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Show Jportingfauibs Southern California will be captained cap-tained next year by Jesse Hibbs, giant tackle. Horses owned by II. P. Whitney won 73 races during the racing season of 11127. The game of golf is played by more people than any other sport in the United States. The only thing needed to clear the heavyweight situation is a draw between be-tween Ileeney and Delaney. Bucky Harris, of the Senators, is likely to be the only playing manager in tiie big leagues this year. Indiana and Illinois are liable to play two football games in one day against each other next fall. Suzanne I.englen's latest bobby Is collecting stamps, with special attention atten-tion being paid to airmail stamps. Buster Sliiniek, captain of the Marquette Mar-quette track team last year, plans to run for the Illinois Athletic club this year. Hyatt, Pittsburgh sophomore, le being be-ing hailed as the best point-makiiu forward in Eastern basket ball circles this year. Officials of the American Basket Ball league hnve decided that the home team must have a doctor on Hie bench at all times. According to Gene Tunney, heavyweight heavy-weight champion of the world, be will not retire from l lie ring until knocked unconscious. The St. Louis Browns announced Ihe sale of Chester l-'alk. left-handed pitcher, to Montreal, of the International Interna-tional league. . o I'aul Berlenbaih lias retired and opened a billiard room, a tratlic In Ivory that one would as.-ociale with baseball, not boxing. The heavyweight chanipinns since John L. Sullivan have been Corbelt, I'ltzsinimons, .le:Tiics. Burns, Juhn son, Wlllard. lvinpsey and Tunney. Michigan will open its l'.i2S baseball season by playing the Cnivcrsiiy nf Cincinnati at Cincinnati, April 7. Twenty-h-even games have been hooked. Benny Friedman, former Michigan all-America, impressed critics on ibe I'acillc coast very forcibly by his work In pro games against Kcd Grange and George Wilson. Everett Scott, former major league shortstop, who holds an American league record for having played In 1,;!07 consecutive games, lias signed with the Beading Inleriiallonals. Slnnislau Zbys.ko, veteran wresiler. has made $1.0UtUI(HI out of Hie mat game and last year paid Ibe largest Income tax of any athlete iu the coun try. lis has wrestled In every country where the sport Is known. Henry Klein of Bait! re, one ol the best basket ball ofllclals In ibe laist. holds tin! record iu Maryland for con cent I ve shots from the foul Hoe. While playing for Ibe Markliain club be scored '-'It out of 'Jl tries. Harry S Gentian, fifty four, former bnrler for the Toledo baseball club and veteran of 'Jtl baseball seasons was honored by follow townsmen ni bis heme In Norlhville, a Detroit sub tub. Through Gov. Kreil Green he was in en 1 1 Ml wilh a medal I'm bavin:: bav-in:: played ball there 'JO years ami (raining potential Norlhville diamond slurs. Gorman began bis professional career v' Toledo In '.W2. |