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Show FORAGE FOR THE FANS. John iD. Rjan, president of the Amalgamated Copper company, who likes sport for sport's 6ake alone, and who has always. been u liberal contributor con-tributor to affairs of this kind, has given $1,000 to the Butte baseball team. Pitcher George Mullln of the Tigers Is out to beat Cy Young's record for years of major league pitching. Tho Iron-Copper Country lcagne j will open the sanscm May JS. Calu-ment, Calu-ment, Marquette, lshpemlng and Na-gaunce Na-gaunce form the circuit of the circuit cir-cuit of the league. Should Jack Coombs' Injury, sustained sus-tained In a gamo with Washington recently, re-cently, put him out for all or for any part of tho season It may prove a severe se-vere blow to Connie Mack's pennant hopes. Carl Morris rises to remark that In a finish fight ho can lick any white man In the world ' Carl had to say something after his defeat at tho hands of Jim Stewart, but the best ho could think of at the time was to retire. Manager Jack -O'Connor of. the ' Cleveland team In the United States league has" signed Joe TJeTeTianty1. tho former Toronto player. Manager Cantlllon of tho Minneapolis Minneap-olis club "hVs appointed Dan Sweeney, the old LoulGIlle player, custodian of the Miller clubhouso. ! One-Round Hogan is after a return moetlng with Leach Cross. The Call- fornla boxer has posted his money. 1 h K. , i The faculty council of the Unler- ( slty of Minnesota has voted to remain I in the western conference indefinitely. Another trial of the amateur baseball i i --"'- ""w-r 3 - l season will bo made, with a strict enforcement of the code aV Minnesota. Minneso-ta. The council votocd the proposition for an Independent code of football rules for conference games. The Brooklyn club has released Pitcher Elliot B. Dent to the Newaik club. Gil Boag, mnnagor of tho Madison A. C of New York wired Jimmy Britt nt Cincinnati last night an offer of $10,000 to fight Knockout Brown of New York May 17 before the .Madison I club. Brltt at once wired his acceptance. accept-ance. Britt started training last Mon day at the Cincinnati gymnasium He has not fought since 1909 Jimmy Gardner of Lowell. Mass had tho bettor of tho ten-round no-deciclon no-deciclon bout which ho fought In Den vcr last night with Howard Baker, the Boulder mlddlewolght. The mill was a fast ono throughout and both men finished strong In the last round Baker puBhed Gardner through the ropes. - To Increase tho attendance at the GMthrio park of the Oklahoma state league an unique scheme has been devised. Hereafter instructors In baseball will be present to explain to any one not understanding tho game all its fine points. |