The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-04-12
INTERESTING
sport
PARAGRAPHS


well-known old veteran, Charles Horse.
Allan Sothoron, Brown hurler, has
been put in the deferred class by his
draft board.
TITS rumored the Great Tim wore
out three pairs of running shoes at
Hot Springs.
Twenty years ago an offer of $780,
600 for a championship battle would
have caused panic.
Jack Henry was neither promoted
nor denoted. he was sent from Wash
ington to the Boston Braves.
While that New York draft board is
examining Benny Kauff it might meas
ure the size of his bump Of ego.
Lee Magee win find himself at home
in Cincinnati, now that he has been
traded to Matty by the Browns.
Marty McHale, former Yankee hurl-
err, is now a first lieutenant in the
Twenty-second engineers regiment.
that he will be unable to play this sea-
son as his injured ankle has not healed.
A White Sox rumor has it that
Swede Risberg will be understudy to
Chick Gandil this year as first base
man.
The San Francisco club announces
the signing Of the veteran John Hum
mel, with the idea of using him in the
outfeld.
After an intermission of ten years,
rugby football Is to be played by Kan
sas City (Mo.) high school athletes
next fall.
Nick Altrock, vaudeville artist of the
diamond and coach for the Washington
twirlers, will again be seen in his usual
antics on the field.
Corporal Homer j. Wheaton, report
ed killed in action In France, was for
six years sporting editor Of the Wor-
cester, Mass, Gazette.
Both San Antonio and Fort Worth
report the signing Of Earl Biting, a
third baseman. One of the magnates
must be standing on his foot.
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The Sacramento club of the Pacific
Coast league has made deal with the
Chicago Cubs by which it secures the
services Of Outfelder Harry Wolter
Jimmy Archer, by returning to the
| Pirates, lands with the club with
! which he started his major league ca
reer. Jimmy joined Fred Clarke there
In 1904.
That Harvard will hold varsity crew
races with Yale and Princeton is prac
! tically certain. Both Princeton and
Yale have expressed desires to meet
the Crimson.
Cornell baseball players will be re.
quired to furnish their own uniforms
equipment, etc. When the varsity nine
is chosen it will be QUILTED by the
Athletic association.
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George Burns feels that the fates
have been unkind to him. Shortly az
ter he received word that he was In
class one in the draft, he was notified
that he had been traded to the Athletics
for Ping Bodie.
When Babe Ruth's days are ended
as major league pitcher he will be
shunted into the outfield, instead Of
being sent to the minors His hittins
ability will keep him in the big show
Last year he hit 1928, in 1915, .272, ant
in 1915, .315.
Eppa Jeptha Rixey, the elongated
Philly hurler, is getting farther away
from home every day. He Is lieu
tenant and has been transferred from
Camp Bowie, Tex, to Camp Fremont
Cal. Eppa's speciality is making tn,
environments sanitary.
Clifton Heathcote, "collegian," re
Gently signed by the Cardinals, never
attended college. He played semiprt
ball at York, Pa, and was induced tt
enter Penn State college last fall
Then Cards scout nabbed him. In
teresting because it proves one way O.
obtaining an education.