Show Clifford May Pass Up Boxing Jack Clifford the clever little pugilist and ballplayer is i mentioned as a prospective pros-pective member of the Lagoon team Clifford Is an old hand at the national pastime and had a fine record last year In the Northern California league where he stood second in batting with an average of 130 McNeill being the only man to lead him He was with Jan Francisco In the California league I In 1S98 where ho caught Jimmy Whalen the premier slab artist of the coast He was also with Marysvllle last season together with Phil Knell the old league southpaw Kid Harper Har-per and other good men He also backstopped back-stopped for Frank Waterbury who Is drafted by Denver this year Clifford gets a baseball berth he will pack prizefighting among the mothballs In his trunk |