Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1919 — LITTLE PICKUPS OF SPORT [ARTICLE]

LITTLE PICKUPS OF SPORT

Fred Fulton’s days as a fighter are about ever. • * • Artie Fletcher has signed to play with the Giants again. ~^= * * * Princeton is optimistic over Its football prospects for next fall. * * ♦ Pat Moran is planning on several more trades to strengthen the Reds. • * * New York fans are looking forward to enjoying Sunday baseball this season. * * * Clark Griffith says he would play Babe Ruth on first base if he had him. • * • It will not be surprising if Dempsey rules favorite over Willard when they enter the ring. * ♦ * Scott Perry is all ready to play ball for Connie Mack again. He didn’t even threaten to hold out. * * * The Terry McGovern-Bat < Nelson fight In Philadelphia drew a gate of $22,600. That was in 1906. * • * More big bouts will be held in London before our soldiers and sailors return from the other side. _ —— * — • — * -— Roy Thomas, who has coached the Penn baseball teams for six years, will be back on the old job this spring. * * * The national commission is active these days reinstating players who quit baseball for the shipyards last year. * * * Lieut. Larry Smart, former Delaware college football star, iB. one of the latest American “aces” to return to this country. ' * * • George Mcßride won’t make his managerial debut this year. When he does it may be with a major instead of a minor league outfit. * * A ", Lieut. H. B. Palmer; a former Western Reserve university football player, hrfs been promoted from "sbeond to first lieutenant in the United States army for gallantry, by order of Gen. J. J. Pershing : v v