Evening journal., 1920-03-09

ing Club In New York wish to start
- right. They have adopted the follow
! ing slogan: "a clean home where clean
8 people may see clean athletics"
Jim Thorpe, the hardy Indian. who
held the records for food swallowing
/ in the big leagues for three years. has
/, a new rival. Babe Ruth eats. oysters,
steak and ice cream for breakfast
/, The Babe has set out 10 show the
) other members OF the Yankees train
I ing camp that he Is superior in golf as
| well as in busting out home-runs.
McGraw has engaged a Asatist as
part OF his training camp equipment
at San Antonio-which would indicate
he anticipates a lot OF rag-chewing.
Just why Johnny Eyers Is visiting
with the big league clubs in Florida Is
puzzling some OF the guessers. The
little Trojan admits he would like to
have a job as coach with one OF the
major league clubs.
It Is possible that Tijuana. Mexico.
may be the scene OF two very interest
ing 20-round bouts sOon Opponents
are being sought for Jack Johnson and
/. Benny Leonard.
Bang Carl Mays Just busted one 10
the fence. He his as II he was glad
, lawsuits were over for him The rest
Of the Yankees can't figure out where
he gets al the iron and pep. Mays
, spent the winter outdoors with his
gun and dogs.
Rubs Marquard slso likcs to golf.
lie forgot to take any baseball shoes
With him TO Jacksonville bue he had
his golf sticks all right
Bob Simpson. crack coach al the
University Of Missouri. IA planning TO
teach hurdling by means OF the movie
screen Now they'll find out the real
secret OF the great track stars success.
It's easy to change any game. but
bettering Il is something else.
Harvard football men suggest shorter
distance between the goal posts and
goal from touchdown 10 be made from
scrimmage formation. Football. has
enjoyed several popular years, and the
fans were beginning TO show signs OF
understanding what the game was
about Gentlemen. why not leave the
football rules alone.
Seems to US It IS already quite DIM
cult 10 kick the pigskln between the
goal posts as they stand-is feet 6 in
ches apart. But Harvard officials would
shorten this space TO "a feet
The College coaches VIII have 10
start training the goal kickers in the
first grade.
KNOCKOUT-Th French tried TO
pronounce 1t k-noc-ou, which Is some
what similar In sound to cacao, the
French form OF cocoa. From cocoa TO
chocolate Is natural step. Hence
lie est chocolate"-tHe is chocolate),
KNOCKOUT (in French).
The ponies Will get one. Remy
Dorr. the Pittsburgh Of New Orleans.
Is on his way 10 the Hawaiian Islands
for a vacation. He wants 10 get away
Aioln tiA~ luhAAAit Ihlt7f UtIuQNt IIt luNI
can't keep away from the track and
the betting machines when he Is IN
town. I'm going on this long trip 20
get well from them. I'm through with
the ponies" says he. Remy would
ybet from 5000 TO $1,000. He didn't al
ways win. either But" say his
friends. he'll come back. Just look
for him at the Kentucky races"
They say three major league ball
players have been given the gate for
| gambling, but no names are mentioned.
Nor will names be mentioned for some
time. Is this a wise standg No doubt
prominent players will drop out OF the
majors for some reason or other this
spring. Some have threatened 10 quit
because OF salary differences. Others
have been released because they are
slipping The gambling sensation has
had the attention Of the fans all win
ter. They'll be guessing which Of the
departing ones were guilty and 1t will
be an injustice to the innocent ones.
Why not name them?
Johnny Rilbane's crown is furnishing.
but he is still the feather champ
Shylock claimed his pound Of flesh,
Which proved that he was rash;
But Kilbane outshylocked Shylock-
He took his out in cash.
College boxing will get a real test
March 70 and &c. when the southern
\ amateur championships Of the A. A. u.
are decided at Birmingham. Georgia
Tech and Auburn have entered boxing
teams. II The collegians can hold their
own with the classy amateur talent in
the Birmingham events II will be sur
prising 10 the ring fans. however. for
although the collegans are older than
most OF the men they'll meet, they
have less experience and tutoring Most
OF the star amateurs are In their teens.
Most Of the colleglan boxers are pas.
90 There you are.
Martin Burke, New orleans heavy
weight started In the fight game nine
years ago. He Is today only % Mar
tin, at 10, was one of the altar boys
at St Peter and St. Pauls Church. |
They held smoker and Burke boxed at
80 pounds. He never lost bout after
that until he met George Chip. and |
had to retire because OF a busted chest.