, 1880-02-22
SPORTING NEWS.
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The National, Of Washington, have arrange,
for games In Cincinnati april II, Is, and II.
Eggler, Coons, Fisher, Meyerle, Richmond, an,
! Fouscr arc al1 in Philadelphia, waiting for en-
| gagcments.
There is trouble In the Pacihc League, and on
club tho Bay City, has withdrawn from the or
| ganizatiou :.
The National and Albany Clubs are all that /
| left Of the International Association, the Spring
| fields having disbanded.
| Salisbury, who attained some fame as pitche
| for the Troys portion Of lust season, is now ,
bookkeeper in Racine, Wis.
t Pabor, one Of the Oldest players in the coun
try, Is now q policeman in New haven, Com
He was centre fielder and loft-handed pitcher
Nichols will not pluy with the worcesrers
having mnde better engagement in New Or
| ltans and Mathews will probably bo secured tt
| I'LL the gnp. .
Up to last night nothing had been heard from
| Bea1s. who has been offered position In the
| Chicago team. although q contract was sent tt
| him ten days ago.
Steve Bellou, who played third base for the
Aaymake1s Of Troy in the days when Flynn,
McAtcc, Craver, and the King boys were mem
bers Of the team, is now playing ball in Cuba.
-Gerhardt IS trying to got his release from the
Nationals Of Washington, now that there Is no
prospect OF its being member Ut the Longuc.
He has been offered plaoe in the Cincinnati
nine.
Morrill, has been reelected Captain Of the Bos-
tons. Anson will hold similar position In the
White Stockings. Clapp In the Cincinnntis, Fer
guson in the Eroys, Kennedy IN the Clevelands,
and George Wright in Providence.
Fred Waterman, who played third-base In the
original Red Stocking team is now policeman
IN Cincinnati. Charley Gould, frst-b baseman of
the team, Is clerk in the same city. Doug ALL
is0n, the catcher, is looking for Job. Brain
ard, the pitcher, ts played out.
Tho anxiety about the future whereabouts Of
George Wright has finally been dispelled by the
announcement that he has signed to play in
was caused by tho refusal Of the Club to pay
Wright the salary he received last scnson,-
s1,600,-but his terms were finally acceded to.
The Cleveland >Leader publishes sketches of
tho players engnged by tnv club IT that city for
next season, and very Appropriately remarks Of
Shaffer that he Possesses the gift of CAB to an
unusual degree, an accomplishment that needs
a tight rein sometimes to curb and keep within
proper bounds
As before stated in these columns, tho
schedule meeting Of the League will be held in
Rochester, n. T., next Thursday. ALI the news
fff
ing the matter In charge consists OF President
Hubert, Of the Chicago Club, and Nlr. Soden. Of
the Bostons. They will meet In Rochester next
Wednesday, compare notes, aud endeavor to
arrange schedule that will satisfy the entire
League.
J. L., BnowN US1vERs1TY-"While pitching, it
has often happened that the batter hns struck at
balls which curved in and struck the butter
(either because Of the curve, or because the
striker III making the blow, swung himself for
ward, perhaps out OF bis POSITION. n such eases
should q Strike be called, dead bail, or both or
which? If called strike, how would it be in
case 1t was the third, and the ball went from the
patters body back to tie & fence? Wonld men on
were, as On dead ball?'' Ans.-In the case you
allude to the striker would be out for obstruct-
ng IL thH mst II
the ball before it hits him, and the instant he
does so on third strike he ceases to be but
ter and becomes base-runner.
ATHLETICS.
The second annual prize exhibition at the
AthenHum Gymnasium, 10 Dearborn street, was
given last Wednesday evening before an audi
ence of some 400, many Of whom were ladies'.
and wns one Of the most enjoyable events Of the
kind ever given In Chicago. Tho program was
introduced by 6. Paulsen, who ran half mile
On 240-foot track in 2:30. L. Fl. Prince gave
very graceful exhibition with Indian clubs The
class then competed on the horizontal bar for
the amateur medal, the trophy being won By
william N. Green. Messrs. Gallaher and Ran
do1ph had q lively bout with the gloves, nnd
Mcssrs Breight and Schmitz gave very neat
performance on the double trapeze: The class
won BY Ed Leavell. Con Frcdericks then delight
ed the audience BY his very daring feats on the
single trarezc. ending with his drop Of twenty
amid great applause. Mcssrs. Benedict and
Dalton gave rood exhibition Of give and take
with the gloves, which WIS very amusing. n the
tumbling class the medal WIS won by G. F.
Miller, and by John Rcdck in the trapeze class.
The finest tumbltng and leapfDg was by William
Woods, a colorcd athlete, who was barred from
connecting from the prize as a professional, but
who took the audience by storm, and was pre-