The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-12-14

professional mines. representing New
York and Brooklyn, were to play a
game, and the new League code vi play
ing-rules were to be tested on the field
for the first time, and there was con i'd
cradle curiosity evinced 10 see how the
new rule for pitching would work. the
Brooklyn battery" on the occasion
consisted Of COrcoran, of Chicago, and
Hayes, of Brooklyn, and the two
worked well together. Larry" Cor
coran was little bothered at first in his
efforts to throw the ball without moving
his feet, but he soon got down to his
work, the new movement bringing Il
few Impractical muscles into play. Be
cannon and Reipschlager were the New
York battery" and the former began
his delivery with a short stride, which
he increased in width bv lifting and
Siding OF his forward foot, violation
of the new rule which the umpire did
not see. 1t is immaterial in regard To
the lifting of the back foot, as that can
not be lifted, in the act OF delivering the
ball, until the bali leaves the pitchers
hands, as IL is from this fOot's pressure
on the ground that the last impetus
given the ball III delivery is derived; but
no lifting or sliding Uf the forward foo;
IS admissible, that loot being required
to be Kept firmly pressed to the ground.
The new rule unquestiOnably affects
the speed of the delivery, and to this ex-
tent Is advantageous TO the batting side
1t will not affect strategic pitchers much.
But all pitchers should at once go into
training to bring the muscles into play
which are now required to be used un-
der the new form of delivery.
The English jockey Fred Archer.
arrived here November rs, accompanied
by Captain Bowling, the original owner
OF Paradox. and his henchman, Solo
mon. In view of the domestic bereave-
ment which brought about the present
Visit to America the publicity given him
by the iTrepresSible interviews for the
big and little daIlies could hardly have
been otherwise than diStaSteful to so
sensible and modeSt-appearing a Young
man as Archer. The party intend jour
neying through the country to San
Francisco, and may visit Australia and
India before returning home. Out of
577 mounts this year, from March 81 TO
Nov. 6, he rode al winners, placing him
long way ahead of all others.
In connection with the recent fizzle
between Greenfield and Sullivan, when
Captain Williams of the police knocked
them both out in one round. the Turf,
Field and Farm remarks: 1.-The pro-
motors of glove fights in New York will
now take back seat. The authorities
will not permit the .pugilists to slug
each other, and Sthe mild hammered
public will not pay dollars to witness
tame exhibition IF science. The dog is
dead and Grape should be ordered for
the funeral"
The picked-nine match in Brooklyn
on Thanksgivingday yielded each
player over three dollars an inning, in
as they played seven innings
and each mans share OF the receipts
was $22.75. No wonder they wanted to
play return match. Nearly 800 was
shared among the players. 1t was
decidedly paying match in every way.
Each future Thanksgiving-day viii see
similar contest.-Gipper.
A canine controversy for an an
nounced stake OF 5000, put up by
broker of New York city and a politi-
clan, of Newark n j., took place in
Long Island pi' November 81 The dogs
were Fancy, of New York, and Reddy,
Of Newark, each weighing 28fb, and
after a fierce fight of 58m. the former
was declared the winner.
Dan O'Leary is in Cincinnati, O..
where, it is expected, he will shortly
give an exhibition of walking, or en-
gineer a long-distance race of some
kind.
Nothing further has been heard of the
time Archer may be expected here.
The officers camp up City Greek has
been abandoned.