Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-27
AROUND THE BASES

Never since the haleyon days of
the sport before the antibetting
] legislation has the running turf en-
| Joyed greater popularity than at the
present time. The meetings at ia
maica and Belmont Park have both
furnished an unusually high type of
thoroughbred competition, both in
the stakes and overnight events.
Unfortunately, there has been at
tracted to the Eastern field this sea-
son-perhaps because of the suspen-
sion of some of the minor circuits
| "a clique of "sure- thing" operators
who hesitate at no unscrupulous
means of taking advantage of public
confidence. These may again kill
the game even as the crooked hand
book men were responsible for hav-
ing racing legislated out of business
| before.
Contrary to general report Yale
is opposed to the resumption of in
| tercollegiate football next fall.
Princeton, Harvard and Yale were
to have met last week to decide on
course of football action for next
| fall, but the session had to be post
poned until later. Princeton and
Harvard have determined to go
ahead with formal football. Prince
| ton is worst off as far as material is
! concerned. 1t has fine set of
| backs, but no line. However, come
| what may it will send an eleven to
the field and it hopes that Yale will
| see fit to follow suit. Yale still
clings to the stand it took last fall
that it is not in good taste to
play formal football while the war
! is on, and that such competition
would interfere with military drill.
Talk about glutton for punish
ment. Jack BraZzo, the pride of
| Bethlehem, is matched for another
| go with Benny Leonard, champion
of the world, the bout to be al
| Wildwood, N. j., Athletic Club, on
July Fourth. Brazzo met Leonard
once before in Philadelphia and
| twice he staggered the champion.
| the bout had gone four rounds the
referee waved both men to their
corners. Brazzo had a fractured
nose and it was feared that he
might be permanently injured. Now
i, he wants some more of it. Why
don't they slip him over to fight
the Huns?
Ty Cobb is a veteran in the
American League. This no doubt
will cause some surprise, but in
point of service he is the second old
est player in the circuit. He has
been with Detroit for thirteen years,
while Terry Turner, of Cleveland,
has one year on him. Some folks
believe that the Georgia Peach has
reached his zenith and now is on
the down grade. They figure he has
seen his best days and now is on
the kong journey from which few
ballplayers return. His batting
average has fallen off this year, his
eyes are troubling him and now his
shoulder has gone back on him.
Already the tickle fans are seeking
a new king to place on the baseball
throne
The Augger always is popular
with the masses, and the boy who
can slam the pellet out of the lot or
knock down a couple of infielders in
every combat will get the big ma
pority in the race for the nomin-
alton. George Ruth, the slugging
southpaw of the Red Sox, is that sort
of guy. Ruth recently tied the
big league record with four home
runs in four successive games, and
If he continues to slap the spheroid
with the same intensity crowds will
turn out to see him in action.
Babe" is in training to wear the
headgear when dropped by Tyrus
the Great, but it will be a loose fit
and that's not a knock at Ruth,
either.
Although it, is less than a year
since the leading boxers of the coun-
try were appointed to act as box
ing instructors at the various can
tonments. already many of them
have grown so heavy that they are
no longer able to make weight.
The regular nours, fresh air and out
door exercises have worked wonders
in their general health, but most