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Show Chicago's appearance on Wisconsin's home field was the first in 15 years. John W. (Jack) Coombs has been named coach of the Duke university baseball squad. Floyd Carlson, Omaha bricklayer, has turned down offers from the Cardinals, Reds and .Cubs. Yellow baseballs are being tried out by many American professional teams. The idea is better visibility. If the prize fighter is in a play that fails, is that when he has to go on one of those long walking tours? Stewart Scheftel, winner of the English boys' golf championship at Formby, used 20 clubs during the tournament. Rogers Hornsby is one fellow who always says exactly what lie thinks about anything. He never heard of a soft pedal. Harry Gamage, head coach at Ken tucky State university, signed a five-year five-year contract as football mentor of the Wildcats. London claims the largest ice skat ing rink in the world In Richmond Ice Skating club. The skating urea Is 4,300 square feet. When Christy Mathewsun pitched three shut-outs for the Giants in the UI05 world series the October 2 gamp drew just $8,348 at the gate. Joe Walcott, old-time welterweight champion, who numbered many mid-dleweights mid-dleweights among his list of victims, was only 5 feet IV2 Inches tall. The outright release of Del Gainer, coach and pinch hitler and one of the oldest players in the International league, is announced by Rochester. It's doubtful whether the young man of today gets more of a thrill out of his new Number Six than his father got from owning his first rubber-tired buggy. Competition will be close in the Sux outfield next spring. The gardeeers on the roster include Reynolds. Hoffman, Hoff-man, Met.ler. Falk, Watwood. Musiil. Barrett, Blackerby and Moore. Billy I'.ayne, small southpaw pitcher of the '.)-S Indians, has gone to the Boston Red Sox via the waiver route, the first of several tribesmen who must go to make room for new facts . Paul Block, Newark owner, hires only well known men to manage his club. Walter Johnson was succeeded succeed-ed tiy Tris Speaker. Ty Cobb would have been considered but for his high ideas of salary. |