Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-12
Sporting Notes.

MANAGER HECKER went to Oil City last even
ing.
THE Boston P. L. players were presented with
their flag last evening.
AND who is 'tMr. Stubbs, - the sprintcr who has
loomed up at Untontown?
THE most business-like and most sensible base
ball club manager WILL this winter. do his WORK
and say nothing.
THE Board of Directors of the Amateur Athletic
Association have decided that Malcolm W. Ford
is Il professional.
ALL the usual coniectures and long talks regard
in what the baseball compromise will be are
going the rounds.
CURRY and McQuaid have been agreed upon as
umpires for the worlds series between the Brook
lyn and Louisville clubs.
SAYS prominent turf writer: "a man that
starts out with ringer starts out to steal and
should be treated as thief
ANDY MCDOWELL is the only driver that has
given two mares records better than 2:l5. They
are Cricket, PAGER, 2:l0, and Margaret 5, 2:l2k.
to OS Be % L.
Louisville Association teams can be for the
worlds championship.
THE gray mare Sallie C and the chestnut geding
Jessie H have been matched for $500 side, three
in five to harness. to trot at Belmont Park. Phia-
delphia, on October p
PIERRE LoRILLARD intends to engage in breed
Ing thoroughbreds for racing on more extensive
plan than ever before. He Will soon have at least
$50 frst-class brood mares on his great farm at
Jobstown, n. =.
to have akiteshaped track exclusively for trotters
In the near future and that an option on tract of
land for the purpose in the southwestern part of
the city has already been obtained. We hope the
rumor will prove true.
G. H. SHERRILL, the noted sprInter Of the New
YORK A; e., competed In the scratch loO yard run
London, England, on September 81, and was again
defeated. Out Of a field of IA starters he could do
no better than finish fourth. The race was run in
10 2-5 seconds.
TELEGRAPH operators at the English race
tracks have busy time of it when there is a big
event on the card. On st Leger Day upward OF
l6 900 ordinary messages were received and dis
patched from Doncaster, in addition to press tee-
grams which contained l0O 900 words Slxty-fve
operators coped with the mass OF work.
ARRANGEMENTS were completed yesterday for
glove contest between Ed Smith, of Denver and
The date was liked for November II. and 1t was
agreed that gloves weighing AZ ounces shall be
used smith has begun training , at MIldoon's DO ms
referee.
HARRY LowERY. the little Englishman
brought over by w. o. Farmer, has been dong
mounts at Louisville stamp him good judge Of
pace, which is necessary to success in riding
howery is sporting the silks and satins OF Lyles
Farmer, the Nashville turfmen.
The fight between Mike Cushing and Austin
Gibbons, the 132-pound professional pugiiists for
stake OF 81, 600 a side, will be decided Novem-
ber at place yet to be decided. There is very
little love between the men, and as both are clever
Quinn, The Scotch fightweight pugfIst, is train
ing Cushing for the battle at Rockaway, and Glib
bons is receiving his preparation from his brother
Jim in New Jersey.
A TALL. lanky fellow with crooked legs and
mild manner stare. applied TOR admission at the
his name as David j. Foutz, and informed the
gate-keeper that he was star pitcher looking for
an engagement. Assistant Treasurer Hettes-
heimer saw at a glance that the fellow ''off, "
but he sent him to the club house to see Manager
Lotus. ''WeIl. If you're looking for engage
ment, - said Sir Thomas, ''you had better put on
a uniform and show what you can do.'' The un-
Yet he was signed alta salary of S. 200 for next
year, and went away happy Cincinnati Com
nercilt Gazette.