Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1916 — SPORTING SPLINTERS [ARTICLE]

SPORTING SPLINTERS

In searching for a successor to Vivian Nickalls, the Penn committee finds one candidate and Blue crews for nothing. As his terms are the lowest so far known, he . will pirobably land the job.—New York American. Jess Willard Is to give New Orleans its first heavyweight championship fight since 1892. From Sullivan vs. Corbett to Willard vs. Moran. And yet they say that civilization has moved forward. New York Tribune. It now looks as if the 1916 Olympics scheduled for Berlin will be held in Funchal, Madeira, or Montevideo, Uruguay. Philadelphia North American. One of the beauties of playing football for Carlisle is that you are allowed to play as long as you like, unless your grandchildren object. New York Journal. “The best football player of the year” Is the last star you have seen in action. First it was Eddie Mahan, then it was Charles Barrett, and finally it was Oliphant. Philadelphia North American. It is interesting to note that a man as well informed on the sport as John Anderson estimates the number of golfers in the United States as 600,000. We have heard a lot of persons maintain that there were not over 60 golfers in the United States. —New York World.