Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1914 — Gossip Among Sports [ARTICLE]

Gossip Among Sports

Clarence (“Brick”) Owens has signed a contract to umpire in the International league this season. The Federal league had offered Owens a contract. • • • Charles Rose, the young left-hander signed up by the Yanks, won twentysix games and lost seven for the Houston club of the Texas league last season. • • • Eddie Plank is trying to secure the Lancaster, Pa., franchise, in the TriState leagued If he gets it he will receive youngsters jto develop for Connie Mack. • • • Further improvements to the Grand Rapids track are contemplated, the management planning to make the meetings among the most noteworthy In the country. * • • If Comlskey and McGraw make a world's tour every year, it will be a very popular winter pastime to go along with them if the players get back safe and sound this time. • * • The Indiana university athletic committee has ordered all men who intend to be candidates for the football eleven in 1914 to enroll in the wrestling classes for football men, which will start.next term. • • • ‘Coach A. A. Stagg will be minus another of bis strongest football stars next fall, as the result of early season action by Dartmouth college fans. The backers of the eastern institution secured the promise of Foote to compete i .with their team nextJlall.