Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1912 — NOIES of SPORIDOM [ARTICLE]

NOIES of SPORIDOM

Tyrus Cobb declares he will bat over .400 next year. George Simmons has been turned over by the Highlanders to Rochester. Manager Frank Farrell of the Nets York Yankees has reserved 34 players for next season. Hugh Bedlent, star twirler of the world series, has decided to spend the winter on a farm. Cy Young has received an offer to manage the Portland team next year, and may aoeept it. A New York paper says Frank Chance is now mentioned as the next manager of the Brooklyn team. The directors of the Three-I league have boosted the salary limit to $2,500, a S6OO increase over last season. They have started playing polo oh bicycles at St. Louis. Next they’ll be playing shuttlecok in aeroplanes. Stagg doesn’t believe in building air castles until he construpts something tangible in the way of a football team. Manager Jake Stahl of the Red Sox, whp has about five psr cent of the stock, cleared up about $35,000 this year. Speaker’s earnings for the year amounted to something near the tune of $14,000. Joe Wood gathered something like $13,500. The Gophers are scouring the woods hunting for spies. Every particular knot hole is being examined with a field glass of high power. Bobby Veach, the Indianapolis player, played sensational ball after joining the Detroit Tigers, and will, no doubt, be on the job in Tigerville next season. ' :; /