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BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL KINDS BOXING
With football on the outer edge of
1 the sport spotlight, baseball is bid
ding for a prominent place in the
dope, and the CiJbss usual, top the
winter league discussion. President
Thomas is busy sending out con
tracts for next season and perfecting
training plans. The contract of
Pitcher Phil Douglass has already
been sent in.
Shuffling Phil pitched some good
baseball after he joined the West
Siders last fall, too late to get into
the city series. He is looked on as
a prominent performer for 1916. The
Cub pitching corps needs strengthen
ing and both Thomas and Manager
Bresnahan realize it.
An effort is being made to land
Malcolm Galvin of the University of
Wisconsin. Galvin's amateur stand
ing was questioned during the foot
ball season, and he retired as Bad
ger halfback rather than stand an
investigation. His work on the Bad
ger nine has been sensational. He
is over six feet tall, and weighs 175
pounds. His curve and fast ball are
touted as of big league proportions.
Shorty Des Jardien, Maroon pitch
er, has withdrawn his tentative con
tract with the Cubs, owing to pa
rental objection to professional base
ball. Des Jardien is now with the
University of Chicago team touring
the Orient '
The dope from the six-day bicycle
race at the Coliseum that the food
of certain of the grinders is being
tampered with sounds like a pop
eyed yarn. Root and Lawson are the
fellows getting the doctored grub,
says the rumor. But this team had
enough pep last night to stage a
sprint and gain a lap, thereby re
turning to even terms with the lead
ers. The racing so far has been excit
ing, though the men are back of the
record. Few spills, considering the
tightness of the competition, have
aiarked the grind. Worth Mitten tum
bled during a sprint last night, but
was able to continue in the contest
Gus Wohlrab fell on one of the turns
and cut a gash in his head which re
quired four stitches to close.
Alfred De Oro, three-cushion bill
iard champion, opens a series of en
gagements at Weeghman's room this
afternoon. The Cuban will play
eleven matches, meeting the best of
the local cue artists.
Welker Cochran, the young Chi
cagoan, ran 300 points in the 18-2
handicap billiard tournament at New
Tork while Koji Yamada was get
ting 374, one shy of the total he was
called on to make. Hoppe beat Sut
ton, 500 to 375.
Harry Pollok, manager of Light
weight Champion Fred Welsh, seeing
there is a chance of getting a hefty
purse for a match with Charlie
White, has boosted his ante from
$12,500 to $13,000, with several ex
tras that would make the Briton's
share a small fortune.
Denver promoters have not agreed
to Pollok's new tariff, but a repre
sentative will be in Chicago Thurs
day to talk cold turkey. The final
offer will be made, and Pollok and
Welsh can take it.or leave it
Johnny Dundee outpointed Phil
Bloom in ten rounds at New York.
Dundee weighed only 127 pounds, six
less than Bloom, but forced the fight
ing all the way and had the advan
tage in eight rounds.
Johnny Kilbane made a real fight
against Packey Hommey in ten
rounds at Toledo, landing at will. In
the closing rounds Hommey stag
gered around the ring, seeking only
to protect himself. He outweighed
the champion six pounds.
Elmer Oliphant, Army halfback,
is the man Navy players will have to
watch Tvhen Uncle Sam's cadets and
middies meet Nov. 25 in their an
nual contest
Oliphant runs, punts, kicks, for
ward passes and does everything else
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