Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1896 — ODDS & ENDS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ODDS & ENDS.

There will be no Michigan State baseball league next seaaon. During his baseball career, Walter Brodig has not missed a game through sicki ess or disability. The ’varsity crew of University of Pennsylvania begins training under Coach Ellis Ward about Jan. 1. “Tommy” Ryan lias accepted an. offer of $2,500 to fight George Green in San Francisco, before the Olympic Club. President Pat Powers, of the Eastern league, says that four of his clubs made between $5,000 and $15,000 last season. The Chicago ball club will play Sunday games until the city of Chicago or the State Of Illinois decides such a practice illegal. The District Attorney of Kings County hasdeckled that Corbett and Fitzsimmons will not be allowed to bring off a fight at Coney Island. Dr. W. S. McDowell, of Chicago, who has repeatedly competed for the Diamond Sculls at Henley, without success, states that he intends to try ag’ain next year. Mr. Lehmann, the crack English rower and trainer, is much Encouraged over the work of the Yale crews, and thinks 1 that "the men have done some decidedly level rowing. ‘] ,■ The reported intention of bicycle manufacturers in this country to equip all of their,’fit wheels with brakes, unless otherwise requested by individual buyers, is very gratifying. *■ Barry, the oarsman, signed articles in London, on Wednesday, for a match with “Jake” 'Gaodaur, for the-aculling championship of the world and tSSSO a side, to t.fc- place on the Thames in April next s'