Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1914 — NOTES of SPORTDOM [ARTICLE]

NOTES of SPORTDOM

Bob Burman, the speed king, has retired from the automobile racing game.--- ——-—■ • • • The All-American and All-National teams will play a game down in Honolulu in December. • • •_ • The Detroit Tigers-won just one game in two world’s series against the Cubs in 1907 and 1908. Adrian Hogan, one of the best middleweights .in France, was seriously wounded so the battle at Mons. The total attendance at the three games of the first world’s series. In 1884, was less than five thousand. • • • Professional baseball has its place in the hearts of the sport-loving public, but amateur baseball is going to grow. • * • It is about as easy for the Army and Navy football teams to come to an agreement as two heavyweight fighters. • • • Pitcher "Rube” Oldham, recently purchased by Detroit from Providence, had a trial with the Philadelphia Nationals In 1912. • V The Red Sox have signed "Helnie* Wagner for next season. Wagner drew down $5,000 this season and never played a game, • • • Baseball managers yell their heads off for good pitching stars and heavy stickers, and when they land them they progress no better. • • • It Is rumored that Red Dooin will be canned as manager of the Phillies next year. But as yet we haven’t heard of Red shedding any tears about It • \T E. M. (Ted) Lewis, who was a member of the Boston National champions of 1897-98, Is now dean of the Massachusetts Agricultural college at Amherst •• • . Wisconsin has dropped rowing as a college sport This is odd. After hearing from Poughkeepsie during the summer we thought rowing had dropped Wisconsin. Rumor has ft that Hal Chase win pilot the Buffalo team of the Federal league next season. As manager of the Yankees in 1911 Chase was a good first baseman. * * * Larry Lajole says that whenever he thinks of the 3.000 bingles that he has made bls heart swells with pride. Yes, but think how many pitchers* hearts have been broken with the bingles. ■ ;’* , ‘ s' • • The Dalles (Ore.) basketball team Is already planning to take part in the basketball series that will be a part of the athletic events.at the 1911 Panama-Pacific exposition sports at San Francisco.