The evening world., 1890-04-29
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.
What the Different Athletes Are
Saying and Doing.
The Reagan-McCoy Fight a Topic
of Interest.

A prettier game of baseball than the
BROOKLYN National League team put mp yes
terday against the rhillies would be diff
cult to ind. Their fielding was q marvel Of
accurate throwing and a succession Of
brilliant catches and stops. Brooklyn
cranks are banking high on the Bride
grooms winning the National Leagne PEN
nant
Tomorrow the lonR-delayed grand
opening" of Eastern Park will take place.
Rain sadly interfered with John Ward last
week. At this formal cntree Of the Brook
Ign Players Club into the baseball arena all
the pleasing and diversified attractions i'll
cident to a baseball fete will materialiZe.
Tomorrow both johnny Reagan and Pete
Mccoy will come to town from their respec-
tive training quarters, They are to weigh
in for their little blowout at the Puritan
Athletic club Thursday night. Both men
are in prime condition.. II will be the biggest
puRilistic event in this vicinity, probably
OF the year, The betting il waxing fast aud
furious. Pete Mccoy ia noted as a cyclone
of a bulldog. johnnie Reagan IL. very, pop
ular Will his associates and his skill with the
mitts IL known wherever good boxing Ia all
Courage @IrT r n Both so Will sail in to do the
other AZ quickly az possible in the allotted
ten rounds, The Puritan, Athletic Club
SDordi CersS orII u mdee p lns m nSSe' fn nt% igs
conditions. II IL the aim of it's projectors to
make it the headquarters Tor glove contests.
It il said that George La Blanche. the Ma
riue, il seeking to cement n friendship with
Dick Roche, the w"ell-known sporting man
of st. Louis, with 2 view to securing back
ing in another glove contest with Jack
is with Young Mitchell, whom he will meet
at the California Athletic Club.
The Scottish American Athletic Club will
don an Park. huns and obstacle races will
be the leading features,
The four-oared crew of the Ravenswood
Boat Club, 1t is claimed. will surprise folks
by their speed this year. The swish OF
their oars IL heard every evening nowadays.
Five wears ago Pitcher :" Mickey - Hughes,
shops Of the Tubular Barrow Company.
Fourteenth street, Jersey City. He was a
good workman. but his pitching. proclivities
made him greatly sought after by the ANA
t~inually e%nticing him from his work. Finally
Mr.. Barr. hia employer, said to him:
Look here, Mickey: ] think the. best thing
Nol Gun w IN " b'NotllO n - ~
player" Mickey acted on the hint, with the
result known to the baseball world.
Capt. Jordan. OF the New York Athletic
Club nine. believes that his team has q good
chance to, win the championship OF the
Amateur Athletic Union. He says they
practise hard enough.
The single-Rig event Of the Seawanhaka
Boat Club regatta IL sure to be interesting.
Some of the best oarsmen i'll the Gu will
enter.
The varuna Boat Club IL famed for the
great amount of athletic material which II
contains. Most of its members can hold
their own at other forms OF athletic sport
besides rowing. Their good boxers are pro-
verbal.
The fremont Athletic Club. Of BoSton,
intends to send a man to represent IL IN the
all-around amateur championship, which
occurs at Livingston. b. l.. June 10.
The Titan Athletic Club. which has grown
to such big proportions during the past
Winter, ia on the lockout for large grounds
whereon u suitable track. club-house. train
ing-quarters, and so ON. lean be built.
1t is quite among the possibilities that the
Dauntless Boat Club will decide to put .
senior eight-oared crew in, the Harlem
regatta as well ~ a junior. There ID ample
material IN the Club for such q crew. and q
deal OF rowing enthusiasm ID being
by the members.
George Franklin Slosson, the billiard ex-
pert. il not allowing himself to lose any of
his knack at handling tile cue. He practises
twice q day. Tn immediate object of his
training IL his prospective match with Jake
for the worlds championship.
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