The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-18
IS P o r IT T E S

IS rare bird.
The Hanlon- Randall fistic encounter
scheduled for last night at 81. Louis
was postponed to next TUESDAY.
Otto Wallace. lightweight boxer or
E't Worth Texas, was awarded de-
cision over Joe Britton of Kansas
CITY in the fifth round of scheduled
fifteen round bout at Deming. n. NJ,
Thursday might.
Iowa Wesleyan defeated Carthage
college by a score of 81 to II at Mt.
Pleasant Friday night. The basket
shooters from Carthage were unable
ia stop the whirlwind attack of their
opponents.
American league managers are
wild to get infelders. This species
OF ball play is a rare article this
wear and she bidding on the few
available runs high.
Nels Nelson broke the ski mark
when he jumped LAT feet and inches
at Revelsotke, b. c., Thursday Inc
old record was lat feet. Nelson also
Jumped 161 feet, but the record was
not allowed to stand as he fell on
landing.
Twenty-one Iowa teams will enter
the bowling tournament at Daven-
port which starts next SATURDAY
s
announced it's entry, but there are
several more entri es coming by mail
Ioe Capron. veteran of the cue,
showed the young bloods something
about stick-to-it-ivelless Thursday by
defeating Cannefax at the ambulance
FIND matches at the Inter ocean
bnilding in Chicago. He trailed alons
as far as eighteen points to the BAD
d11rne the whole game and popped
IN during the last few minutes and
passed his opponent, winning by the
score of so to 40.
Joe Without is expected TO star
with the Giants. He didn't do very
well with the Pirates and the Braves,
but McGraw sees something In him
and expects to bring it out. He IS
doing better work.
Pat Moran is Offering Outneider
Weiser and Pitcher Baumgartner for
sale or trade. He wants to get two
good pitchers for the Phillles.
Plans for good minor league or
two have not yet been abandoned, put
are being considered very seriously
by President NJ. H. Sexton OF the
National association and Al Tearney.
At least four minor leagues are ex-
pected to be represented at the meet
rs
future.
Ernie Koob returned his contract
fully signed to the Browns, in spite
of the fact that he had applied for
admi ssion to the aviation corps he
has heard nothing from his applica-
ton and will play until he is called
to service.
Iowa's trapshooters won at Kansas
City Wednesday by defeating the
title holding team from Illinois. The
score was 81 to 81. The work Of VIM.
Ridley of What Cheer, and Billy
Whetleaf of Nichols, featured in the
Iowa victory.
Rolling in friendly competition at
the Detroit Athletic club, Joseph
Hubey set a new pin record Tuesday
by bowling two perfect scores In four
games. His scores were 245, 800, 22o
and 800
Phil Douglas, Cub pitcher, was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis last Sunday
night. His condition is much i'm
proved according to late dispatches
from St Vincent's hospital, Birming-
ham, Ala, where he is interned.
His complete recovery is expected.
Yale is to have baseball this year
again A meeting of the directors of
the athletic association held recently
decided the matter. The schedule
will conform as closely as possible to
that of former years, but all games
will be played on Saturday. There
will be no professional coaching.
Jess Willard announced at Kansas
City the other day that he was willing
to take on the winner Of the Dempsey
Fulton roundup at Cheyenne. He is
willing to fight the winner. but he
thinks that it is not necessary to
meet anyone not of championship
calibre.
Batting averages do not vary a
great deal, according to the dopesters
BY taking twenty stars from the Ma
tional league and avera cling them up
it was found that they made abou
the same record each year for tbs
years from 1913 to 1917. The high
est average was 1926 and the loves
.295
: Ned Egan, the new manager OF tn
Milwaukee club Of the American as
ISOLATION, is beginning to round u
old Central association stars for hi
new team. He knows their calibr
and wants them with him.
Captain Won Lackum Of the low
basketball squad leads in point
made from free throws in the Bi
Ten or Chicago conference. He tota
ed II points from free throw!
Chandler of Wisconsin, leads in fiel
baskets with a total of 16 for tn
season.
Pitcher Miles Main of the Louisvil1
Americans has been sold to the Pi
ates according to an announceme1
by President o. H. Wattem.
Many players of the western an
Pacific coast leagues are among II
missing in baseballdom, the lure
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