Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1916 — LITTLE PICKUPS OF SPORT [ARTICLE]

LITTLE PICKUPS OF SPORT

The 2:10 trotters of the present season number 75. The Inter-Lake Yachting association Includes 21 clubs. • • • The selling of J. Franklin Baker has become one of the big winter sports. * • * The Ontario Hockey association shampionahips will include 100 teams. ♦ ♦ ♦ Barney Gibbs trimmed all of the matinee trotters at Providence this year. ~—■——'• ' • • • Dick McMahon may race the Mackenzie horses down the big line next year. • _ : ' ■ * *'' *. —— What has become of the old-fash-ioned colyumnist who used to sneer at golf? ♦ • ♦ Robert Goelet of Goshen has added Idora Worthy, 2:14%, to his matinee stable. • ♦ Joe Ganagan has bought Peggy, the Great (4), 2:17%, by Caduceus the Great. U The Lord Brook, 2:11%, is one of the latest additions to the Pittsburgh colony. ■ , ■”/ ■ • ♦ • Another good Bingara in sight is Bettini, 2:16%, winner of eight starts this year. _____ • , - • * * The Canadian fanciers took home ten carloads of horses from the New York sale. » » » Ted Lewis says his right name is Gershon Mendeloff and that he is an Englishman. • • • * • „ West Virginia university may construct a building especially for basketball“contests, ♦ ■ • University of Illinois has added instruction in golf-course building to its pupils’ studies. The record for five miles on the ice at Ottawa is 12:27%, established by Mary Direct in 1914. * ♦ * Murphy has picked up the pacer On. ward Sam, 2:07%, and probably will name him in the stakes. • • • With football now among the indoor sports, probably it w.a soon be one of our parlor games. ♦ • *l. " ; Fate? was good to that Chicago tackle, speaking of names. It labeled him Shull instead of Skull. Fred Fulton boasts of his great height without thinking of the extra distance if he hits the floor. It is said Jack Dillon is too small to BghtM of ahdndCofrey.bUtthey might tet him try it, as he works upward. • * * The Carlisle Indian school has decided to abandon football as a game and will devote all its attention, hereafter to turning out Jim Thorpes aiid lack Meyerses for the diamond game.