, 1881-02-13
SPORTING NEWS.

BASEBALL.
Mason. Brchall. and Joe Dattiu have been Sc
cured by tulmcr for the Philadelphia Athletics
The Cleveland Club has ordered it5 player
| to report at the gymnasium for practice q,
March I.
Magenta-c -colored stockings will be worn by til,
Detroit nine. It Is said the uniforms worn w1l
! be handsome ones.
Denny Mack has recovered from his late acct
| aent' and made his appearance with tho Lees, Of
hew orleans, Jun. 28.
aIn Ihere s Is q chance TINT the League will com
ttutncc tnelr scheuule season this year TWO weeks
i'ter toan usuni-say about May Ii.
eatt!e-drov in Cincinauti. It Is possible % he
| enquirer man may call him n " stecrer.'
III Ing Providence, Worcester, and Troy Clubs
VII probably visit New York In April, and ect
H,,s u some practice work with the Metropolitan
George y. Bradley, Detrolts pitcher, docs bis
psnetee work In a Philadelphia gymnasium, He
Thinks tho hfty-feet rule Will beneHt instead Of
| tn1ure him. -
,Ihore There arc four places vacant III tho Princeton
loiieee fe4m,-pitchcr, short, third, and left
nma IN, nooptecFery student in ths college is Try
There will probably DO no more practice games
OF TIC resilient members Of the Chtcago nine
unt1l April Gymnasium practice will be kept
up however. ~ ~Fs
The Enquirer says that A Mcvey lately wrote
o. o. Trend "a III Cincinnati to send him 81 600 as
starter s!aa III vheat operation. There ia NOTHING
1ite1e aoooe tal.
"a; a: q. spaiding s. Bro. are preparing for the
Trn,, THSa III 9PuiiluE season. They have removed
los Mutlison srreat har,ae u nhsgGr quarters at
Streets 0A@ - '1AN ~A"A3
!, Manager Bancroft, or the Detroit tenn. has
vutse r;t YOUNG pitchers In view. who will practice
win the nine during April, and, IL ono develops
tnto : nrst~class pitcher, he will be- engaged for
FL saapuGn. aa @ OF bloomington. Ill, who pitched
play in thn pros;da,, az 10y, nas @ gGen cnghged 70
regarded US yaitluhio ac"mjsttor5 5ea' ~ ~ ae Is
good pitcher aud right Heller. - 40
The Detroit Post says that p" Lew r~own WIN
fo,1r hnrirs s,o c.oso sne pnst season practices
nns;, nours IS a eacn Day IN the + II. c. \. gym
FOLKS he as not SSa to ssa Rs % show
Again We ask, What does Mr.. Evona uan+ of |
Nike aiccary On third base whon tsns GasssoeE WaeE
cause McGeary IS bapfaver e'saseT Toaa to,er her
want tho position? He cnuk ,nc ~ haf,ar Gy.or t1
cGenrywith bis eS oqsses sa>r taan
The nosten On nsraa m Joins With rllE TRIBUNE in
sess 1ses %e9s saspseted 3o f
Snr m,rc nuraock and BOND, and their names
T., " Jones 10 tho Enquirer man.
the facs thal i,urdoci never played base. e .buii ii
49,. ~ ~ hls 81 ie tnan IN 18!o and Bond played
''s1' 'aea VI I'LL" 10 inc pest of his ability"
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THE ATHLETIC TOURy
It hys been customary with tho Atbano,,,r,
T., ~,,se "4. ~ 0taeuaEuh
80, . W ~ p41]e eAalpluon annually, |
1uo a"nro medais Tor individual excellence In
he various acts which hnyn nrovod In ha fn+or |
est1pu to those WIN hare had tho n,.ns,..a -
y,t,oss1,,,- ,sa,.. w. nao 1no pseasu'o OF
or, ~ .eau1. s.em ny iuunuseFs, desiring to
ese tae merits OF the members Of the gy1nna-
tuu1, hnve not limited the contests to its mem
FIR nevt Vaanassa,s .1o eo"tla
"a ,,,,,,;s,.. ~. ~ eNs "eonesaAy evening, ana
y { A'aA1ne tue occasion tournament for all |
american amateurs for the cham ponshlp of tho
and sixteen elegant rold mednls viii
lumber qI points The entries for each act are;