Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1911 — SPORTS and ATHLETICS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SP ORTS and ATHLETICS

Owen Moran wants to become an aviator. - Let everybody cheer up and feel better. Johnny Evers wants the base runners to advance on bases on balls. In JPittaburg they are picking the Pirates to pass the pippin Cubs. Fred Tenney has named Mathewson as the greatest slabbist he has ever seen. Baseball is to be the king of sports the coming year and not the sport of kings. Many are falling in line for the Giants as prospective pennant. “coppers” in 1911. Attending dog shows is one of the principal pastimes in New. York. New bill for the legislature to con-„ aider: Resolved, That the toe hold be barred.

Connie Mack, from all accounts, is still after college ball players. Hans Wagner would rather play ball than servfe on a jury. Coast critics are expecting to see Jess Baker, Dode Brinker and Charley Mullen make good with the White Sox this season. Russell Ford’s activity in the Fletcher movement apparently did not injure him in the eye of Manager Hal Chase. Joe Sugden, the old-time Sox catcher, is to coach the young pitchers of the Detroit team. Hofman was once a Pirate, it has been discovered. He came near being a shark and now he is a TJub bear. “Chick” Evans says the youthful golfer is taking all the -honors in the ancient and honorable pastime. If any doubts this “Chick” will go out to the public links and convince him.