Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1912 — NOTES of SPORTDOM [ARTICLE]

NOTES of SPORTDOM

Baseball li becoming bo popular it has Spread to the penitentiaries. The pitcher’s box should be on the level,, the same as the pitcher, some critics contend. Garry Herrmann has decided the new leagues will burn out faster by not fawttiny the flames. When the major leagues expand they will never permit a minor circuit, to do their expansion for them. The expansion of the American asa\ soclation is no new thing at alt for it has been talked by the magnates for at least two years, American association clubs were boosted to a high classification and now the major league bees are buzzing izi their bonnets sgain. 'Rp G’Netl. president of the Western league,!* thinking seriously of invadI hag Chicago, but is not certain just ; when, or where he will light. “Wee Willie" Keeler of the old Orioles is still a prominent figure in baseball. He will coach for Brooklyn

perbas will know just what to do If they are unable to win everything they would like. Gotch, the fans are told, turned Zbyszko down for a handicap match In New York. He also refused to meet Leo Pardello and the Mysterious Waffles. Billy Brans and Jack Sheridan are unanimous that honesty is the bulwark of basebalL Other umpires weren’t asked, but it is thought there will be no objection to this stand. Connie Mack is far from bring a chronic kicker, but the great and only baseball sphinx set up an awful holier about the American League schedule, If he was reported correctly, ... Clark Griffith was praised In Washington for his trade of Gabby Street for Jack Knight, bat the Naps’ officials la Cleveland are bring fanned” tor trading Stovall for Lefty George. If the American association goes through with its propaganda tor expansion, the Western league may block the move In a way with Its proposed "counter contraction” scheme. Chicago paid more money, to visiting hall teams In the American league last summer than any other city In the league. Detroit comes next, and Detroit fans are np in arms against the assertion that Detroit Is a poor ball town. „-r