The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-09

Jack Dempsey. whose real name, by
the way, is supposed to ne duMMP
Shinsky, has still got US on the renee.
Any heavyweight who makes pIac-
tice of palming of his own sparrtpg
partners on unEuspectlnB cities, ds
Dem sey has done in Memphis ana
other places is 20 be regarded VIII
suspicion IL may be that Dempsey
is the victim of some shrewd manag-
ers who hope to rush their proteEe
into a big-money night on the strength
OF his really Impressive looking ekay0
record. Whatever the purpose ot the
uamnFev crowd we viii soon get
real line of the lighters abilities. Next
week he is matched TO meet rom
Cowfer a siashinE manhandler VINO
recently hoored Fred Fulton, ana on
Aprfl rs he meets Billy Miskes a cleV-
er boxer and a much better man on
the defensive. III Dempsey whips
these two men we are ready TO accent
him as a legitimate contender. for the
heavwvweight crown-amd we don't
mind admitting that we have our
doubts.
Now Pitcher Guy Norton Of the
Cleveland indiana IL being criticised
for his ungraeefuIness. Must one he
q PayI0vFa to play this game Of base
baIIR
Here Is something you ought 60
know about Edward q. Barrow. the
row knows baseball from the mess
tent 10 the front lire trenches. he
has been in the game q years. ne
quit the international league presl~
dency this spring when his salary WAS
reduced to $500. What powerful
factor he was in that organizatl ion q
provan BY the fact that the league
Will NOT start the coming season at
an. This isn't BarroW.s firEt expert
ence In the main tent. he bossel
the Detroit Tigers In 1904 and Lsy4
and later on directed the montreal
and Toronto teams IN the lnterna-
sional baseball. He was born In Des
Noines, Ia, and was newspaper man
m thaf city. The first baseball JOB ne
had was with the wheeling Nv. Val
found him with the Patterson club OF
are old Atlantic league ~ was while
here that Big Ed. Sc he tE EenefAlLy
known, brought out the Fedouptanle
Hans Wagner
ssnear. nlrt which Dc you consider
the mere eneettwes rlEht cross or
\ FL Siepenaut sometImer = pair Of
running shoes - 20 BE preferred
n viii be interesting To. keep tab
an the work or Lee MaEee this season.
Tassa hack IN the National league
Nth Cincinnati As an American
leapaer ne was more or less oL q
s.r5fnor operation" as they say In the
war bulletins. We believe the keaeKel
fasatre snofled him. He was only 20
49, 15e lsff The Cardinals 70 manage
TIE Brookfeda- He made a great rec
ord IS a player but was aeneasnt e
i MANAGER. Maybe he'll do q come
back in 1913. since Ctncinns-t4 e hAA
rfa home town mmI he iH only 81
M rou knew thaff ~ Cebh has
sfrgeu ever Ena bases during Ms ear
Ger with the EimeFaf
Tawar Robertson apparently lA
RrntT determined - give the alauts
- e. favor of Uncle sam. the Aan4
down south have watched tHla boy
ureft@ closely. And the Mobile en-
fh tieisHHr eHmec tally HftN remember
ryfaf = dfEcult task AzAnue Aiun-e-oF 4
gvae b charlie staFr7-llaa be keeping /
MIN cut 81 ire box. DaFeE owns
wonderful whip. and can curve g oar
fling ball he mad p haAtWeN NOTION
thai he'd like 10 be Bltcner- hNE
Mobile was the Giants KaFM e tAL
time. and McfsHaw wanted an sosl8neie- +
-. IS DaVey E0t his chance t. aueceei i
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