Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1912 — NOTE of SPORTDOM [ARTICLE]

NOTE of SPORTDOM

Grand Forks, N. D., wants a place in any circuit that is organized along the northern border. If Toledo lets Harry Hinchman go, Mike Kelly would like to have him to play second base for St. Paul. Intercollegiate basket ball is as good as football, with the added attraction that pads are not worn. The easiest thing in the whole world to explain is how a man happened to be knocked out in a prize fight Jimmy Toman of Los Angeles has signed his contract to. umpire in the Northwestern League next season. .Minneapolis has signed a catcher named Otto Hungary, who is a pronet of Riverdale (Cal.) University, The Chicago Cubs will go to West Baden for a week’s water drinking before they go south to New Orleans. Manager Mike Fllnn of Mobile denies that be has closed deals for Maxwell, Paulette or Cutshaw, as reported. Some statistician figures that 11,297 hits were made in the American League in 1911 as against 9,925 in 1910. Seattle has bought Hosea Slner from the Danville, 111., club to take the place of Bill Leard at second base. * ; yr "There seems to be as much diplomacy required in this broadsword game as there is in boxing—beforehand. .. ” j Probably It would have eased the minds of many of the wrestlera-ynpr* Mahmout barred from every city to the United States, . . v*( * Lee Fohl, manager of the four-time pennant winning Akrpg. 0.. team, tires of the glory of championships and may retire for next season. South Bend In the Central League taas signed two Cubans for next year. They are Thomas Romanao and Ramino Seigle. Both are infielders. Ben Egan, Connie Mack’s catching recruit, secured foom Baltimore, is the father of a girt at the family home In Sherrill, *N. Y„ recently. It was on Charley Carr’s recommendation that Detroit bought Pitcher James Maroney from Utica. Carr is a sort of unofficial scoot for Jennings. Ad Wolgast, champion lightweight pugilist, was fined $75 In Santa Monica, CaL, after pleading guilty to automobile speeding. He paid the fin*.