The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-01-26
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customers with his comicaI behavior
or his humorous remarks. A great
part of the time these were directed
at the referee. In one of the hnal
matches he started In at once without
the formRlity of shaking hands. The
referee told him to shake hands with
Joe Rogers, his opponent. why
should shake hands with him." says
Sula, Tive known him for years"
While the western league is look
ing far and wide for two new cities
1t also is giving consideration to an
other plan that meets with some favor
because 1t means less mileage, This
proposition is that Hutchinson be re-
tained and that Topeka be taken back
into the circuit to succeed Denver.
A Pennsylvania graduate writes
from somewhere in France of an in
cident that will interest followers OF
college football.
A group OF American army officers
on q few days leave of absence wan
dsred into the Folies Bergere, the fa@
nous variety theater of Paris. One
of the performers, a professional
strong man, took an iron bar about
four feet long and, gripping 1t with
his two hands, challenged anyone in
the audience to keep a grip on the
bar for so seconds. Several spectators
tried, but the Frenchman broke their
holds and landed them in a net hung
for protection.
Finally, observing the American Of
hcers, the professional made a direct
challenge to them, and one broad
shouldered American accepted. In 10
seconds time the Frenchman was in
the net and the officer held up the bar.
He was Eddie Hart, the former
Princeton football captain.
Rumor in New York at the Nation
al league meeting had 1t that Bill
Byron will not be reappointed as an
get his place on the Tener-Heydler
stan.
Lacrosse, the national sport of Can
ada. will be introduced into the
American training camps. The United
States intercollegiate Lacrosse league
will have charge of the sport. Many
former college players are training
in various camps Soldiers of the
Australian and Canadian armies are
proficient in playing the game.
Pitcher Lou North. formerly OF the
st. Louis Cardinals, who finished the
season with the Milwaukee Brewers.
has Joined the army aviation corps.
North was sent to the Brewers in the
deal that made Marvin Goodwin
Cardinal and now both have enlisted
in the same service.
Hal Chase has interested himself in
an oil venture in Kentucky and is
trying to sell stock in the concern
to his friends among the fans. Ha
tells them there's millions in IL.
The philadelphia Nationals. who
drafted Justin Fitzgerald from the
San Francisco club, need not figure
on him, for report comes from San
Francisco that he has enlisted in this 3
quartermaster's department of the
army. ....
The Federal league has been but
a memory for two years, but Iittls
stories which grew out Of its ex-
istence are still in circulation. jos
Tinker tells one about the announcer
at the st. Louis park who watched
the crowds dwindle away from day
to day with much concern, Finally
conditions at that particular park be-
came so bad that the left field
oleachers were empty each day, but
two men who lived across the street
from the park back Of the left field
stands viewed the game from the
roof or their house every day. In
making his announcements OF the
batteries for the contest, the man
with the megaphone never neglected
these lonely watchers, and one day
he remarked: ...
Gee. / hope those guys don't get
tired looking at these games. IF they
TAIL to show up. my Jobs gone"
Charley Weeghman, owner Of
the Cubs, now admits that he
talked too much while spending
money for star players. Wasuh-
man told most all of the other
owners in q more or less noisy
way that he had a quarter OF
a million 20 spend on talent and
that he was going to get the
class no matter what happened.
As q result Of IL Wseuhman
now finds that the other club
owners have boosted prices on
him after learning about his
large roll. Charley feels that he
might now have had both Max
Carey and Rogers Hornahy IL
he had not Dragged 30 much
about all the change he had to
squander.
1t has been SO seldom that col
,red fighter ever "came back after
aking a good sound beating that
many are beginning to wonder
whether old sam Iangford is due to
stage such a performance. Not SO
ong ago Langford knocked out Kid
Norfolk the tough colored heavy. In
Denver and managed it with such
apparent ease that more OF the sort
s expected from him. A short while
,efore handing Norfolk the X. o.
4angford had taken a severe beat
ng from Fred Fulton in six rounds
After this affair it was commonly
considered that Sam had made his
asst appearance in the ring. But in
Meeting Norfolk it was noticed that
landlord had put himself in good
hape for the first time in years.
( Sam is willing to do an occasional
it Of training there is no reason
yhy he shouldn't last quite a while
1nger. Everyone knows that he can
top anyone he can hit and IL he
axes pains to train down to proper
hape his speed and cleverness is
realty heightened thereby. 1t may
g that L.angford is going to do q
tunt that few colored boxers have
yer done before. He will also be
dding the more to what is already
long and interesting career.