Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-30
Sporting Notes.

The oaklands and the Ayalons play at Ex-
position Park to-day o..
THE Brideville team and the Pittsburg Grays
will play for SIS side at BridgevilIe to-day.
ALBERT ], MAUI is now entitled to good
rest. HIS effort as a pitcher yesterday war
rantsft.
BILLY DAcEY is a to lfavorite in his match
with Tom McManus, OF Boston, whlcn Will De
decided within week.
The Hub team would like to hear from the
Benton Blues. Address g. Schwoedel, 3s
Ravine street, Troy Hill
THE w. ]. Gilmores and the L. H: Harris
team will play game at Recreation Park TINS
afternoon, commencing at $780,
RAIN stopped the ball game at Greensburg
yesterday between the Acmes and the Green's
burgs. Only three innings were played.
TRAINERS and owners complain that large
number of jockeys are afflicted with big-head
this season. 1t is an awful disease and totally
units them for their work.
The St. Pauls are willing to play the Nine
Brothers series of games for purse. Ar
rangements can be made at The DISPATCH
Office this evening at s o'clock
JOHN TEEMER wants to take part in the
proposed local regatta and concede all other
competitors 80 seconds start The regatta, how
ever is not for fiFst-class rowers.
MANY prominent horses are eligible to start
SIC, OO0 the most valuable stake in the world, to
pc run at Sheepshead Bay to-day.
THE Our Boys ball club will play the Home
steads at Homestead this afternoon. Krumm
and Colgan will be the Homestead battery. and
Dietz and Smith will oficiate for the Our Boys,
ED AMMAN, on account of bad leg. will be
retired from the turf. His owner, Major Dick
inson viii present the game little PAGER to MS
road Amman sticks close to the trOt
LABoLD BROS. have decided to join the list
of owners who intend to quit the turf, and have
ordered all of their horses to be sold by Will
lam Easton. of New York City, during the
coming autumn, the exact time not yet selected.
DURING no year in the history of the Ameri-
can running turf have so many records been
beaten as during the present season. From
seven-eighIhs of mile to one and one-half
miles all former performances have been cast
in the shade by the equine heroes and heroines
of 1890.
PRESIDENT STIMPsoN, of the New England
Association, is having buoy made to be used
as turning buoy in races, which if struck by
an oar will quickly sink but bob up again in
place. 1t is to be hoped Mr.. Simpson will sue
ceed in his undertaking, as he will then do
away with the annoyance occasioned in turning
ordinary buoys.
Newarks, and Bobby Miller. the crack pitcher
of the club, were sold to Rochester yesterday.
1t is rumored that the price of these men was
two for 81 ,00U. Roussey was engaged as short
stop and new pitcher will be secured in day
or two. The sale of Gilbert is said to be in
definitely postponed.
o. A. JONES, of Washington, D. c., and Lem
Ullman bought from A J. Welch, of Hartford,
Conn.,, few weeks ago. yearling stallion by
Pilot Medium. On arrival at Mr.. Jones' stock
farm. at Mount Vernon, d. c., the youngster
was turned into pasture with some cattle, one
OF whom, bull, gored the colt to death. An
offer of s.. 200 had just been refused for him.
LEM ULLMAN, the widely-known programme
contractor, has secured for his nomination in
the 2:20 pace at Maple Avenue Driving Park
the brown stallion Crawford, 2:l515 by Favorite
Wilkes. The 2:20 pace is stake race of 81, 600;
it closed with 10 subscribers. and will be
brought to an issue Thursday, September II,
the fourth day of the racing meeting in con-
;nection with the Tri-State Fair at Elmira,
N. Y. Hfa
ALL accounts from the West. make the De-
troir A. C.'s young sprinter. Harry Jewett
phenomenon. Cabanne, the st. Louis runner,
who competed against him at the Western
championship meeting, says he is an ungainly
runner without the slightest idea Of how to
start but whlrlwind when he gets into his
running Cabanne further says it is common
rumor in the West that the boy is troubled
with heart disease and does not train for his
races for that reason. A runner that does not
train and still does 10 10 seconds whenever
called upon is certainly a wonder, and athletes
look to his appearance at Washington with in
terest