Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1911 — GOSSIP OF SPORTDOM [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP OF SPORTDOM

Manager fluffy of the White Sox says he believes the “can’t come back" theory is all nonsense. The season of consistency! Doc Roller says the toe hold should be barred, but keeps right on using It. Addle Joss’ arm is in a plaster cast again. Cleveland baseball stock for 1911 has slumped 30 per cent. Thirty-three “John Smiths" were arrested at a cock fight in Pittsburg. Maybe they will "get together" after this. Kid McCoy punched Jack O'Brien in the nose and also in the eye in a private workout, and now there is a big ado about it in Philadelphia. "Knockout” Brown of New York has had 80 battles in the ring and lost only one. He has scored 34 knockouts. Pretty good for short bouts. Jack Curley says he has lost all hope ! of matching “Hack” and Gotch. Both grapplers are training to be in shape if anything “drops,’’ just the same. Tommy Ryan, too, wants to take a punch at that old fallacy so often heard that a fellow can’t come back. Maybe Tommy never “went back” at that. Harry Lord of the White Sox has paid a glowing tribute to Hal Chase as , & prospective manager. It is now up | to Hal to tell what a good third sacksr ! Harry is. Those westeVn college golf players, who kindly formed a western organization, might stage a match between Chick Evans and Paul Hunter, and save a lot of expense on preliminaries. L Mathewson and Chief Myers are batting about .128 on the road, but their average is expected to pick up about* April 12, when they start doing a little 1 “playing" for the entertainment of the j New York baseball fans. Hal Chase will give Birdie Cree a chance on his Infield the coming season. Cree was a wonder in the outfield last season, and Chase wants to keep him in the game for his hitting and base running again this year.'. Davy Jones is the greatest comeback In the American league. The Chicago Nationals passed him up several years ago and sent him to the minors. Detroit then took him Ip and Davy was a member of three championship teams and is still a star base runner. President Murphy does not stand alone in hi* >elief that the coacher at third base should be compelled to remain in the box and refrain from assisting the base runners who overrun the bag. Clark Griffith of th« Reds entertains the same notion and wants Murphy to make a fight to have his suggestion incorporated in the rules.