St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-08
SPORTING SPRAY.

noted campaigner twenty years ago. In
his first record race he beat Tom Hyer,
Red Fox and Bashaw, Jr., making mile
heats in 2:30, 2:29 and 2:291s. He then
passed into the possession of w.
&. McAllister, of Dubuque, To-,
who took him through the state,
winning at almost every meet
in September, 1861. he was entered and
driven by III. Compton in race at st.
Louis, Mo-, four heats, where he won a
purse of $500 for firSt-class horses, his
fastest time being 2:29. Ii. S. Compton
subsequently, won with Kirkwood at
Bloomington, ILL.,, August, 1868: Detroit,
Mich, September, 1868; Keokuk, To-,
1868. The horses last race was at Pom
tlac, Mich. June 16, 1869. when he won
purse of $3.50 from Idol. KirkWood
record was 2:224.
What is probably the finest coaching
stallion ever brought to this country is
now at the American Horse exchange in
New York. He is the property of the
international Horse company and was
imported Jan. 20. The animals name
is Haughtla. He is said to possess
breeding that has never been equaled
by any high stopper in this country. He
is very dark bay, with black points
and one white fetlock. His height
is 10 hands inch. He is three
years old. He is valued at
$1,000. He has won four medals in Eu-
rope and has trotted two and one-half
miles at the rate of 2:42 a mile. The
animal will be taken to Boston to be eX-
hibited at the horse show which opens
there April %.
The friends of Tom DAILY, Of the Chi
cago club, will smile when they read the
following from the London Court Jour
nal: both mines of the American base
ball players are composed of little,
strapping young fellows, far more Brit
ish than American in conventional type.
They are partly wealthy amateurs, sons
OF bonanza SireS, and partly profession
ais, with the salary of puisne judge.
DAILY. the Chicago pitcher. was paid last
year $1,000 for matches"
Ned Crane is quoted as saying that he
has found AnSon'S weak spot, and will
this season strike him out eight times
in ten. Crane is to be congratulated Oh
having found man he can strike out.
With all his speed his success in that
line has been limited. However, if
Crane in the league season strikes out
Baby Arson twice in ten times, that
erratic pitcher won't be compelled to
sit on the bench all next season.
United States Senator German, of
Maryland, and eX-Goy. Pattison. of
Pennsylvania, are not the only distin-
guished men who once handled ball and
bat. Gen. Arson G. McCook. secretary
of the United States senate, was third
baseman, from 1866 to 1869, of the Mears
Steubenville, 0. John j. McCook, the
umpire, is now one of the leading law
yers of New York.
1t is thought that pitcher Hare, of the
Amherst College nine, will be sur
prise to the college arena this season.
He comes from Kalamazoo, weighs 100
pounds and handles himself very much
after the style of Larry Corcoran in his
pallny days. His catcher, Wallridge, is
also considered as another conner"
He weighs TO pounds and throws with
astonishing accuracy.
William Garfield. the Oberlin college
pitcher, who has signed with the Pitts
burg league team for the present sea-
son, has been in constant practice dur
ing the winter. His work in the college
gymnasium has kept his arm in good
shape, besides giving him good control
of the ball. He Will not join the team
until after he graduates i'll June.
Lucien Marc Christol and Evan Lewis.
the 'Strangler," have arranged a wrest-
ling match, to occur at the Olympic
theater Friday evening. They will
wrestle for purse of 800, the ''Stran-
gler" to score five falls within an hour
or suffer defeat. The match will be an
exciting one, as both men are in the
pink of condition.
The Fresno Cali association has de
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mile heat running race, to take place
pated that the big purse will induce
some of the Eastern cracks to make the
journey out to California.
Dictator'S first colt was foaled when
he was FIVE years old. He was foaled
in 1868. In 1876. when he was brought
TO Kentucky, his fOals all told numbered
but thirty-nine. Rysdyk'S Hambleton-
ian was a fve-year-old when he sired
George Wilkes.
AID. G.. Gumbert signed Chicago
contract last Tuesday for salary of
81, 500 for the season. That day be re
ceived a communication from President
Spalding, dated at Paris, and. after con-
sulting with his employer, Prothono-
tary Bradley, concluded to sign at the
terms offered.
Sam Wise is another player who
doesn't quite agree with Nick Young's
estimate of his ability aud the etceteras
that go to determine a players class.
Nick has put Sam in the c class-salary
S2,000-and Sam says ne can't stand
that.
Hutchinson was the only new player
SO far signed by Chicago until last
week, when catcher SommerS was pur-
chased fir m Boston for $500, to ill a
possible gap behind the bat.
Mexican thinks Sprague has the finest
delivery Of any left-handed pitcher in
the business. George Shafer, who bat
ted against Sprague last season. in
dorses McKean'S opinion.
1t is maliciously rumored that the
reason Peter Browning hesitates so long
about signing his contract, is because of
the arduOus labor the writing OF his
name requires of him.
Despite some differences between
Ward and certain of the New York
players. all of the latter would prefer to
have the great short stop remain with
the champions.
Each team of the Spalding party is
bent on winning the majority of the
coming games in America and some fun
may be anticipated in cities where the
teams play.
Stage. the Yale pitcher. has received
letter from Melbourne, Australia,
asking him to come to that city as a
minister and as base bail expert.
The Newark club has exhausted all
means to induce Norman Baker to come
back, but the obstinate pitcher reso-
lutely refuses to jump Stockton.
The Brooklyn club has wisely adopted
the rule of admitting the ladies free to
all the April exhibition games, except
those with New York.
Report has it that Rudolph Kemmler
has spralned his arm on horizontal