Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 303, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1913 — GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS

Bonesetter Reese, the great friend of the ball players, has cured Howard Shanks’ ankle. • • • Chief Bender has pitched nine games in different world’s series and has won six of the number. • • • Joe Birmingham and his Naps claim the Washington Senators will not have anything on them next year. • • • The annual < report of President Tearney of the Three-I league indicates that not a fine was collected from a player last season. • • • The reports from Detroit are that Ty Cobb is to get a salary of $15,000 for his services next year. This is the largest sum ever paid a ball player. • • • The Federal Baseball leaguers are merrily “entering” many cities. It will have many months for departures, so might as well take in all. a a w If Gotch were president of the National league tire toe hold might become a big factor in settling knotty problems and hair-pulling disputes.

see Larry McLean is gaining fame every day as a bowler around Brooklyn, where he is living this winter. He recently averaged 206 for eight games. • * • Manager Griffith will keep Nick Altrock and Dutch Schaefer on the Washington pay roll next season. Griff considers the vets of great value to his team. • • • ■ 1 ■ A Cincinnati sport scribe claims that the team that heats the Cubs next seaton will win the bunting. He says the Cubs have a stroMl pitching staff, and it’s pitching thafcounts. ••• , » Eustace M. Pelxotto, well well known in the athletic circles of the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union, has been selected to manage the all-American track team which has sailed to tour Australia.