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Show People who watch a marathon are Just aa foolish as those who participate partici-pate In one. e e Southpaw Jack Doyle of Albany demanded promotion so be was sold to Jersey City. e e In the last 25 years. 400 cities have been represented In the various minor leagues In baseball. e e e Eight players who were with New Orleans last year are with the Cleveland Cleve-land club this spring. e In the last five years the Brooklyn club has spent $400,000 for players, according to an official. e e At the age of fifty-live Stanislaus Zbyazko Is seriously considering retiring re-tiring from tbe wrestling game. The Benumont club of the Texas league held a rookie school this spring with a total of 145 boys enrolled, e e e Babe Ruth accepted only three of a shipment of six new bats that reached the Tnnkee training camp. e e The Tnnkees probably will carry five southpaw pitchers this year. In addition addi-tion to Pennock, Ueiinach, Zuchary and Wells is Vernon Gomez, the recruit re-cruit e e IL A. Bqrry, present holder of the world's rowing championship, may accept ac-cept the 4,000 offer of Mujor Godsell, the Australian ohamplon, to race In California. e e The New Tork Tacht club dates back to 1802, when John C Stevens formed the organization and became Rely on Frankhouse (-1 Fred Frankhouse, whose effective pitching was a big help to the St. Louis Cardinals last year, Is being relied re-lied on to materially help the team along again this season. the club's first commodore. He later became the owner of many famous racing yachts. e e Tennis by artificial light Is becoming becom-ing popular In Australia, where It is estimated there are more than 2,000 night courts where play la enjoyed under electric light. We can remember when, If a ball player didn't send back the signed contract within ten days after receipt of same, it was a pretty conclusive sign he couldn't write. e Westchester county In New Tork boasts many fine golf courses and has produced such star golfers as Jess Sweetser, Johnny and Jim Farrell, Gene Snrazen, Joe and Mike Turneea und Tony Munero. I |