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ing able to use his delivery in the Ma
tional league next year.
The third major league to be built
out of an American league bolt having
died abornlng the story is now sent
Pittsburgh Pirates, along with Mil
lionaire" Rebel Cakes and Ed. Gwinner,
who backed the Federal league team in
Pittsburgh. Cakes is said to be keen
to put some of his money, made in
oil, into a major league franchise.
Contrary to expectations, the baseball
critics in Buffalo do not take kindly to
the admission of Akron to the Inter
national circuit. There seems, a dis
position in Buffalo to turn up noses at
Akron. Buffalo hates to admit that
it's neighboring city is anywhere near
an equal in any sense, but Akron says
it will prove it is more than that in
baseball at any rate.
Manager Miller Higgins Of the New
York Yankees shows every disposition
to take Frank Baker at his word and
will make no effort to coax the third
baseman back to the game. Baker didn't
have very good year, Is none too pop
ular with the New York fans, and Hug
gins thinks he can shape up better in
field with Fewster on third base. Alto
gether it looks like Baker finally would
be allowed to retire.
NJ Decoin, manager of the Wonder
land Sporting club, of Paris, is willing
to pay Jack Dempsey $3.50, 900 to box
Georges Carpenter for worlds title
in the French capital. A guy with
name like his could easily part with
that much darby and never miss it.
John L. Sullivan would have fought
the British army with broken leg for
one-tenth Of $25O,OOO
Dempsey's landlord has probably or
dered an expensive blackjack to greet
the champion with when he returns
from Paris with that bale of goulash.
If Harry F'razee, Jake Rupert, Col.
Huston and Charley Comiskey wish to
have Ban removed they should keep
away from the courts, The highest
tribunal in the country recently decided
to keep the ban on the job for some
time to come.
After reading the accounts OF a
sporting event in Mexico City one is
roaring success at bull-fighting, battle
royal style.
A Miss Finn is the latest swimming
sensation out on the coast. What could
be more appropriate?
DR.. Sharpe has asked Tad Jones to
help him coach the Yale football team,
which goes to show the doctor Is no
.glutton for punishment and is willing
to share the jabs and jolts of the critics
with someone else.
The American Olympic committee is
handicapped by the dates announced for
the swimming event Not very pleas
ing topic to be discussing right now.
with the mercury trying to cuddle up
in the bulo and last winters overcoat
not as warm as it was three years ago.
Fight experts tell us that Young Bob
FitZsimmcns, son IF the famous "Ruby
Robert" who fought Ed Kinley in New
ark the other night, has the makings
of a great battler, but needs a man
ager to show him how to use his right
hand. Excellent advice. Never heard
of a manager yet who was not an ex-
pert with the right NIT when the dough
was being split.
Latest Scotch slang, Hooch, mon.
Mel Coogan, the Brooklyn lightweight,
and Scotty Monteith, his manager, have
to Monteith, the break came as the re-
suit of Coogans refusal to box Richie
Mitchell in Philadelphia Saturday night
after the match had been closed.
on Pittburgh's reserve list, though he
was out of the game last year, has been
waived out of the big show and 1t is
reported he will be traded to Columbus
for Pitcher Dave Danforth.
Charles Brill and Dick Gray, two
baseball scribes in the proposed West
ern Association circuit, are lending
their efforts to those OF Charley
Schmidt for revival Of the league. There
Is some talk that Brill may be elected
president of the Western association il
it is reorganized.
Grover Alexander is TO branch out as
a college coach, He has been engaged
to put in month with the University
of Illinois pitchers in January and Feb
ruary. teaching the college Fingers
some of the secrets Of the pitchers art.
Release by the Boston Americans Of |
Del Gamer to the Milwaukee club indi- |
Gates that Clarence Rowland means real !
business next season. Del probably will