Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1911 — SPORTING FACTS AND FANCIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPORTING FACTS AND FANCIES

A man called O’Kelly is an aspirant for heavyweight championship honors. Why the O? Wrestling matches in private are a myth in these days of fat purses and advance press agents. Christy Mathewson says he would rather play checkers than fool ball players with his fadeaway. Out of the sixteen best golf players in the United States Chicago has six and the whole middle west nine. St. Louis is the fourth city of America In population and the last In sport, laments a Mound City paper. “Long Tom” Hughes led the American association flingers, and now he must tote his baggage back to Washington. What the ball player detests the most while at work in training Is to have to play on the so-called skinned diamonds. , Jimmy Britt may come to life and take on Bat Nelson again. Why not start an elimination tournament of the hasbeens? Now they are talking of a trust to corner the hockey market. It beats all where the tentacles of the system are reaching. Fred Tenney, new manager of the Boston Doves, say* Johnny Kllng 1b one of the greatest backstops he ever saw In action. .National league umpires wiU be called into New York to have tbeir eyes examined before they begin work next season. Sonoma Girl, the famous trotting mare, has been sold by Lotta Crabtree of Boston to C. W. Moore of St. Claire, Mich., for $20,000. Joe McGinnlty, former "iron man” of the New York Giants, thinks “Lefty” Russell will not be much of a success with the Athletics next year. j Pitcher Joe Corbett of Baltimore fame, who retired from baseball a few seasons ago because of difficulty with the Brooklyn club, is now a high salaried employe of the San Francisco Telephone company.