The evening world., 1888-05-16
THESE WILL MEET DETROIT.
SOME OF THE CHOSEN NEwsBOY- TEAMS
FROM OTHER CITIES.

There VIII he n Great Many Boys in
Gray-Immediate Dates for "EveninG
World" Games-Ncxt Monday n Rcd
Letter Day.
Most Of the newsboy baseball clubs which
are to compete with the Detroit Journal lads
for the worlds championship, are now in
active practice and are said to be made up Of
the best material in their respective cities.
The Plain Dealer team, of Cleveland. is to
be made mp this way J. Martin and z.
Gallagher. pitchers j. Ryan and j.. Cuddy,
catchers j. Herman, LIST b.; w. Bell, I'D b.;
L. Mcmahon, 8. s.; X. Bell, Sd b., with the
outtield yet TO be selected from among O
dozen candidates. The team will be uni
formed in gray, with wine colored stockings,
belts and trimmings.
The Pittsburg Leader team will also be
CARRIED in gray and red. Here are the men:
Owny Welch, O.; w. Bozean, O.. M. Felt
man, r. f.; II. Hooper, I'd b.; j. Grove, |. f.;
NJ. Hooper, Q. T.. (; ]. MoKeever, 9. g.; p. Del
hanty, Sd b.; Andrew Hoover, O.; s. Koe-
then, p.; T. Madigan, ]. Tally and p. Henni-
gan,
"hs Brooklyn WORLD team is composed of
the following players Moran, p; Steve
Hussey, O., Colon g. tombstone, captain and
/. f.; Gray, r. f.; another Moran, O. e.; Rich.
ard Hargrave, 9. g.; Arthur Hunt, LIST b.;
James E. Burns, I'd b.; r. j. Finn, Sd b. The
substitutes are j. F. Rooney, Samuel Solli-
day and John Hanrahan. The Brooklyn
boys will be uniformed in gray suits, with
blue trimmings, blue stockings and gray and
blue caps.
The Philadelphia Cal has taken the matter
In hand enthusiastically. and Frank M.
Dealey, the sporting editor and manager Of
the team. has picked out his boys as follows:
Robinson, LIST b.; Davis, r. T.; Dunn, Sd b.:
Young, O. (. Shaffer, !. f.. Knouff. p. The
Cal, boys will appear in gray, with blue
stockings and caps.
The Detroit Journal champions, whom all
"Cy" Kellogg, left fielder, was born in
Detroit April 10, 1872. He is 8 feet 8 inches
tall and weighs liz pounds. He is the change
catcher.
Bonnie Cohen is the shortstop. He was
sixteen years old on Feb. 10 last. is 8 feet 2
inches tall, was born in Detroit and weighs
1O6 pounds. He is q change pitcher.
Charlie Gallagher. the pitcher. is q native
Detroiter, born April 80. 1872. He is feet q
pitching and playing ball ever since he was
big enough to know what o ball was.
lkey Cohen guards first base: He was
born in Detroit Feb; 10, 1879, stands 3 feet 8
ASAOp tNhtA oAtA ilA pOuhto-
Bert Dinsmore is the backstop and reliance
Of the team. On foul tips and throwing to
second he stands unsurpassed among the De-
troit newsboys. He is not q native Detroiter,
having first seen the light at Oakdale, Mass,
Jan. 8, 1871. He is 6 feet 6 inches tall, and
tips the scales at 1877 pounds.
Tommy Mcdonald is the slugger Of the
nine, and holds down the second bag. He
was born seventeen years ago March IA last,
and ia 8 feet 8 inches in height. He tips the
beam at 1l5 pounds.
Jack" Flood, centre-felder and change
pitcher, was born April 8, 1871. and weighs
100 pounds, is 8 feet 4 inches tall. He Is O
good twirler, and If an accident happens to
Gallagher he will go into the box.
Eimira,' N. Y, Sept, As, 1871. He is s feet q
inches tall and weighs ia pounds. Daisey il
O fair batter. splendid catcher and thrower.
and as q base runner Is daring and uses good
judgment.
Alex. Downer, catcher, fielder and third
baseman, is q Pittsburg boy. and reckons his
age from April 81, 1879. He is of slight build,
weighing a little over 100 pounds. and Ii
about 8 feet q inches tall.
B.. Sheehan, substi ute and pitcher, is o
good player, and the biggest boy in the team.
He was born in Detroit, November, 1872,
stands 8 feet 7 inches in his stocking feet, and
weighs 125 pounds.
The EVENING WORLD boys will meet the
Euening Sun nine tomorrow morning at the
Polo Grounds.
Saturday they will play at Washington
Park with the nine representing the Brook
Ign edition.
Monday morning next the Brooklyn WORLD
boys will come to New York, and after o pa
rade in which both newsboy mines will take
part there will be a great game at the Polo
Grounds. There will be q band in the pa
rade, and the boys hope to see a crowd in the
grounds,