Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1911 — IN THE WORLD OF SPORT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IN THE WORLD OF SPORT

Bobby Wallace, New Manager of St Louis Americans-

The ability of Bobby Wallace to make good as the manage*- of the St Louis Browns is the popular topic of the fans in the Mound City at the present time. Bobby has always been a good ball player, and his record on the field is one that the best of the diamond stars might be proud of. His friends feel sure that he will be equally successful in his new berth, provided he is given full power over the players. Of course Wallace may not bring the Browns up from last place to chain pions in a year, but his handling of the team will pave the way for first class results in following seasons. Wallace belongs to the silent class of ball players, his methods being those of Frank Chance and Connie Mack rather than the blustery, noisy sort. He has delivered his ultimatum to the players, and the latter will have to knuckle down and d-diver the goods if they expect to get along with the new manager.

Goulding After Olympic Title. George Goulding, the famous walker, who broke the American record for walking two miles in New York recently, is pointing for the Olympic games, which will be held in Stocki holm. Sweden, in 1912. Despite the fact that Goulding is breaking records at the present time, be Is not now at the top of his form. The Toronto wonder is conserving his energy for next year, and, beyond taking long walks and going into a race now and then. Goulding is doing very little athletic work. Goulding’s hopes are all for the Swedish Olympiad. It is his intense desire to win the walking events at Stockholm in world’s record time and then retire as an undefeated champion. Strange as it may seem, Goulding does not especially fear the British walkers who will start at the coming Olympiad, but, rather, some of the I men who have recently come to the I front in Australia. Chess Men to Go Abroad. Appreciating the gbod showing made by American representatives, particularly Capablanca and Marshall, in chess tourneys abroad. Europeans are disj posed to extend the hand of fellowship ! to others of the experts of this eonnI try with a view .to their participating ' In future international congresses. The next tonrney scheduled to ho j held on the other side will be at Carlsbad. in Bohemia, next August. I Victor Tietz. president of the Carlsi bad Chess club, has written to New | York expats inquiring about Oscar I Chajes of Chicago and Charles Jaffe ; of New Tort, who finished just below Marshall and Capablanca in the recent national masters’ tournament and (tied for third and fourth prizes. It is the intention of the Carlsbad committee to invite both of these clever experts and give them an opportunity to show their ability in an international contest Thompson to Compete Again. Fred Thompson, who won the all around championships at Chicago last fall, says he is anxious to compete iagain for the title and that he will soon start training at Princeton.

“The biggest reason for causing me to wish to enter the all around meet this year is not the lure of the game, 1 but to feel that I have had a fair chance at Sheridan’s record,” says Thompson. “It is a very easy filing to argue from a qualified success in the past to an unqualified and unfounded success in file future, but I feel fair In thinking that I win be able to score 800 points.” “This win be my last attempt” says Thompson, who is a theological student at Princeton. “I do not care pmtiwi. Inly for athletics in general, but believe I can make a score in the an arounds that win better the record by a few bundled points.” Pitcher Has Jaw Breaking Name. “Bed" Nelson, the St Louis American pitcher, has • Jawbreaking name. Hlf right eognominal appendix is Olaf Hordorsofski. No wonder he ohewged Mi name.