Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-01
Sporting Notes.

BAD weather stopped Spalding's teams from
playing at Nice yesterday.
SrLoH is tired of outfelding, and thinks he
can shine once more as a pitcher.
PENN and Humphreys shot their match at
Heron Hill yesterday, the former winning.
KnRAIN has cabled Charley Mitchell that
he will join him in England within ten days.
ARTHUR CLARKsoN, brother of the Boston
pitcher, is coaching the pitchers of the Tufts
College nine.
THERE are letters in this office for William
Nolan, Peter Priddy and Harry Davis, of the
London Theater.
JACK ROWE was always kicking against
skin diamond, yet now he proposes to make
the Buffalo team play on one.
THE annual meeting of the Pittsburg
Cricket Club will be held at the Hotel Du-
quesne Wednesday, March 6, at o'clock p M.
A BROTHER of Pitcher Viau. of the Cincin-
natis, is student at Dartmouth College, and
good one He is at present under the tutelage
of his brother.
A YOUNG man, who called himself Danny
Shea, arrived in the city last night eager TO
match himself against Tommy Hogan or any
other little fellow in this city. Shea, however,
failed to put up forfeit.
CLIFF CARROLL, the ball player who played
a few games with the Pittsburgs last year. was
married to Miss Addie Wood at Bloomington,
ILL.,, on Wednesday. They will begin married
life on farm near Bloomington.
CoMIsKEY is one of the best base runners in
the Association still he will take no chances of
injuring himself unless it is absolutely neces-
sary. He is not out for base running record,
but if it comes down to pinch he is about as
sure man as any in the country.
ED McKEAN, the Cleveland short stop, in a
recent interview, vindicates Manager Schmelz
of the Cincinnati club, of the charge of med
ding with reserved players He says that
Schmelz never offered him S., 500, and that he
never told anybody that he did.
THERE are conflicting reports about the
amount of money divided among the winners
of the Frisco pedestrian contest. Some re-
ports say $4,000; others say $4,000. The next
report may be that the winner had to make
strenuous efforts to get his expenses.
DELEHANTY has arrived in Philadelphia
from Cleveland He is in the pink of condi-
tion. He is looking well and weighs 15 pounds
less than he did at the end of last season He
says he will make the best of the second base
men hustle next year, as he is out for the stuff.
JAKE KIRAIN writes that he intends to go
to England and force Jem Smith to make good
his challenge. He says: II will fight the
Englishman in any STYLE but know he will
not meet me to finish, so that will have to
| be satisfied with 10 or Is rounds There is no
show for me in the United States. and would
| sooner drive a street car than be again sub
| iected to the abuse that has been heaped on
| me of late"
PRESIDENT JOHN B. DAY, of the New York
| club. writes from the South to a friend in this
| city heis fast becoming a well man. He
| is not worried about the clubs troubles, for
| Directors Gordon and Dillingham; are well
able to take care of the matter. The question
of grading One Hundred and Eleventh street
| 1arough the Polo grounds will come up at the
pext meeting of the Board of Aldermen.-NeaD
| York Sun.