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Show j SPORT SHORTS Columbia will miss Francis S. BangB '78, who died recently. Mr. Bangs "wajH a dovotee of the rowing sport and oM many times assisted Blue and WhitjH crews with a liberal expenditure of hilH time and money. It is said he hajH paid Coach Rice's salary moro tlmeJH than the college paid it. Although auH ways pulling for Columbia's victories on the water, ho always Insisted upoH the highest class of sportsmanship Ho was ono of the organizers of thS Intercollegiate Regatta Association and acted as Columbia's chairman ancjH atoward until 1911, when falling healtllH and business interests forced him toV : give up his connection. H i j Tho Grand Circuit has not opened ! Ub yet but Tommy Murphy, the Poughjl j'poeqsle wizard has already set a nevB record. Murphy has paid out (for cllfl , onto) fromo than $100,000 for speedjl i ors, and will start down the big linHI : with a stable valued at moro than ai quarter of a million dollars. He ox-l pecis to nave me greitieai, year ui mc careor. Managor Robinson, of the Brooklyn Dodgers, say3 Bcrnle Nois, his young outfielder who has won a regulai berth, Is tho most confident lad ho has ever met in his many years In baseball. base-ball. Nels went to tho Dodgers and began to work Just the same as though ho had been In tho majors for years His speed, bralnwork and ability to hit the agato won Manager Robinson's esteem es-teem before tho crew had been in camp one week. Larry Gardnor's work in tho Cleveland Cleve-land Indians camp this spring was one of the wonders of tho southern jaunt. Gardner started banging tho ball around on his first day out, and on the third day startled Cleveland players by heaving the pill In mid-season : form. Gardner says he was never bothered with arm lameness in his life. Stanislaus Zbyszko the Polish wrest ler, who recently arived in this coun try from Europe where he was detain ed during the world war, admits he Is not quite ready to go aftor the cham- plonshlp. Zbyszko has met John Free- burg In two matohes recently and had all the trobule he was looking for. Zbyszko hopos to bo able to go after a titular mill some time aftor next September. Starting off with a circuit clout III tho Inaugural game of the season, Ed-1 dlo Roush, of tho Cincinnati Reds, hjas whispered it about that he may have something to say about the home runj ! record before the 1920 season ends. Roush was surprised to get a homer in his first gamo, however. 'I don't intend in-tend to concentrate on homo runs," said tho Red star, 'but I feel as though I may cut In on tho Ruth stuff a little myself this year." Barnoy Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburg Pirates, has made overtures to land Catcher Wally Schang, of the Boston Red Sox, but American League magnates mag-nates will not permit Schang to get out of tho Junior circuit. Schang has been -suspended for not reporting. Owner Bell of the St. Louis Browns made Frazee an offer for tho receiver, I but the Boston magnate refused any deal that did not Include Goorge Slsler negotiations were dropped. nn |