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- wumAmw , ', m musmssmm far" "stood in the charmed circle of .300 smiters and with his big club put many games away for Pittsburg, Last season the ungainly German had noticeably slowed in his fielding, and, though he is stilKas good as many, his work declined. Fred Clerke will not release him, of course. But Hans is a toiler proud of his work, and may elect to take himself out of the game before he slips farther. He is not dependent on baseball for a liv ing any longer, as he has invested his money wisely. Wagner and Lajoie, the two best natural hitters of modern baseball, are passing together, and it will be a long time before another pair of equal worth come down the trail. Joe Mandot appeared to have the best of it in eight round with Frankie Callahan at St. Louis, but the ref eree's decision was a draw. Callahan had the best of only one round, stag gering Mandot against the ropes. In the other rounds Mandot outfought the New Yorker. Mike Gibbons had an easy ten round with Willie Brennan in Buf falo. He pecked away at the local pride and occasionally straightened him with a right uppercut. Brennan landed less than a dozen blows. Milburn Saylor knocked Harry Donohue out in the ninth round at Peoria, using a right swing. Frankie Burns fought Chick Hayes off his feet in New Orleans, and the referee stopped the fight in the 13th round. Burns won" in every round. Michigan has been dropped from the Harvard football schedule for 1915. George WiHse, veteran left-hander, has been unconditionally released by the New York Giants. Johnny Kilbane boxed cleverly for an easy win over Willie Houck in Philadelphia. Kilbane weighed 125 pounds and Houck 129. Few hard punches were exchanged, Kilbane 'giving a pretty sparring exhibition that baffled Houck, A"WISE PUP ( Dv ? j J"' m WINE fMrk I'M IT MAY BE 'DRY", But IT STRIKES ME IT'S 'TWET GOODs! wmm '' ' ( jm' Mk ' ir ' SOME HURLERS It takes a lot of power and speed To run a military world; Of army strife we never read Except the enemy is "hurled." Peoria Journal. -AJ"t ojja.i w. wyl