The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-04
Diamond Dots.


signed Boston contracts.
NED CRANE is credited with being the
champion pie eater Of the profession.
Bon CARUrHERs and his bride received
over ~, 900 worth OF wedding presents.
sEInEL need no longer feel shaky over
his Louisville experience. Memphis IL not
kicking.
LATHAM SAYS that II he IA n shoemaker,
that is no indication that the Browns are
going 10 bo last.
DEACON JIM INVITE il only forty-ono
years old. lie has been before the public
40 long that II Ii the popular belief that he
Is bordering on his ninctieth year.
IT is hardly likely that Mccormick will
play with the Pittsburg club this season,
even though they did pay the Chicago
club $1,000 for his release ono year ago.
They refuse TO give him his figure, and he
declines 10 play.
New ORLEANS third baseman OF last
season, Jules Pujol, reported killed in a
saloon fight with a policeman at New
Orleans last week, Is not dead after all.
He'll live 10 drink more whisky and
thump more policemen.
TuE 100000 expended last year In col
lecting and running the Detroit team will
be reduced at least $40, 900 this year, and
yet they will play good ball. II Is not be.
lieved that the release Of Dunlap 10 Pitts
burg will weaken the team.
TuIs IL the season Of the year when the
various clubs are capturing the pennant
on paper. II IN astonishing 10 think
there are eight clubs In the league out Of a
po.sible eight which are certain 20 win the
championship. so IL Ii in the Southern
league, with the number changed TO four
clubs.
USpKn the new Southern league rules,
visiting clubs will have the option this
season Of playing for 20 per cent. Of the
gate receipts or guarantee OF 500. The
regulations are that complimentary tickets
can be issued 90 the president and four
directors Of the home club and TO two rep.
rcscntalives Of each Of the daily press.
THE latest addition 10 the Milwaukee
Baseball club Ia j. q. A. Struck, an ANA
icur pitcher who comes well recommended
by prominent baseball mon OF Louisville.
The question now il, "What have We
struck "wiIl Struck strike 'em all out
ON strikes? or will every striker who strikes
al Struck be able 20 say he IL the man who
easily struck the delivery Of John Quincy
Adams StruckY"- B'pdlo Courier.
Tms eight League clubs have li3 men
signed or under reserve. Chicago and
PHILADELPHIA have ~ each, New York 10,
Detroit and Indianapolis Is, Washington
and pittsburg ~ aud Boston H. Phila-
delphla and Chicago have seven pitchers
each, Detroit and New York five, and the
other clubs four each. Only Chicago has
more than four catchcp The Athletics,
Of Philadelphia, have twcn,y-ono men
under contract.
far as contracts .havr been made. George
r.. Van ilaltrcn, Hnslayc II. krock, Chas.
W. Sprague, q. n. Brynan, w. II. CLARK,
Mark baldwin, Frank :. Flint, G. r..
Hoover. Tom baly, hell Darling, G. A.
Tarrcll. A. q. Anron, Fred Pioilcr. Thos.
n burns. Il. N. Williamson, Hugh Duffy.
Oliver Tcbcau. n. H. Petit, James RYAN
and NJ. Sullivan ID ia not likely that
there will be aais addition 90 this list.
Clarkson Is still an Boston, and is likely 10
TuE people Of Detroit are reported ~ be.
inc nervous oven tbc approaching spring
series with Cincinnaii, and fear their az.
grrpaiion will be wallopcd. There was
considerable IN feeling cngcndercd last fall
by the refusal Of The champions TO take the
= challenge Of the Cincinnatis, aud not III.
lie talk was indnlgrd In ON both sides.
President sicarns, Of the Dctroits, was In.
clincd TO poke fun at the Association team,
and the latter are 10 get even In the spring
season, n good playing can do H. This
will cause broad smile over the south
where the Cincinnaiis have been disport.
ing themselves
BAsrn,rf manager have been worried
over the possibility Of being unable to sc.
cure special railroad rates on account OF
the Interstate commerce Law. According
10 senator Gormon, the matter rests cspc.
, cially with the railroad. companies. II they
are inclined 10 give baseball aud other
travelling combinations excursion rate.
n !. no, p rnbaSle thai there viii he any aim
Guilty about Il. The spirit Of the interstate