The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-04-19
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This is the busy season for that
well-known old veteran, Charles Horse.
Allan SOthoron, Brown hurler, has
been put in the deferred class by his
draft board.
"Tis rumOred the Great Zim wore
out three pairs Of running shoes at
Hot Springs.
Twenty years ago an offer of $780,
600 for championship battle would
have caused a panic.
Jack Henry was neither promoted
nor denoted. He was sent from Wash
ingtOn tG the Boston Braves.
While that New York draft board is
examining Benny Kauff it might meas
ure the size of his bump of ego.
Lee Magee will find himself at home
in Cincinnati, now that he has been
traded to Matty by the Browns.
Marty McHale, former Yankee hurl-
er, is now Il first lieutenant in the
Twenty-secOnd engineers regiment.
Vic Safer has written the Pirates
that he will be unable to play this sea-
son as his injured ankle has not healed.
A White Sox rumor has it that
Swede Risberg will be understudy to
Chick Gandil this year ,as a first base
man.
The San Francisco club announces
the signing of the veteran John Hum
mel, with the idea of using him in the
outfield.
After an intermission of ten years,
rugby football Is to be played by Kan
sas City (Mo.) high school athletes
next fall.
Nick Altrock, vaudeville artist of the
and coach for the Washington
twirlers, will again be seen in his usual
antics ON the field.
Corporal Homer J. Wheaton, report
ed killed in action in France, was for
six years sporting editor of the Wor-
cester. Mass, Gazette.
Both San Antonio and Fort Worth |
report the signing Of Earl Biting, a
third baseman. One of the magnates !
must be standing on his foot.
The Sacramento club of the Pacific |
Coast league has made a deal with the
Chicago Cubs by which it secures the |
services of Outfelder Harry Wolter.
Jimmy Archer, by returning to the
Pirates, lands with the club with |
which he started his major league ca
'eer. Jimmy joined Fred Clarke there
n 1904.
That Harvard will hold varsity crew
aces with Yale and Princeton is prac-
ically certain. Both Princeton and
Yale have expressed desires to meet
he Crimson.
Cornell baseball players will be re-
Iuired to furnish their own uniforms,
ETC. When the varsity nine
S chosen it will be outfitted by the
Athletic association.
George Burns feels that the fates
AVE been unkind to him. Shortly af-
er he received word that he was in
lass one in the draft, he was notified
hat he had been traded to the Athletics
or Ping Bodie.
When Babe Ruth's days are ended
S a major league pitcher he will be
hunted into the outfield, instead of
eing sent to the minors His hitting
bility will keep him in the big show.
.ast year he hit 1926, in 1915, .272, and
a 1915, .315
Eppa Jeptha Rixey, the elongated
'hllly hurler, is getting farther away
rom home every day. He is a lieu
enant and has been transferred from
lamp Bowie, Tex, to Camp Fremont,
'al. Eppa's speciality is making the
sanitary.
Clifton Heathcote, "collegian," re-
emily signed by the Cardinals, never
TENDED college. He played Semipro
all at York, Pa, and was induced to
nter Penn State college last fall.
hen Cards scout nabbed him. In
srestlng because 1t proves one way Of
btalning an education. IA