The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-10

the clhstlllcatlOn rule would prevent tn
payment Of such salary, but this can b
avoided by paying the famous short-stoI
s2,5OO as player and $500 as a man
ager. a dispatch from Washington las
night says that President Hewitt, of tn
W asAlngton club, declined to have any
thing 10 say about what amount O
money would be offered 10 Ward By hi.
club when approached on the subject
but the correspondent, who can be re-
lied on, says that he hes II from al inside
source that the price agreed upon by the
cluoi manager Is $4,000 Whether
Ward vii. accept this remains to be seer
he viii sail from England on March
2cth With the touring team.
The base-bsll season has been formally
opened here Al Safety Park. True, the
teams were only scrubs, but they have the
honor OF claiming the lrst game of ball
played on sny diamond this season. The
players are unknown outside Of their re-.
speciive wards, and their playing was
not exactly what a crowd would pay
hall dollar TO see, but there was a great
deal OF fun, and great deal OF running.
THE cU-HISG.BAHTLETT KILL
which had been looked forward to as one
OF the sporting events OF the year,
proved 10 De the worst kind OF failure
and h,zle. For two days We had been
trotted all over the country by the people
who had the fight in charge, and kept
putting II of because there happened TO
DE ten or twelve more people around
than the articles called for Finally,
when they took us out into New Jersey,
Il was only 10 show Us poorly fought
series Of thirteen rounds and weaken
ing. In the fourteenth round Bartlett,
who was supposed 10 DO very game
English lighter, quietly gave up the hight
before he had been hurt Nobody Was
surprised more than Gushing, and every
/ BODY Was disguised.
Ailrain, II Is expected, will arrive In
this city on Monday, and will be the
guest Of hi- hacker, Richard H. Fox,
until March l4th, When he will sail tor
Liverpool. IN letter 10 friend here
Tie baltimoTean says that no will be
ready 10 meet sullivan when he returns,
provided the champion is al his best, as
ne wants TO ugnt him ut his best or not
al all Allraln, The letter says, is in the
best OF condition. aud is taxing the best
0l care OF himself
l saw Cal. Mccarthy, the bantam
champion, on Friday morning Just before
lie e-an bis first training walk for the
battle with an unknown, which is TO
take place ia The rooms OF the Scottish
American Athletic Club rooms in April
The light H. to be tor 5000 "a side,
purse Oi 81 coo. and Polite GaltHe dla.
mOnd belt The bantam is in fine form
now and when he gets through
training he viii Doe ready 10
face anybody OF his class, barrii &
none lis training win consist ten
mile walk in the morning, q cross country
run in the afternoon and an hours
punching with the sand bag, followed by
exercise with the dumb bells and Indian
clubs. There is one thing about Me-
CaEthy that the sporting men IN this
section Ike, and that Is his training
" hen he starts IN be never lets up and
the people who put their money on him
ale dead sure that he will do the very
best lac can 10 return IL to them
.rILiv4x's BELT.
Sullvans great champion belt, which |
cost $1,000 20 make has been on exhibit |
lion ~ Charley yohnson's in Brooklyn |
lOr the last week, and crowds have gone /
over the river 10 have look at the Jew |
elled trophy The Big Fellow is spend.
ing mos. or bis time nowadays on the /
road driving a handsome pair Of coal
black horses belonging 20 John Quinn,
OF Harlem, who By the way, is one OF
the glmiest sporting meu that ever
walked 10 leather lie Is a great adj |
mircr OK sullivan. and has placed the
finest team il his stables al the cham
piOn. disposal
One OF the passengers on The steam
ship Lain, which arrived Yesterday, was
81 dark young man from Colombo, in the
island of Ceylon lie Is Walter Periera,
and he mas been imported by Ward as
his own personal mascot, and will 60
with the team that the sh0rt-stop signs
with The Indian was a sailor on the
vessel which carried the ball players to
adelaide, Australia Ward took a
fancy TO him, and sent him here
10 await lis coming. lie was
supplied with money and letters Of in
PRODUCTION 10 the Spaldings and now be
is in good hands only waiting for
Ward appearance, aud then he will do
The mascot act IN . letter sent with
the young man. Ward says he is SO
lucky that if he fell overheard he would |
como TO the surface OF tho water with his
pocket full OF gold watches
CHAILrERE.