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Show INTERESTING SPORT NOTES Southern Yacht club of New Orleans Is seventy-four years old. Al Reich, the veteran heavyweight, is going to attempt a comeback. John P. llcrron was chosen assistant assist-ant to Glen Warner, football coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Harry Coveleskl, the former Tiger southpaw, is a policeman In Shanio-kln, Shanio-kln, Pu. It Is no'hlng extraordinary for more than l'Jo.Oxt spectators to turn out to an International football match between be-tween Lnglaud and Soothing Baseball writers report that there Is a scarcity of good umpires, a fact that bleacher fans have heon trying to Impress Im-press upon the world for years. M. I.acoste, tho elghteen-yoar-old tennis star, won the French National Singles championship by defeating M. Hirer!). Tho Mississippi Valley League at Its meeting in Dubuque adopted a playing program of 1"0 games, with the season to start on May 1. Boston boasts of a women's soever team said to be capable of giving many of their big brother combinations combina-tions a nin for the honors, ."Me Rny, the track king, and Johnny Welssmuller, the swimming marvel, have done mnch to keep Chicago lu tho athletic spotlight of late. Fdille Rommel is the pitcher who reported to the Giants In 1010 ami wns rent back. He Is now Connie Mack's best twlrler. Harry fin, former Ilcht heavyweight heavy-weight champion, has ofllclally challenged chal-lenged Gene Tunney, present champion, cham-pion, for a return bont. Two brothers Nick nnd Martin Dumnvlrh nre expected to win permanent per-manent berths on the pitching staff of tho Chicago Nationals this Fprtnjr. Both nre southpaws. Boston Red Sox plnyers are being traded so rapidly nowadays that Huh fans are not given time enough to get acquainted with tho tenm. The athletic council of the I'nlversl-ty I'nlversl-ty of Southern California has appropriated appro-priated funds for sending n track and Held team to eastern meets tills sn-son. sn-son. As Christy Mnthowson, new presl-dent presl-dent of the Braves, is a big favorite In Boston, tho Huh funs doubtless will give "Big Six" genuine supivort In his now- venture. N. G. Wniui, for nine yctirs dlrc-tor of athletics at James Mllllkin unUersl. ty at Decatur. 111., will become athletic director at Larlhnm college next September. Sep-tember. Irving Wllbelm. manager of the Philadelphia Nationals last season, hn algned n contract to coach and scout for tho Rochester IutuniatlonuJ Lvaua club. |