Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 264, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1914 — GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS [ARTICLE]

GOSSIP AMONG SPORTS

George Stallings, manager of the Braves, is now called “The Miracle Man” over the National league circuit. • « * Indians having adopted Yale’e style of football, we expect Connie Mack to, use Joe Birmingham’s system next season. • • • We hope that while the baseball powers are legislating the emery out of the ball they’ll rule against sandpaper necks. • •* * Manager Robinson of the Dodgers has a crack little third sacker In Getz. When they knock ’em to Getz, Getz gets ’em. .’ • • • When the New York Yankees beat Walter Johnson it was the first victory they had put over on him since early in 1912. • • • Nate Cartmell, the famous Pennsylvania runner, may attain fame in a new field as Olympian coach for the Australasians. • * • ■ Georges Carpentier, the French champion, now doing military duty in France, is driving an officer’s auto and is not in much danger. Winnipeg promoters are trying to arrange a match between > Freddie Welsh, the lightweight champion, and Pal Brown of Hibbing, Minn. Catcher Frank Hand, reqently. purchased by the Giants from the Perth Amboy club, had a batting mark of .313 In the Atlantic league this season. • • » Outfielder Tutwiler, who goes to the Red Sox from the Providence team, has had two previous trials In fast company as a member of the Detroit Tigers. • • • Why all this secrecy about football, practice? The popularity of the game and the size of the crowds could be Increased by letting the public in on some of the mysteries. • • * Larry Lejeune, who has been burning up the Western league in stick work th is season, and r ecen tl y sold to the Pirates, had a trial with the Superbas a few years ago. • • • Two baseball club owners have taken the stand that the newspapers cannot exist without baseball, which reminds ue of the small boy who wanted the trees cut down so they could not make wind storms. News note says that the U. S. G. A. is made up of 388 clubs, representing 500,000 players and has >15,000 In its treasury. In devising means of plastering the war tax on the sinful rich the senate committee must have overlooked this.