Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-09
SPORTING NOTES

LIB "OuUx06QI dx0GIeO 70 LCe man.
ory Of the late Z. e. Auznane. for so
years the Globes baseball editor: viii
be unveiled al Galway Cemetexy. this
city, next Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. There will be brief address,
es by President 3. B. Johnson Of the
American league and Congressman
James A Gallivan and singing by the
Cecilia quartet. Miss Carol Murnane
viii unveil the monument. Il is a
public ceremony ana all friends Of MI
Murnane are invited 20 attend.
Special invitations have been sent 70
Il. Il. Frazee and the Fed Sex play
ers and 20 Manager Connie Mack and
the Athletics.-Boston Post.
II is likely that Frank CavanauEa-
Major Frank Cavanaugh. Of the 1920
artillery, Twenty sixth Division. who
recently returned 20 his home IN
Worcester from service IN France.
viii receive many offers 70 coach
football teams. II will be recalled
that he ended his association with
fine record. IN 1916, and had en-
gagged 10 coach Holy Cross teams.
He IS not now. however, under con-
Irac. 70 any university, and his sole
thought is his home and family He
was severely wounded When shell
exploded against the door Of his dug
out at Samogneux ii October, 1917.
and q long scar under his right eye
and three wound marks on the right
cheek attest 70 the fact thai he was
outside. not inside, his duEou1 when
the shell burst.-Lewiston Sun.
William Moore. the crack Crimson
sprinter. was yesterday elected CAP
tain Of the Harvard varsity track
team for this season at meeting IN
the locker building Of all q track
men and also the point winners N the
Tech meet Moore IS the best man
Harvard has n the spirits. and ne
will be relied upon TO score n the IN
rercolIeg,ates May 50 and 81 N the
Stadium Captain Moore comes from
Gloucester. and prepared for Harvard
at Andover. Re made the freshman
team. running IN the short races
Boston Post.
The mixing Of wrestling skill with
exceptional agE-essiveness invariably
produces plenty Of thrills and these
are what the fans are looking for
ward TO IN tonight's battle between
John kilonls the Greek cyclone, and
Martin Ludeci7er. al the Grand Ope,a
House And the spectators are not
likely TO be doomed 70 any disap-
point-rent. Judging by the thrilling
match IN winch they INDUCED earlier
N The sea son. fus1 after LuCy had re-
-urned after Ihree years stay on the
Tsthmus The purse will be paid n
Liberty bonds. as usual.-Doc Amy.
Boston Post.
Jack Hinton. whose death has jus,
occurred IN South Africa was known
as the t-ickiesr member Of the sport
inE fraternity n Kimberly long be-
fore he acquired another kind Of rep
utation by wrecking troop trains n
the Boer War Ee once backed him
self for $1,000 10 -un a hundred Yards
against a prominent sprinter on these
conditions: Hinton was 70 receive
start Of five years and choose MS own
course. the race to take place n q
month. Although a fine athlete and
boxer Hinton had no pretensions 70
be a runner, vet a lot OF money was
wagered on him. for Kimberleyites
surnised he had something up his
sleeve And so he had. On the ap-
pointed day he called his opponent.
and told him the race was 20 be held
about atteen miles outside the town.
They drove 10 the spot. followed by
half the Cape carts IN Kimberley
filed with excited hackers. and on
arrival il was found how the profess
sional runner had been outwitted.
The course had been fenced IN with
palisades only TWO and one-half feet
apart. so any one having a start
could not be PASSED wit ou1 foul or
by the scratch man ieapinE over ms
head. Naturally Hinton won. and the
loser. when paying out. said he de-
served the money for his ingenuity
in thinking ont such schemA-Lew-
iston Sun.
Some one has suggested that Joie
Ray. perhaps the greatest little miller
ever known TO the athletic game. be
gwen a chance TO lower Norman Ia.
bers world paced mile record at the
preliminary days meeting IN the big
intercoilegiates the end Of the month.
II would be good idea for Fred
Moore and Manager Leonard to con-
slider. As a rule the prelim day at
the college games is little SLOW and
the meet generally does not get un-
der way as soon as usual. and Ray
could BE- slipped in as a curtain rails
er as we'll as not. Not only would
athletic fans want to see this contest.
but II would be giving this champion
a deserved tr;aI-Arthur Duffey Bos-
ton Post