Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1920 — LITTLE PICK-UPS OF SPORT [ARTICLE]

LITTLE PICK-UPS OF SPORT

Tufts has been added to the Rutgers football schedule. Professional single sculling races in England date back to 1831. * * • Minneapolis is to have a flyers’ club, run like a golf or country club. • * • The Detroit Tigers are going South early. They set sail fur Macon February 22. — * * * Dave Davenport of the Browns says he will pitch semi-pro ball in Ohio next season. • • * Stanislaus Zbyszko, older brother of wrestle in the United States. • • • The Marathon race has been added to the Olympic games program in Antwerp next year. * • * San Jose sportsmen are petitioning city councils to permit four-round amateur boxing bouts. • * • The eastern intercollegiate swimming championships will be decided in Yale pool March 20, 1920. * * * The University of Washington (Seattle) will send a baseball nine to tour Japan next ~summer.-<~ “7 “2 ♦ * * Bill Clymer laments that the crop of youngsters coming to the front in baseball at present is very small. * * ♦ Up-to-date Pat Moran has not seen fit to accept that house and lot which Cincinnati admirers -planned to give him. ■ - » » » ■ Chick Harley, football star of the Ohio State eleven, is being besieged with offers from owners of baseball clubs. • * ♦ Northwestern university students will be Instructed in wrestling, including the Japanese and Swedish methods. * • • Del Gainer and Paul Smith have been sold by the Red Sox to the Milw’aukee club of the American association. • • • England may raise a fund of $500,000 to try to regain its pre-eminence in athletics at the Antwerp Olympics next year. • • « It is reported that the veteran George Mcßride will be manager of the Nationals, now that Clark Griffith is president. * $ £ Brazil!, obtained by the Mackmen from the Robins by the waiver route, may win a place as regular third baseman for Connie Mack. There promises to be very little trading in the American league this winter. The magnates are too busy with the big squabble. • • • _ The Australian cricket board of control has invited a British cricket team to tour Australia in 1920-21 and will return the visit in •; • . . ■ Lucien Lyne, now in England, says he has signed a new contract with King Alfonso of Spain as Alfonso’s chief jockey for the 1920 season, • • • : Now that waivers have been asked by the Reds on the veteran Sherwood Magee, ft, is reported he may manage a Class AA club. He has ability.