The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-24

IKE the hght-, and pay big money 10 SIC
them, and when they see them they put
big money 0n the results. They say
their birds are a. game a. any Ameri-
can game cock, and fight with as much
s%cirnce, and are as hard 10 train and
put into condition. OneOf the mOOn.eved
sports informed me that the birds were
bred for the express purpose OF fighting.
and that they were put through a regular
course of training the same a. any prize
hghter before they were put into
the pit. Nevertheless, il struck
me that such dainty looking things as
pigeons were never intended for fighters.
still the experience was novel, and !
must give the birds credit for great
ramincss and good lighting. for In truth
tley fought as though they knew what
they were about. and as though the,
were sparring for openings aud guard
ius in regulation style.
Az Or WEEK.
This has been an Oh week for sport
.nr. About the only thing tho sport-
have been talking about is the McAuli1e
Myers mill, aud they are still holding q
post morton examination over the re-
mains. The impression here continues
90 be just what said 10 was and what il
would he in my last letter, aud that is
that McAulitle Is getting too
heavy io keep his grip on the
lightweight class, and that had Myers
ltd all during the SIGHT be would have
been knocked ont in short order. At
present there seems 60 be very little
chance of the men coming together
again. and many people look upon the
whole business as something that has
gone by. and not as something that Is
std Co stir the grass.
srLLrvAN's PLANS.
Sullivan is in town and looks 10 be In
elegant shape. Hcis working hard on the
Hln.h0iei Nara sporting column, and
says Die viii keep quiet until IL is time
for Lim t0 start in 90 train. J saw him
fhe other day and asked him concerning
bis arrangements for The future. lie
replied that he had made up his mind TO
keep at work for % while, until it was
time for Dim to get down 90 hard training,
and that then be would go oil with
bis trainers aud quietly train down %
DIS lighting weight. He is very conf.
dent of his ability. and barring accidents
i do NOT Sec what is 90 hinder him from
doing The Baltimore man. The big fcl-
'ow looks to De in the pink of condition.
There i- FL movement ON foot 20 give him
% Dig benefit, and after that 10 is said
Char tlat De would 20 Oh on O short
sparriug tour. which would close about
ile second week in April, and THAT then
be would 20 into training quarters at
New Orleans.
BAsE-BAIL MATTERS,
John Montgomery Ward has cahled 20
The n9yid that he had seen some Ameri-
cam papers 20 Naples, from which he
learned lhaf the BO~tOns were trying 10
ret him. lie slys thath be would like very
mulh To play with The Hub team If mat
tcf, can hc arranged in "a satisfactory
way. lie hopes Chat 30 can De arranged
& hc likes the club, be likes the city
and he liAe, the people
When the touring baseball teams
reach Paris there VIII be an interesting
scene, or rather q series of interesting
scenes I'm tie gay capital. which can very
nicely De called tho "Scige Of Ward
lld in which the famous shOrt-stop and
husband of Helen DauyIay will be the
central usnie.
It has been known Tor a long time
1F those WHO are on the INSIDE That
W ait-as been Trying l~o-eta"ay IIomt'e
fe" 1oIAs because me DE- not geillnS all
.ne money DE believes he should Dc get.
lnr. and President Day has objected
strongly TO bis koins. Boston has been
watching tle eheft-siop "ih longing