Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1920 — INTERESTING SPORT PARAGRAPHS [ARTICLE]

INTERESTING SPORT PARAGRAPHS

Toronto has no building suitable to hold indoor track irteets. * * • Amherst has recognized soccer and hockey as active shorts. ♦* * • Pay of Pacific Coast league umpires has been raised from $250 to S3OO per month. -• • * How many can recall right offhand who was the great hero in that world series? • ♦ • Charley Mullen has been succeeded by Clyde Wares as manager of the Seattle club of the Coast league. ♦ • • ♦ Wellington Brothers ’2l has been elected captain of the University of Wisconsin varsity cross-country team for 1920. George Burns, the Giant outfielder, is on an automobile tour of the middle West with “Slim” Salee, the Reds’ left-hander. — —r —-—— • • * Fb'sW Sanford. Rutgers coacCls one of the rumored successors to Fred Dawson. Columbia football coach, who has resigned. * * • Polo will be recognized and adopted as the official army sport, according to the announcement of General March, chief of staff. * • * “ Elected by unanimous Choice of the 17 football ‘•I" men, Eliot Risley, giant lineman of the varsity football team, will pilot the Indiana elevien next season. It won’t be long now until the holdout crop begins to bear fru(t. Most of the clubs are preparing their new contracts. to be mailed out the latter part of next month. Nebraska football team has offered to go to Annapolis next year for a game with the Naval academy team. Penn and Princeton are also mentioned as probable opponents for Annapolis. If John McGraw really wants to trade, he won’t have any trouble in getting rid of Benny Kauff. Benny, and Jawn. so reports have it( have abput reached the parting of the tv ays. Arthur Callahan, brother of Jbhn •Callahan, captain of the Yale 1919 football team, and Capt. Harry Callahan of the Princeton eleven, has been elected captain of next year’s football team at the Lawrence high school. • * * Bill Carrigan, former manager of the Red Sox may become part owner of that club if a plan now in the making goes through. Several Boston men want to buy the chib from-Hurry Era-,., zee and have interested Carrigan in the deal. .... ’ • * , .