base
ball than the fans stop to consider
and for that reason the arrival OF
good arbitratoFs is always welcom-
ed by the men in charge of~the game.
During the season Just closed a
former player of note took up umpir-
ing as a profession, and the close of
the campaign found him going along
as smoothly as did the officials win
years of experience behind them. the
umpire referred to is George Nor
iarty. Early in the season Moriarty
showed traces of becoming too ex-
cited when players kicked, but as the
year wore on he became more lenient,
though always ready to toss out q
player, INV who s st9 tp6 tSSon adv'c. oe IF
more experienced umpires, followed
plays closely, made few mistakes,
and had all the players pulling for
his success. . ..a
1t is an unfortunate truth that
there are some of the golfng clan who
require alcoholic stimulus to their
game. A story is told of one who
was playing a round recently equip
ped with pint flask. At the rate of
a Sin. a hole, the FIRE water was about
gone when he propelled one from the
eighth tee, a 145-yard hole. AS the
player neared the green in an unstea-
dy fashion, his caddie rushed up to
him. ....--. .-..- .-s.-.,y....
i've found the ball; i've found It,"
excitedly exclaimed the boy. Say,
just en- have a look at it,
He led the golfer to the hole, point
ed into the cup and exclaimed: There
ii is right In the hole" -.r-r
Leaning over, rather unsteadily, the
player saw through a slightly blurred
vision, the shining white ball.
"Thash right, m'boy; y're right, he
mumbled. shes in the hole. Now,
~. Oh M
Gimme my niblick."
Having lost out with Champion
Jess Willard, Tom Jones has taken
another boxer under his management.
The latter is Sailor Friedman, Chi
cago lightweight, whom Jones ex-
poets to develop into another cham
pion. Jones has had remarkable sue
cess with the men he has handled,
three of them winning titles while
Papke into the middlewelght throne,
AID Wolgast into the lightweight seat
of honor. and helped place the crown
on Jess WIZARDS head Ring follow
ers are not sure whether luck or abil-
ity accounts for Jones remarkable
success in picking winners. e.-
Just FIVE years ago John T. Rich
ards, a wisconsin man, was trying
his level best to make Ohio State
university a winner on the gridiron.
Despite the fact State was beaten
three times that season, Richards was
given credit for putting the Column
bus school in the limeltght. IL was
the first season that State blossomed
forth into a big-time performer.
State that year tore away from the
Ohio circuit and travelled on high, de-
feating Otterbein, $50; Denison, $40;
Cincinnati, All; Case, Sl-6i Oberlin.
to Michigan, 1901 Penn State, $40,
and NJ. A. c., $500. Then Richards
quit to take up recreation work in
Chicago. That was five years ago.
Today Richards is back in the
coaching business and the scene or
his activities is Wisconsin university,
Madison, Wis. Richards is grooming
the Badgers for their game with. Ohio
State, which takes place soon at Med
ison. John has visions of doWnlng
State and thus annexing the Big
Ten" championship. Stare didn't lose
last fall and has clean slate 80 far
this season. The limelight was turned
on Richards when his team whipped
Minnesota. 1917, recently It was the
first victory wisconsin scored over
the Gophers in i've seasonN
Colonel Ebbets says that Otto
catcher next year. He adds that |
Krueger. never had a chance to prove |
his worth until he joined the Robins |
last summer. Kruger was tried and /
released by the Yankees two years /
ago. The Giants picked him up and |
he caught well in a few games last /
spring, but as NIcGraw had MeCarty, /
and Gibson in harness Krue-
ger had to GO Kruger caught |
Marquard, Cheney, Pfeffer and the |
other Brooklyn pitchers in splendid /
style He also hit the ball hard and /
threw to bases finely. His engage
ment by Colonel Ebbets forced Chief /
Meyers of the team and made Otto /
Miller look to his laurels.
Miller Higgins is quoted as saying i
that he viii engage a veteran coaeO
to handle the Yankees pitchers next /
year It is said that Higgins may
secure Paddy Livingston, once a we'll
known catcher, who managed the i
team this season. Living
ston coached the Cardinals pitchers
last year. and got excellent results.
II Higgins signs him Duke Farrell,
who served as coach and scout under
Bill Donovan, will probably. be turn
"a loose from the Yankee payroll.
Huggins also lis expected to suppiant
Jimmy Duggan witha new trainer.
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