Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-06


P ZACHARIAs anxious TO do well as an um'
pire.
WITH Dunlap the old local club will have a
very good infeld.
PRESIDENT ]. B. DAY says that under no
circumstances shall his team play with Broth
erhood team.
A RUMoR is current to the effect that the
local Players club is after one or two OF
Hecker's colts.
THE bull terrier Yale. owned by J. c. Mailer,
of this city, took second prize at Boston Bench
Show this week.
UMPIRE ZAcHARIAs will officiate at the
opening games of the local National League
championship season.
FOUR hits were made off Daniels yesterday
and two off Baker. The former gave tw' bases
on balls and the latter four.
OLD SPORT CALVIN is fast getting into ex-
cellent condition. On Wednesday and Thurs
day he reduced himself about IL pounds.
WORK on the LOCAL Players League grounds
is going on rapidly and if the weather keeps
fine the boys will soon be on their new dia-
mond.
MEssRs. Shaner, Richardson. Crow and
Dawson will hold another big shoot on May
andZ Many of the national crack shots will
be here.
SEASON tickets for the National League ball
games in this city will be on sale this week at
McClurg's cigar store, corner of Wood street
BIssELL and Gillen accompanied by their
hackers, met at this Office last evening to make
match to tight. They cannot agree about
the weight to fight at however.
CATCHER YOUNG, of the New York National
League team, will not be retained owing to the
already large number of catchers under con-
tract to the club. Here is good man for some
League or Association club.
MANAGER HECKER says: "My team cannot
play against any not under the National agree
ment, but we will play any team under that
agreement for charitable object and Manager
Hanlon ought to get a Players League team
and do the same"
DooLEY had an arm broken in Frisco not
long ago by wildly pitched ball Perhaps
this may account for his weakness at the bat.
The pitchers he has been facing of late have
been very wild, and consequently terrorizlng.
In the California League Dooley ranked among
the best hitters.
IT is quite likely that President Byrne, of the
Brooklyns, will buy the release of young
Fricken. the pitcher of the Commercial team.
Fricken at present is held by an ironclad con-
tract, and his release must be purchased before
he can play ball with any other club. Byrne
will get good man if he secures Fricken.
CAPTAIN EWING had this to say about the
matter: without waiting to consult our
President or Directors. as manager of the club
accept Mutrie's challenge, and will play his
nine with seven of my team for any sum he
chooses to name and on anv grounds he may
De pleaSeQ &c SeleCG. w n.y. Jim must De crazy
to think that his team would stand any show
with my men. If my men were to drop dead in
their tracks his men would stand show of
winning.
A DISPATCH from Seattle, Wash, yesterday
says: Matsada Sorakich1. the Japanese wrest-
Ter, was robbed last night of $40, some clothing
and a valuable gold watch. The latter. which
was gift from his father, was made of gold,
iron and oXidized silver in Japan, and besides
being a good timekeeper gives the phases
of the moon and days of the month. 1t cost
over S400. The burglar entered the Jap's room
in some mysterious way, and after taking all he
wanted he locked the door from the outside,
and Matsada lad to cry for help in the morn
ing Matsada has signed articles to wrestle
Lucien Marc Cristol. and the match takes place
here on the 10Th instant. No draws will be al
lowed and the winner must make two best in
three falls, Gr9co-Roman style.
THE new grounds of the Brooklyn Brother
hood team will be opened on next Tuesday
on which occasion the Brooklyn (P L.) club
letic Association of America. OF this club Mr.
De Wolf Hopper is President, Mr. William H.
Crane Vice President and it includes almost
all the prominent actors and theatrical men.
The nine will be selected from the following
William Collier, Francis Wilson,
M. Carroll, R. Roberts, Victor Harmon, De
Wolf Hopper, j. Carroll, Henry E. Dixey,
Joseph OFT, Harry Clarke, Digby Bell, Burr Nc |
Intosh and Charles Mitchell. The battery is |
William Collier, pitcher, and Harry Clarke, |
catcher. The bases are generally filled by Burr |
Joseph OFT and Charles Mitchell, in |
the order named. J. Carroll was shortstop last |
year and Harmon, M. Carroll and Francis Will |
son In the field. The A. A. A. A. A. are Drac-
ticing every day at the Manhattan Athletic |
Clubs grounds, with the hope of being able to |
lyns.