The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-06
Sport SNAPSHOTS
fBv Jack Kaene \

owner Jim Dunn, of the Cleveland
American league club, caused consid-
eFable. excitement in Cleveland ami a
Hurry. around the big league circuit
recently when he announced that he
would. close up his park for the sea-
son FOLLOWING, .double-header one
Sunday with the Athletics.
- This was Immediately following
Secretary Bakers decision that ball
players must work or fight. ..
But the. park wasn't cIosed-and is
still open at this. writing. u
An interesting little story which
may explain the reason hobs up in an
eastern paper The story says: "
President Frazee. of the Red
Sox, encountered President Dunn,
of the CleveIands, in Chicago last
pH close my park if secretary
Baker'g order isn't mGdliedw said
Dunn. III
"surely you won't refuse to
play your Scheduled games with
the Yankeesw remarked Fragee.
"Yes, 1 will, and that's hnRIw
exclaimed the Cleveland magnate,
hOtIy.
s.Then you'lI forfeit a million
, dollar franchise and somebody
else will put a club In CIevelandVs
said the owner of the Red~SOE
Dunn didn't close his park.
Maybe Dunn didn't really mean it
when he said he'd close his park. tt
might have been a good play to get
big crowd out at the supposed obse-
quies and another at the reopening.
And then again it. may be that Dunn
And $1,000r000 franchise isn't to be
,sneezed Eat, even If everybody has de-
Cided baseball is on the rocks.
1t may be that none of these rea-
sons prompted Dunn's moves. Dunn
showed himself to be a gambler in a
business way when he bought the
Cleveland club, then in o sorry state,
and shelledfout close to 100000 more
seems unreasonable that he would
rush to cover in few hours to save
q few dollars. 1t may be that Dunn
figured he was entering in with the
spirit of Bakers ruling.
The fact that he is the only mag
nate who made such a move would
indicate that he acted Independently
and probably from sincere motives.
of the moguls peevish.
Hurry UP" Yost will return to
Michigan university next fall. It has
circles that the western gFidiron wiz
ard had tired of his task at Ann Ar
Dor. Some said that the failure of his
lads to live up to expectations against
Bob FolWelIs PENNSYLVANIA pupils
last season cut deep into the heart of
the Michigan mentor. The fact that
he has finally given his consent to be
named for another season proves that
he has not lost all of the pep" which
caused him to be named Hurry Up
by his admirers.
Ralph De Palma continues to star.
as daredevil auto driver. His latest
feat was in winning four out Of five
sprint events in the Chicago speedway
races. recently, setting two new
worlds records in competition He
gave Dario Resta and Louis Chevro-
let a battle in the fifth event.
Which same we would consider a.
fairly good day for one man. De
Palma's sdashing system OF racing, his
daring at the turns and his pluck,
make him a man to be feared on the
track.
Mrs. William Al Gavin. the metro
politan golf champion, continues to
upset the Women,s records of Califor-
MIA Inks according to reports re-
ceived in the east by her friends In
a recent match, played over the pic
turesque and difficult Del Monte
course, Mrs. Gavin had an 50 for the
par Is course, which measures consid-
erably over 5000 yards. She played
with DR. Fredericks against Mike
Brady, the Boston professional, and
Miss Chesebrough, q California expert.
GREAT LAKES TEAM CHAITP.
(By# Associated Press.1
Chicago, Aug. 6.-Flle Great Lakes