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Show Uii PLAYER WAS ONCE GM BOXER Midget Mensor, who played around California In the days of tho outlaws, has broken Into the National league, like a young comet out of a clear sky, saya an caatern sport writer. "" Mensor's work with Nick Williams in tho Northwestern league was so brilliant that a Pittsburg scout came along last month and offered him a fancy figure for the Oakland boy. Nick closed the deal and Mensor reported to Pittsburg and wes put In the game at once. Although an lnflclder by trado. Fred Clarke stuck the youngster young-ster in right field. The other day in a game in Brooklyn Brook-lyn ho got n double, a triple and a single. Monwr is no bigger than a drop of water, but the northern critics crit-ics give him credit for being a won-: won-: derful little artist. His departure is . said to have materially weakned tho Portland club. Before Mensor became a diamond , star he was something of a prize fighter. The Oakland sporta used to give up their good uionoy to see him spar in the short bouts over there, and he was quite clover. If Monsor had a few pounds more weight his chances of becoming a major league star would bo Improved. The vast majority of the players up there are large athletes, but Mensor may get away with it, small as he is. Some have. |