Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1911 — IN THE WORLD OF SPORT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

Pitcher Fanning Seems to Be Rightly Named.

Charles Fanning, the pitching recruit whom the St Louis Americans landed from the Galesburg club of the Central association, seems to possess the right handle, for he fanned 320 men in fifty-one games last year. Incidentally he won thirty games, lost twelve and tied three. He also possessed excellent control, passing only fifty-nine men and hitting but seven In his fifty-one games. Only seventy? four runs were scored off him, the opposing teams registering 248 hits. The same young gentleman struck out 246 batters in 1909, leading his league that year as well as last During the spring practice games Fanning showed up so well that Manager Bobby Wallace will give him a good trial.

Penn Relays to Be Good. The relay races under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania promise to be even more important and more Interesting than ever before. Practically aYI of the big colleges, such as Tale, Harvard, Michigan, Chicago, Princeton, Columbia and others, have already sent word that they will have teams In the series. This almost guarantees a repetition of the wonderful running for which the relays have become famous. Chicago will be represented by Ira Davenport, who won both the quarter mile and half mile races at the conference games in the remarkable times of 48 4-5 seconds and 1 minute 56 3-5 seconds respectively. Michigan will send on Ralph Craig, the world’s record hold at the 220, which be won at the last intercollegiate championship sports In 21 1-5 seconds.

No Market For Horses Abroad. It looks as If there will be no market for American thoroughbreds except at home in the near future. With South America closed, England agitating a tax on the American product and France closing even its steeplechases to foreign horses, the breeding industry in this country will have to find a market here or give up business. It will possibly be a good thing for racing In this country if the foreign markets are closed, as it may cheapen the thoroughbred, which today is anything but a drug on the market. It is next to Impossible to buy a good horse these days. Ocean Motorboat Race. Conditions for the long distance motorboat race from New York to Bermuda were recently announced. The race will be started in Gravesend bay, Saturday, June 17, under the auspices of the Motorboat Club of America and the Royal Bermuda Yacht club for the challenge eup. with SI,OOO in cash to the owner of the winning boat, with a second prize if three or more boats start and a third prize if five boats start

Langford No Longer a Middleweight. Sam Langford practically admits that he has graduated from the middleweight class because he doesn’t relish cutting down his weight to make 158 pounds ringside. Langford believes he has a chance tq_fight Jack Johnson for theheavy weight title and Is going to build up rather than keep down. Toronto Has Bunch of Vets. If Joe Kelley, the Toronto manager, can rejuvenate such veterans as Willie Keeler, Tim Jordan and Bradley he believes his team will make a powerful bid for the Eastern league pennant. i But just nbw the champion Rbchesters are generally picked to win right over again, as John Ganzel has a great combination'of talent Cricket Player Scores 208 Runs. Victor Trumpet of the New South Wales cricket team scored 208 runs, not out, for Australia in the third test match of cricket with the South Africa team at Adelaide. 1