The day book. [volume], November 01, 1913, NOON EDITION, Image 8

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BOXING ALL THE LATEST DOPE BASEBALL -
Joe Sherman Here to Fight with the
Leading Lightweights.
Joe Sherman, the dandy Memphis
lightweight, is working out at Billy
O'Connell's gymnasium while his
manager, Oscar Gutter, is stalking
local lightweights and their keepers
in an effort to land fights.
Sherman is hot after Jimmy Mur
phy, Mickey Sheridan, Danny Good
man and Charley White, and says
he is willing to make concessions to
get them into a ring and stripped
for action. Two Wisconsin clubs are
said to be willing to sign Sherman
with any of the quartet named.
Sherman is not an old-timer at
the game, having-graduated only two
years ago from the position of spar
ring partner of Joe Mandot, the new
Orleans baker. Sherman's best bat
tle was against his former boss. He
lost the decision by a shade, but put
up a stout battle.
Eddie McGoorty may be barred for
six months by the Wisconsin boxing
commission for not going through
with his fight with Jack Dillon.
Gunboat Smith knocked Charley
Miller out in the third round last
night in New York. The fight was a
farce, and Miller is now eligible to
return to 'Frisco and run. a street
car. He is through as' a fighter in the
East. Smith was outweighed
pqunds, but toyed with his opponent
until the third, when he put through
a right to the jaw and followed with
another right on top of the head.
Most of these white hope's would
get nothing but a sprained ankle if
they were hit on top of the head.
Willie Ritchie is now working on a
program that will embrace fights
with Ad Wolgast, Tommy Murphy
and Young Shugrue within four
months. This means there will be an
epidemic of busted ribs and strained
Bides.
They Think Jimmy Johnston a Real
Guy Out in 'Frisco.
Jimmy Johnston, the young out
fielder trom California who is touted
to fill that long porous gap in tne Cub
outer defense, must be some ball
player, it tne esteem In wnicn he is
neia by the xans 01 ban francisco is
any ciitenon.
out tnere tney can't see why John
son was lei go uy tne Sox last spring,
and it is cidinied ne has improved,
wondenully in tne season recently
Khnished. bo tney are absolutely sure
that his name wm appear daily in tne
National JLeague bux scores unless
he absorbs some of tne 2nn and JilV
eis temperament ana becomes an
umpire waiter.
ne is a ngnter on the field, but
stops snort Ox warlike outureans. .tie
counnes his nght to putting pepper
in his own playing and tnac 01 ms
teammates, anu works hard ior every
point or break, ln'the pastime.
Mis stolen base record proves his
speed, tie cdpped someunng in tne
neighborhood or lzo sacus. borne
marKS he made in straightaway
dasnes show tnat he cau ' move
kar6und his territory on the deiense.
I ne real test win come wnen jonn
son laces the big league pitcners wiin
the bat He fielded acceptably with
the White Sox at Paso RQbles in 1913,
and was a-star in the slkjing pits, but
Manager Callahan was not impressed
by his swatting ability.
This year JoTihston will be'given
more of a chance to make good. He
is sure to be carried into the start of
the season, and will be-given a reg
ular baptism under fire. He appears
to be one of the species known as a
late starter, so far as batting is con
cerned. More famous men tharrthe Cub re
cruit have been afflicted the -sama
way. Ty Cobb is a notable example.
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