Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1914 — GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS

One St. Louis writer says that the Chicago Cubs are a collection of Spavs. • * • Imagine Freddie Welsh coming into the ring at Milwaukee wearing the British flag. ■ ♦ * * Jack Curley has taken Jim Flynn East; This is not printed as news, but as a warning. - ’ • « * Can’t see why they call the St. Louis Federals the Terriers. They’re as mild as a bunny. ♦ * ♦ Jess Willard holds the record for hurling SIO,OOO defis. He is determined to be champion of something. * • • Pete Falsey, the Yale outfielder, has been released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Pete failed to show sufficient big league stuff. • ♦ • Connie Mack is of the opinion that John Henry of the Washington club is one of the best catchers in bateball, possibly the best. • « • Pirate scouts have to do some tall hustling in the season of 191 W. Haqs Wagner says he’s going to play for only five more seasons. • • • Sam Leever, former pitcher of the Pittsburgh club and a native of Goshen, Ind., is now making a reputation as a crack shot. • s • David Baxter, the great Scotch basso, is a par man at golf. If we had a voice like that to bellow at the ball maybe it would drop into the cup, too. /'• * * Now that he has discovered that there is a town named Przemysl, Frank Bancroft probably will arrange to take the Reds there for an exhibition game. • • • Despite the carelessness of his forefathers, who inflicted the handicap of such a name upon him, Wambsganss of the Naps appears to be a pretty fine shortstop. Col. Bob Hedges of the Browns says that he doesn’t fear any Federal league raid this winter. Colonel Bob declares that he has all his men signed to Ironclad contracts. • • • Says the New York American: "The expert who trades Heinie Zim to New York is a busyjlttle bee, but he will have to go soihe to beat the expert who trades Plng’feodie to Milwaukee.” ••• ■ - Guy Nickalls, the Yale university rowing coach, is said to be the highest paid director of any American cqllege sport. The English rowing expert is reported to be getting a salary of 16,000. u .