Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — Gossip Among Sports [ARTICLE]

Gossip Among Sports

Publicity is the surest third league exterminator. A 1 Palzer flickered out as bright hope just as there seemed to be no need of one. Golf is uncertain, says C. Evans. There are many would-be golfers who •will agree with this. 1 Bat Nelson admits he is not a hasbeen! George Memsic, who is differently constituted, says he is. „ Dartmouth never will be dropped by Harvard so long as football remains slightly different from ping pong. Del Gainer, first baseman of the Detroit Tigers, says his lame wrist Is mended and that he will be in fine shape for the coming campaign. MArty O’Toole has returned from a visit to his Oregon prune orchard, for which he headed right after the close of the National league season. It is hard luck that America will have to stand for having Billy Papke and Frank Klaus battle in Paris. Bouts like that ought to be staged in some one’s barn. Zbyszko, through Jack Herman: "I challenge Gotch and Mahmount for the world’s title.” Gotch: “Duck hunting is fine.” Klank: “Mahmout is still fighting the Turks in Turkey.”