Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-23
SDOrtinp Notes.

BASEBALL business men when they choose can
initiate clileren.
SCHoYER RRos., the local attorneys. will apply
for charter for the new local ball club this week.
1T is somewhat strange that the local magnates
in the makeup of their new team never mention
such good all-round and faithful player as Guy
Hecker.
GEORGE LANTz and John P. smyrhe, both of
the Southside, will run a l0O-yard race tomorrow
morning for s5G side. Each man weighs above
200 pounds.
FORM is Just as reliable at the so-called winter
tracks as at the more aristocratic summer ones.
as betters have discovered by experience, and the
consequence is that the amount of business done
is something enormous.
JACK HAYES and Jim Barnes who are 70 fight
with gloves next Saturday evening, are in active
training. They are both full of confidence and a
to a finish and at catch weight. Both are light
weights.
WHEN Director o'Neil talks about it being
useless for an official to confer with MIR. Spalding
about players for next season he is once more u
little off, Conversations will do no harm and
even Mr.. o'Neil admits OF having already secured
a promise from Mr. Day relative to Ward. Surely
more than one man in America can obtain
promises or throw out hook.
THE Guttenburg track was the pioneer of winter
racing in New Jersey, opening in 1855 with about
100 horses material, grand stand that. cranmed
only held about GOO people, no bookmakers and
Now 700 horses on the grounds. stand accommo o.
dating ), QUO persons and leo bookmakers applying
for stands, attests the progress made in five
years.
THE resolution recently adopted by the Board
of Managers of the Amateur Athletic Union pro-
has found little favor with the athletes, and Pc
ttion for the abolition of the rule is being circu-
tItion will be presented ut the next meeting OF the
Board of Managers of the Amateur Athletic
Union, and Its rejectment may cause another ath-
letic war.
THE strong criticism in some quarters of the
action of sjudges in changing jockeys on
horses about whose running suspicion has been
aoff fl,a
officials named, Messrs. White Clark and Cheat
ham, has long been considered among converva-
tive turfmen as the best way to checkmate fraud.
Better for associations to even pay the fees of the
Jockeys substituted than to abate from such pru-
Dental proceedings.
JACK MONSTERS. the popular trainer of the
Brooklyn National League Baseball Club, will be
rendered a benefit by his many friends at Zipp' S
vices: Cal Mccarthy, Marty FIaherty, Tommy
ing, Jack McAuliffe Patsy Doody and a humber
OF others. The wlnd-up will be between Prof
Mike Donovan and Johnny Reagan.
IN a letter to a friend Billy Madden writes that
included. Madden believes that Slayin is the
astute Billy Madden would no denbt saw lire me ne
manage Slavin, but the latter is his own manager
ness. Savin has rejected an offer Of $500 weeS to
join Brady's after Dark'' company and make a
tour OF this country. Slavin wants 81 OO0 a week
and a substantial guarantee.
THERE is every prospect of Austin Gibbons. the
New jersey lightweight. and Billy Myer. the
Streator Cyclone, being matched in a few days
Several days ago Gibbons telegraphed Captain
Cooke that he wanted to meet Myer a nd would bet
him y 600 on the outside. Alf Kennedy the
hacker of Myer. was notified of Gibbons chal-
leuge and this morning Captain Cooke received
message from Kennedy stating that Myer ac-
cepted Gibbons challenge, and would fight him
in three months before the club Offering the
largest purse. both men to weigh 1856 pounds at
s., 900 to $40, 900 on the outside.
hEssRs. 0'BRIEN. Sullivan, Dillon and GILL of
the Parliamentary delegation have promised to
attend the Gaelic football game at the Polo
Grounds on THANKSGIVING bay. The TACT that the
game Will be the hrst played in New York city
under the rules of the Gaelic Athletic Association
OF Ireland, which govern all the games in the
old country, will attract many visitors. num-
Der of Irish societies are making endeavor to
swell The crowd at the Polo Grounds to propor-
tions that will rival the attendance at the great
9ale-Prfnceton game in Brooklyn the same
day. game played under the Irish rules ismore
scientific, while Just as exciting as one contested
under the Association rules. The rival teams
will represent the Irish american Athletic Club
of this city, and the Sarsfeld Club of Portchester
Each team will appear in new uniforms and with
Is trained men to a side.