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Editorial
February 15, 1915
The Tacoma Times
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
What is this article about?
Humorous column with short quips on baseball popularity, team trades, boxer Jack Johnson, sports trophies, child prodigies, and war disease, plus umpire jokes.
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SPORTING ONCE-OVERS
Baseball's going to be popular this spring.
It's in the air. Yes—yesterday I watched a crowd of kids playing baseball at the old Central school site. They played a snappy game. But that wasn't what caused me to make an observation about the season.
There were 100 fans grouped around that lot, watching the game, and cheering their heads off whenever a good play was made.
When you see a big crowd of fans cheering a kids' game you can just imagine how they will eat up REAL baseball, when the season starts.
Jack Johnson is in hiding. Yet his promoter is in daily communication with him. Seems to me if anybody down there in Mexico country had very good olfactory organs he could learn where the fighter was hiding, easily enough.
If Cleveland contributes ball players to help strengthen the New York Yankees we intend to send a check for $1 to John D. Rockefeller.
The Federal league, by the way, seems to be driving a wedge toward New York via Newark.
"One treasures the trophs of track and field, of diamond and gridiron beyond all things in his older years," remarks a writer.
Yea, yea, bo, a true word. We treasure a cup we won at a field meet 28 years ago beyond all earthly things and some day we're going up in the attic and see if we can find it.
Polly McLarry, the Chicago Cubs' second base recruit, comes from Beeville, Tex. Stung again?
The New York Yankees, having bought High from Detroit, are after Low, the Dartmouth star.
If they get him and Jacks of the Northwestern league, they may grab the game.
Disease kills eight soldiers where bullets kill one, and there is no medal of honor for repelling an attack of pneumonia.
A Chicago girl, 20 months old, tangoes. Calculate what it will be doing at 20 years.
Selenium, the new mineral, will enable the blind to see: and we suggest that baseball presidents lay in a supply for their umpires.
P. S.—We forgot; we promised never again to accuse an ump of being blind after mistaking Bill Deneen for Harry Davis.
Read the Classified Ads On Page 6.
Baseball's going to be popular this spring.
It's in the air. Yes—yesterday I watched a crowd of kids playing baseball at the old Central school site. They played a snappy game. But that wasn't what caused me to make an observation about the season.
There were 100 fans grouped around that lot, watching the game, and cheering their heads off whenever a good play was made.
When you see a big crowd of fans cheering a kids' game you can just imagine how they will eat up REAL baseball, when the season starts.
Jack Johnson is in hiding. Yet his promoter is in daily communication with him. Seems to me if anybody down there in Mexico country had very good olfactory organs he could learn where the fighter was hiding, easily enough.
If Cleveland contributes ball players to help strengthen the New York Yankees we intend to send a check for $1 to John D. Rockefeller.
The Federal league, by the way, seems to be driving a wedge toward New York via Newark.
"One treasures the trophs of track and field, of diamond and gridiron beyond all things in his older years," remarks a writer.
Yea, yea, bo, a true word. We treasure a cup we won at a field meet 28 years ago beyond all earthly things and some day we're going up in the attic and see if we can find it.
Polly McLarry, the Chicago Cubs' second base recruit, comes from Beeville, Tex. Stung again?
The New York Yankees, having bought High from Detroit, are after Low, the Dartmouth star.
If they get him and Jacks of the Northwestern league, they may grab the game.
Disease kills eight soldiers where bullets kill one, and there is no medal of honor for repelling an attack of pneumonia.
A Chicago girl, 20 months old, tangoes. Calculate what it will be doing at 20 years.
Selenium, the new mineral, will enable the blind to see: and we suggest that baseball presidents lay in a supply for their umpires.
P. S.—We forgot; we promised never again to accuse an ump of being blind after mistaking Bill Deneen for Harry Davis.
Read the Classified Ads On Page 6.
What sub-type of article is it?
Sports Satire
Baseball Commentary
What keywords are associated?
Baseball
Sports Humor
Yankees
Federal League
Jack Johnson
Sports Trophies
Umpires
Disease In War
What entities or persons were involved?
Jack Johnson
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Federal League
Chicago Cubs
Polly Mclarry
High From Detroit
Low From Dartmouth
Jacks From Northwestern League
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Humorous Observations On Baseball And Sports
Stance / Tone
Light Hearted And Satirical
Key Figures
Jack Johnson
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Federal League
Chicago Cubs
Polly Mclarry
High From Detroit
Low From Dartmouth
Jacks From Northwestern League
Key Arguments
Baseball Will Be Popular This Spring Based On Crowd At Kids' Game
Jack Johnson Hiding But Promoter Communicates
Cleveland Contributing Players To Yankees Prompts Joke About Rockefeller
Federal League Advancing Toward New York Via Newark
Treasuring Old Sports Trophies
Polly Mclarry From Beeville, Tex. Prompts Pun
Yankees Buying High And Seeking Low And Jacks
Disease More Deadly Than Bullets In War, No Medal For Pneumonia
20 Month Old Chicago Girl Tangoes
Selenium Enables Blind To See, Suggested For Umpires