Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-26
SDortinc Notes,


GAFFNEY is slated as an American Association
umpire.
SIR GUY HEcKER was kept busy at the tobog-
gan slide yesterday.
THERE was large attendance of Monongahela
river coal miners at yesterdays foot race.
TOMMY WARREN and Tommy Miller will night
ten ROUNDS with hard gloves near indianapolis
tonight.
MARK BALDWIN has arrived in town. He was
q prominent Broadway ornament yesteroay'-".
I. Herald.
Tom HAMMOND. who is to run Nicholas at Mo
nongahela City New Years Day, WAS In the city
yesterday, looking in excellent condition.
ST. PAUL. sports are talking of nging box
ing match between Pat Killen and Frank Glover,
of Chicago. The latter is in ST. Paul ana wllnng
to try his luck.
YFAATz. Larry Twitchell and Darby o'Brien.
who were signal failures in The Players League
last season. have signed their Willingness to stick
TO Al Johnson.
jim MUTR1E is happy again. He is talking
about next years Giants most OF the time. ana
saws the League pennant will come to New York
If it doesn't go somewhere else.
CLUBS in need of a frst-class first baseman
should bear in mind Whistler and Esterbrook. OF
last seasons New York National League team.
Both men can play well enough for any team.
JAMES BAILEY. of Cincinnati, has lost by death
He was "a wears old by Rysdyk's Hambletonian.
dam Lady Talmage, by American Star. Squire
Talmage sired NeVa, 2:2515, and SIX others IN the
1880 list.
MANAGER MUTRrE has been compelled TO post
pone the opening of the professional indoor base.
ball season until next week. The management OF
the garden cannot get the amphitheater in readi-
ness by Saturday night, and consequently Will
not consent TO the playing of game on that
evening.
MALACHY HOGAN has chartered a special car
which will leave ChIcago January II for New
Orleans loaded with Chicago sporting men who
are deSirous of witnessing the Dem psey- FitZsim-
mons mill, to take place January a. Several prom
inent members OF the board Of trade, profess
sional. and business men, have slgnihed their in
tention of making the trip.
A Boston telegram says: Captain NJ. j. Kelly
has organized indoor baseball club to play be-
tween here and Chicago. He has engaged the fol-
Tom Brown. Harry Stovey, Arthur Ir--in: Arle
Latham. Con bailey, Tom Mccarthy. Paul Rad.
ford and John Irwin. John b. Day has engaged
Madison Square Garden, New York. and Kelly's
nine will play there against team organized
from the professionals in that city.
FOOT racing in winter is not profitable sport.
A DISPATCH from Boston saws: The steamship
Virginian, which arrived at this port from Eng
land this morning. brought over very valuable
piece of dog flesh. 1t was the rouRh-coated st.
Bernard prize bitch. Plinella, which is by Champ
ion Save, and was purchased in England by E. H.
Moor, of Melrose. Plinella is rich orange in
color, with perfect white markings and black fac
ings. Shr has grand head ana perfect legs and
feet. She was in good condition, and Will prob
ably be seen at tho New York and Boston bench
shows.
give the details of McLean's victory over STAN
bury. November II, on the Paramatta course.
where, scarcely month after. Mclean defeated
Kemp and became the champion oarsman of the
world. 1t seems that Stanbury was heavily backed,
and maintained lead for half the race. At one
time odds of 10 20 were freely offered on him, but
suddenly to give out. Mclean spurted and passed
him, and off II nnyson Stanbury, then 20
lengths behind, turned and rowed to his shed,
abandoning the contest to the great disgust of his
hackers