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Show SPORTING BRIEFS. Both -West Point and Columbus have requested football trnraf-3 with the University Univer-sity nf Michlaran this year, but the Westerners West-erners have declined all offers. The reason assigned hy Miriiliran for refusing these games Is the unwillingness of the Kastern teams to play return Karnes hi the West. Michigan also refuxen baseball lutes to several of the. big Eastern colleges. For the 1905 Futurity J. n. Ha-pln Is the largest nominator, with JJ. Milton Young oomcs next, with 101 : then follow J. E. Madden. JW; W. C. Whitnoy. SI; August Au-gust Belmont. cP: Mrs. T." J. Carson. 41; W. H. Jackson. Jr., 32; It. J. Hancock, 30; B. G. Thomas. 27; James R. Keene. 2. For the l"5 Matron stakos W. C. -Whitney heads the liet, with 1 nomisatidns.. President Kllfovl of the Cl-neland club has announced that La Jole v. Ill play with the Cleveland team next season when they visit Philadelphia. According to Barney Dreyfuss and Col. Rogers. Ia Joie cannot play there unless he throws himself on the mercy of the court and Is relived of contempt for falling to obey Its mandates. This will be Jlrn O'Rourke's thirty-eeo-ond season in baseball. He began to play professionally In Middletown. Conn., in 1872, and has not missed a season tince. Hank O'Day will be a member of the National league umpire staff. He signed last fall. TIans Wagner objects to' playing shortstop short-stop for the champions this season. He claims that Infield work injures his batting bat-ting eye. |