The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-10-26
SPORTING NOTES.

! James Murnane, OF Duluth, announces
: that he has an unknown whom he will
match against McAulitfe or Sheehy for
! any amount of money.
| Billy Teece, the Philadelphia light
! weight, hes been engaged as boxing in
/ structor at Stevens Institute, New York.
Billy Myers backer has forwarded
! 5000 to New York for deposit as for
| felt for the finish fight with Jimmie
/ Carroll, the prellminaries for which are
now being completed.
Messrs. Hart and Comiskey will each
| take team 70 California this winter.
| Davies made thirteen unfortunate err
rors during the season. He pitched thir-
| ty-'our games.
| The Columbus and Cincinnatis were
the only clubs in either the League or
the Assoc alton to come within one OF
playing their full number of scheduled
| games.
Ted Sullivan, manager of the Cincin-
natis, tas signed Ed. Daniels, the left
handed pitcher; w. kittredge and Ell.
IaRouQue, general PLAYERS, for the
flttsburg club. These men made good
records in the Interstate League.
James Fogarty, of the Philadelphi
leads the National League players in
the matter of base stealing.
Charles Briody, the umpire who
skipped ont after securing his pay from
Sam. Morton, although not quite through
With the seasons playing, is now anx-
lous to become an American Association
umpire.
Four of the most important base ball
mt etlngs of the year-indeed, of MANY
years-will this TALL take place within
the brief space of one week The
Board of Arbitration will meet Novem-
Der II, the joint Rules Committee No
yember u, the National League Novem-
Der 1874, and the American Association
November l3-all in New York. The
Western Association will wait until
these eetlngs are over,
Sam. Crane, the well-known ball play
er, was found not guilty of larceny, at
Scranton, Pa, recently. He eloped
with another mans Wi e and the prop-
erty taken by the couple was claimed by
| the husband.
Sandy McDermOtt was the only men,
Der of the Western Association staff of
umpires to begin and finish the season
with that organization. He never bad
but one row all season and was known
as the "Gaflney" of the West. He is
| now umpiring the Ohio championship
series.
The Sporting News claims that Brook
lyn stO.e the American pennant by
bribery and says the club is a bogus
champion.
G. W. Cook, Fan King, Castout
Spslding and Hornpipe won the events
at Chicago.
L. 6. Fay & Son, Bryan, O., have
purchased from f. Messenger, Hills
dale, Mich, the eight-year-old bay stall
lion De Soto, by Harold, sire oil Maud
s., 2:0S4; dam Sonnet, by Bourbon
| Chief; second dam, Little Ida, dam of
So So, 2:l74, by Edwin Forrest; third
dam Ida May, by Red jacket, son Of
Comet.
1t must certainly be something more
than n coincidence that ten of the
twelve two-year-Olds that have attained
2:30 hOnors this season are by developed
horses, all of which have records better
than 2:30. When the entire list of 2 80
performers of 1889 shall have been
made up, it will be found a strong argu-
ment in favor of breeding from de-
veloped stock.
The American Association batting and
fielding averages has been issued.
Tucker, of Baltimore, leads in batting
with 1873 points. Wolfe, OF Louisville,
stands first in the fielding average with
1898 points.
The other leading batsmen of the As
sociation this year are: Mllligan. .365;
G'Niell, $50; Lyons, .327; Orr, .324 !;
Halliday, .323; Ray, .32l; Larkin, .3l9,
and Burns, 81. Sixteen players had
averages of 800 and over.
Columbus will win the Ohio cham
piOnship.
Umpire Gaffney will manage Kansas
City next season.
John Healey, the ex-League twirler,
will be with the Cowboys next season.
The Kansas City papers omit the
Manager" when speaking of Mr. Wat
kin now.
In the thirteen games that Crooks has
played second base for Columbus he
has had seventy-one chances. His
fielding average is 1856.
Akron thinks that the Ohio League is
too slow company for its club. An. ef-
fort will be made to get into the Tri-
state League next season.
BrOuthers and Kelly have an agree
ment with the Boston club that their
salaries are not 10 be cut down as long
rs their services are wanted.
There will be big falling off in the
matter Of signed contracts this season.
None of the players will sign until after
the Brotherhood meeting.
Columbus friends of Capt. Dave Orr
presented him Monday with an elegant
hand mirror. On its back is engraved
q picture of a base ball team in play.
Secretary Morton has received a let
ter from Oshkosh stating that it won Id
be impossible TO perfect arrangements
for club in that city. Consequently
Oshkosh viii not be a member of the
Western Association next year.
jim Mckee, manager OF the Milwau-
kee Base Ball Club in 1884 and manager
of the famous Chicago Unions, is in
Minneapolis. He is now in the shoe
business but still loves to talk about
base ball. He is probably the best post
ed crank i'll the country.
Sedalia Boy won the 2:27 trotting
event at Lexington, Ky.
Larchmont's victory caused big sur
prise at Elizabeth, n. j.
Have you any expectation Of the
two-minute trotter being bred ?" was
asked Robert Bonner, recently.
"None whatever, speaking from our
present knowledge" was the reply.
"At the present time we have but few
thoIoughbreds that can run a mile in
200, and draw the weight of sulky and
driver required by trotting regulations.
When we breed the trotter to equal the
runner in speed it will be time enough
to speculate about two-minute trot-
ter"
Rockford, H., sportsmen have decid
ed to purchase the Carney farm, near
that town, and equip first-class driv-
ing park with mile track.
For the past twenty-seven years cold
Man" Russell has been q constant at
tendant at the race track, but not until
recently did any of his horses win.
Crissie, his 2-year-old FLY, captured the
seven furlong dash, at the West side
trocI- Chinaro