Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-15
Snoring Notes.

IT'S not likely that there will be local regatta
| this year.
MoRKIs may be given another try against the
Clevelands to-day.
THE local National League club has FIVE games
to play in Cleveland.
TEBEAU, or the st. Louis Club, has been fined
| $500 and indefinitely suspended.
CoMIsKEY denies that he is going to manage the
Philadelphia Players League club.
CooNEY once more enphatically denies that he
is going TO be a z. L. player next year.
CoMIsKE Ely was in Cincinnati Saturday trying to
sign Denny Lyons, of the Athletics, but faie d.
PUGILIsT: Cal Mccarthy has not defeated
Dixon. AS far as we know the latter has not been
beaten.
CLEVELAND baseball patrons will Ihave enough
of Pittsburg to-day. Both our teams are in the
Forest City.
1T is stated that Dave Foutz, of the Brooklyn
IN L. club will play with the Cleveland II. LII
team next season.
ALF MITCHELL and Tof Wall are each anxious
to fight JOHNNY Reagan limited number Of
rounds or to a finish.
THE hackers of Gillen and Bissel will meet this
evening to make arrangements for the fight be-
tween the two men named.
W. A. NIhncK has prepared his defense in the
case brought against him by A. q. Pratt. Direc-
tor O'Neil wants the case settled.
SECRETARY McCRACKEN, of the Homewood
Driving Park will be in Cleveland this week Sc
curing entries for the Homewood races.
in a sweepstake race with Nikirk, Priddy and Nc
Clelland, the distance to be a half mile.
E. RIDLEY. the promising local swimmer. will
contest in the next heat for the challenge medal.
His chances of victory are considered very good.
A CONSTANT Reader: Sullivan and Ryan fought
for the championship on February z, 1852. Nit
chell and Mace fought four rounds in Glasgow,
Scotland.
IT is stated that the Puritan Athletic Club has
offered IS, 900 for a fight between Dempsey and
Fitzsimmons. and that Dempsey is willing to fight
for that amount.
W. u. BARR and his brother Frank, who have
been In England playing baseball during the
summer, are expected home to-day. They made
themselves quite popular among the Britishers.
A NEW YORK sporting man. who has always
stood ready to bet on anything has just dis
covered that there is difference between 60 lst
ST. and 6lst ST. Anybody can see 1t on paper put
when you come to say it that's where the catch
THE sports promoted by the Irish Nationalists
at the kinny's Grove on Saturday were poorly at
tended me principal winners were James Ma
Mason,
PHIL LUMBREYER, the young aspirant for
pigeon shooting honors who recently defeated
pigeons. This is somewhat of a difficult feat to
accomplish, and if the birds are anywhere near
first class it is long odds on the birds.
1T is not likely that Pat Cahill, the redoubtable
amateur middle weight will be observed in the
roped arena often this season. He has command
sake of glory is hardly the proper caper.
THE cr1cke. game for the benefit of the New
York professionals between teams of professional
and amateur players will takeplace at Staten
Island on Thursday, September Is. A close game
should result although the amateurs win be
minus some of their crack players.
JOHNNY VAN HESS, of Syracuse, who 1t is said
will fight Tommy Warren near Buffalo early next
week, is not known in Syracuse. 1t is thought
that he is resident of Oneida county. If SO he is
more of a duffer than sleeper, ,; and If War
ren is any good he'll fix YAM in short order.
ARLIE LATHAM was ordered off the field In the
eighth inning of yesterdays game. The dude
on the bench and was helping Manager
Lotus in coaching the Cincinnati players. Every
once in while Lath would let out wild whoop,
and he was constantly Gliding the Pittsburgs,
Captain Hecker insisted on his being ordered
from the field. and Umpire Strief forced to
enforce the rules. Und!smayed Arlie took refuge
in President Stern's private box unoer the grand
stand and continued to coach the team.-Cincin-
natl Commercial Gazette.
THE statement that Whistler and Clarke had
son is true. Manager Mutrie says that whoever
says they had not must know more about the busi-
ness than he does Although the National agree
ment provides that no player shall be signed until
after the season closes yet this phase of the agree
ment is not being lived up to this year. The OBJ
ject is plain. Players who have but one-year con-
tracts are receiving offers from the PLAYERS,
Leauge, and the National League will, of course,
sign all its old paers as fast it for next sea-
son,