Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1909 — THE SPORTING WORLD [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE SPORTING WORLD

Coveles’C, r *ct Himself. Has Pitch*-: • cJeskle of the Philadelphia Nation.;is shot his bolt? Is the Giant kitk-r <>f l!>08 a fizzle this A. D. 1909? These are questions which are up to Manager Murray of the Phillies and which he' probably will decide within the next few weeks. It Is bruited about among the members of the Philadelphia team that the big miner has shown but little this spring—that he has been unable to get a free movement to his pitching arm and that his reserve supply of nerve also is extremely low. Coveleskie looked like a wonder in the fall of last year, and the way he mowed dowu the Giants In those several games he pitched against them made the election excitement sink into

Insignificance and for the time being gave the center of the National stage to “Cove.” But this season he has been unable to repeat. The Giants have hammered him in pure joy for the wallopings he gave them last fall, keeping them out of the world’s series, and other teams have taken in an equally kindly manner to everything be could serve. If he doesn’t get back on his stride pretty soon it will be up to Manager Murray to move some other twirler into the line of regulars and give the big Coveleskie a chance to get back his ability and his nerve on the bench or in some prep, school. Fred Clarke May Retire. Fred Clarke, the leader of the Pittsburg baseball team, who has piloted his crew to three National league championships, will retire from the game at the close of the present season. This statement is made on the authority of the wife of the premier player. “Fred will'retire," said Mrs. Clarke “He has had his innings, and his departure will mean an opportunity for some other player. While we are attached to Pittsburg, there is a great big ranch in Kansas that needs his attention, and after this year it is the ranch life for both of us. It is not generally known that Fred did not banker after playing this year and did not actually decide to play until aftet he went to Hot Springs to join the team. Then he decided to try for just one more pennant, but this is his last try.” Manager Clarke later verified all that his wife had said. Pennsy Gets a Good One. Joe Ballard, the great scholastic miler from the Providence (It. I.) high school who bolds the mile scholastic running record and the lad who broke the half mile, one mile and two mile records in the recent New England scholastic championships, will enter the University of Pennsylvania in the fall. Ballard Is the best scholastic mile runner in America, and he recently raced a mile in 4 minutes 263-5 seconds and beat a field with ease and then went out and took two other races. Kraenzleln Declines Tiger Offer. Df A. C. Kraenzleln. the track coach of Mercersburg academy;' recently received an overture to become track coach at Princeton university. He also received overtures from four or five other colleges in this country. Dr. Kraenzleln has shown wonderful skill In turning out winning track teams at Mercersburg for the last three years. He has refused these various offers and will return to Mercersburg this fall. Cook, Cornell’s New Track Captain. Eddie Cook of Ohio has been elected tmptaln of the Cornell university track team to succeed C. M. French. Since be went to Cornell he has been successful in the pole vault and broad jump, having twice won first place In the broad jump in the Olympic games. He also tied with Gilbert of Yale for first place in the pole vault at the Olympic games, clearing 12 feet 2 inch- . »•.<. He Is a junior in the College of | ‘ Ivll Engineering.

PITCHER COVELESKIE OF THE PHILADELPHIA NATIONALS.