Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-13
SPORTING MATTERS.

Yale Versus New Haven This After 1 noon-Staxg to Play Either Third 1 Base or Pitch - Heavy Betting by ColleEians en Their Team. The much-talked of game between the Yale college team and the New Ravens will ! take place this afternoon at the Howard ave- nue grounds. To accomodate many the game will not be called until 4 o'clock. ! James Kelly will umpire, although he in- ! tended to leave this morning for Minnea- polls. There will also be another umpire to give the base decisions, so that full sstisfac- tion will be given as regards the umpiring. It is pretty generally understood that Stagg will play third base, and Moves at short. Travers will be put in to pitch, with Dalzell in centerfeld. This will give Yale three pitchers on the field to save her from defeat. The rumor last night was that Stagg will pitch and that HeHel6nger will catch him. The students are backing their team heav- fly, and it is said that the son of 8 New England State governor has one thousand dollars up on Yale. New Haven's defeat by the Flushings has given the collegians more confidence in their team. Every student will be present in order to rattle the New Ravens.
 Manager Spence said last night that he
 
 for the New Ravens. Ned Warner will probably do the catching. This game is the first of 8 series of two. Notes Of the Game. It was expected that the Metropolitans would locate in Danbury this season, but Danbury people have found out what the Nets are. The Press says: "Jack Lynch states that the Nets are in great demand. They may be in great demand elsewhere, but they certainly are not here." It is safe to say that the Holy Cross college team would not have beaten the Worcesters if the latter had been in condition. Crane and Tiernan have signed New York contracts.
 It showed lack of judgment to put Lov- \ cit in against the New Works when he was entirely unacquainted with the batting weak l nesses of the New Yorks. The Wilkesbarre team has not yet report | ed.
 Easton has signed Doyle, of last years | Manchester club to play second base The Easton club, says several exchan ges, \ will wear Yale gray. Will somebody explaina We have heard of Yale blue, but not Yale gray. Perhaps Yale has mortgage on the | rainbow.-Wilkesbarre Record. ! Wilkesbarre has signed Jacobs as pitcher, but the Davenport Ua.) club claims him. Wheelock of the Worcesters belongs to the Detroits according to the decision of the l National agreement committee. | The Waterburys play the New Hsvens here l on Monday. The Amherst college team comes ! on Tuesday.
 l Amos Russell, local pitcher, has been signed by Indianapolis. l KANSAS CIrY, April 12.-Frank Ringo, the wsll known ball player who took 40 grains | of morphine yesterday with suicidal intent, died this morning. a<,fa taIo !, pany sending telegraph despatches through the maila That's what the Western Union I company did yesterday. Two despatches came for Manager Spence, and instead of talk ! ing them to the Elliott House. postage stamp was put on each and then they were placed in the box at the postofice. Game. Yesteraay. BALTIMORE. April 12.-Rsin prevented the Boston and Baltimore exhibition game of
 base ball here to-day. ! AT PHILADELPHIA.
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 l; PittsbuEg 1; batteries smith and and Baldwin; | of seventh by darkness. AT INDIANAPOLIS.
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 AT JERSEY CITY.
 Jersey City; ;a...,.,..-.s oSss 5-ls s5-lss | Jersey City g. Stars g. Batteries, Boran and Burke. Bishop and Briggs. Umpire, Clinton. l The Race Possponed. l The race between Johnnie Dodds and Miss
 Lottie Stanley, which was to have taken
 place at the Polo rink, was postponed until tonight. Dodds is to skate on rollers and I and Miss Stanley will ride on a bicycle for ! an hour. Both champions of the world.
 The liquor raids upon the hotels resulted
 yesterday morning in the closing of the Put nam and Stark houses, leaving Bennington, 1 Vt., without hotel accommodations.