Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1916 — LITTLE PICK-UPS OF SPORT [ARTICLE]

LITTLE PICK-UPS OF SPORT

The Dale Axworthy trotter Yaee G., 2:09%, is an M. & M. probability. * * * We notice that even when a fighter is trained to the mitfffte he needs a lot of seconds. •» * Fielder Jones says that he is going to catalogue George Slsler as a pitcher instead of an outfielder. ~ One writer calls Joe Stecher a tonic to the wrestling game. Wrestlers say he’s more like chloroform. * * * Ad Wolgast admits he has taken a lot of punishment, but says a good deal of it was on his knuckles. • * * There’s a big difference in champions. Willard wants to fight but can’t. Welsh can fight, but won’t. • • —- That wrestler who wore a mask in New York bouts was simply following in the footsteps-of other hold-up men. • * * The baseball players whose salaries are now being cut are probably be ginning to realize the horrors of peace. • * • / ing so well that Valentine thinks he will be a star among the free-for-all pacers. ... • * • ■ *Sz Maybe Eddie McGoorty Is convinced now that Les Darcy can knock, him

out. Les has turned the trick twice. That ought to be enough. • • • Clarke Griffith and Pat Moran both say they will take hack no contract jumper, but, of course, there will be no blacklist Certainly not! * * * • . • ..vj Modest Mike Gibbons believes $25,000 is what he should get to fight Lea Darcy, the Australian bogey man. Safety first is Michael’s motto. Ad Wolgast figures on quitting the ring. Ad’s a bum mathematician. He has been figuring that way for years and hasn’t got the answer yet * .♦ * Jimmy Callahan, new Pittsburgh manager, may make over the club, but won’t have to spend much time teaching his shortstop how to hit '—* * • ' Evidently an auto racer’s neck isn’t worth as much as it used to be. The purse for the Memorial day race at Indianapolis has been cut from $50,000 :itO $30,000. • * . * Baseball is one of the greatest civilizing influences Uncle Sam has taken to Panama, says a story. In the U. 8. it has made a lot of people uncivilized. • • • Wrestling has reached the point" where writers fail to talk United States. A news item says: “Willoughby won with a head chancery, bar arm and grapevine.” - - A golfer has trained an Irish terrier to retrieve balls for him and do general caddy work, but it wont seem natural until the brute lias learned to steal a few 75-centers and smoke cigarettes back of a tree.