Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1911 — GOSSIP OF SPORTDOM [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP OF SPORTDOM

Ban Johnson is known in New York as an after-dinner speaker. One cannot make basketball a major sport by resolution. Barney Dreyfnss is* not in favor of disposing of Pitcher Camnltz. Jimmy McAleer has announced Walter Johnson will not be traded. Fielder Jones is kept as busy denying he Is coming back as is Frank Gotch. During the 1910 season the major leagues drew more than 9,000,000 paid admissions. President Comlskey favors more batting—that is. when the White Sox are at the plate. Toiiimy Burns will not mourn if he is down for the count in pugilism. He is said to be worth $280,000. It doesn’t matter how often Bat Nelson gets it slipped over on him in the ring, he Is a stage card just the same. Cy Falkenburg, the tallest human being in the American league, is to quit smoking in order to put on weight.