Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1908 — The SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The SPORTING WORLD

• tCollins Playing Fin# Ball. Third Baseman Jimmy Collins of the < Philadelphia Americans Is the picture of health this season and is playing up to the form for which he was noted when (he Bostons won the championship of the American league in 1903, and 1904. Collins is especially pleased with his berth with the Athletics and says that Manager Mack has treated him so well since he joined the Quak

JIMIfT COL,mss, ABU THIRD RABXXAX Of THX PHILADELPHIA AHKHICAXS. ere that he would be an in grate of the worst sort if he didn’t do all be could to make the team a winner. "Manager Mack has given me all I asked for in the way of salary," said Collins recently, “and in addition has favored me In many ways. When I went home last fall I decided to get into condition for this season, and by taking good care of myself and a little gymnastic work I was able to report in good shape in the spring. 1 think we have a splendid ball club, and we will be there or thereabouts when the final game Is played next fall." Plan a Coast to Coast Auto Raoe. As the result of a meeting of automobile manufacturers and their representatives in New York recently the bolding of d transcontinental automobile race from New York to Ban Francisco and back again is practically assured. It is proposed to start the race about Aug. 15 of this year. It was the sentiment of the meeting that the race should be one testing both speed and endurance, the winner being the car which arrives first with the least number of replacements; that it should be a stock car race and that a car should be operated by a single crew. Four manufacturers have already registered formal entries for the race, and four others announced their Intention of entering cars provided the conditions are satisfactory. A Record For Ty Cobb. Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tigers has established one record this season, that of being thrown out three times In one game. This happened In a contest against the White Sox which Tyrus won all by his lonesome. In the first Inning Cobb doubled and was caught trying to stretch the hit an extra base. Two rounds later the southerner belted out a triple and was thrown out at the plate in an effort to make a home run on the hit. Cobb didn’t like the umpire’s decision and told him so, with the result that the referee followed the lead of the Chicago suburbanites and tossed Tyrus out—out of the game. Corrigan to Retiro From Turf. Edward Corrigan, the noted western turfman, has made up his mind to sell every thoroughbred horse he owns and has instructed a compiler to have printed for him a catalogue of the four stallions, seventy-four mares and forty odd foals at bis 500 acre farm in Lexington, Ky. It is his Intention to sell his forty-two yearlings at Sbeepshead Bay, N. Y., this year. The horses in training, numbering something like sixty head, he has already begun to sell privately. All told, Mr. Corrigan owns about 230 thoroughbreds. \ Isbell May Replace Donohue. There seems to be a fairly well confirmed rumor In the Chicago White Sox camp that Frank Isbell will join the team shortly. Just what position Iszy will play Is as yet not definitely settled, but there Is a strong chance that he may be substituted for Donohue at first base. Jiggs has fallen far shy with the stick this season, and unless he shows marked ■ signs of Improvement In this line he may be given a rest . Robinson Returns to Qamo. Wilbert Robinson, the veteran catcher, will join the Baltimore Eastern league team and play his old position. Robby caught for the Baltlmores when they won the National league championship three successive seasons in the nineties. He has beep in business there for several years. McGrow Can’t Get Barry. Manager McGraw of the New York Giants received word that Captain Jack Barry of the Holy Cross college team had signed to play with the Philadelphia Athletics after the college season is over. The Giants had made a bid for the player’s services, but Connie Mack beat them out. Schommor to Quit Athletics. Johs Schommer, the crack jumper of the University of Chicago, bas been advised by his physician to quit athletics. This leaves little hope for the university to win the western conference track and field championship.