Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
Sporting Notes.


THE two schedules show that the battle will
be hot one.
CONWAY may be an expensive luxury for the
Brooklyn Players team.
AL ScANDRETT evidently has had his way in
paralleling the schedules.
IT is estimated that 100000 changed hands
on the Carroll--McAuliffeb battle.
PADDY MCBRIDE. the feather weight pugi-
list will likely be in the city tomorrow or
Wednesday.
THE local League club authorities should at
once begin and put down the cinder path in
Recreation Park.
IT is not likely that the local League club
will trouble Conway at all regarding his vio-
lating his contract
DICK ROCHE. McAuliffe's hacker. says that
the latter broke his right hand in the fourth
round. This sounds very incredible,
MANAGER HEcKER will try and arrange for
his team to go to Harrisburg on April i, as the
championship season will have opened on
April 81
PRESIDENT HEwETT. of the Washington
club, saws that there will probably be II clubs
In the National League next year. Indeed
there WON'T
COLONEL MCALPINE and Postmaster Van
Cott of the Players LeagueIare strenuously op-
posed to Sunday playing, and tney cannot un-
derstand why the Brooklyns were allowed that
distinction.
JOCKEY MARTIN BERGAN has been endeav
oring to buy several colts OF the Brown stable,
offering good sum for the ongfeilow-Insignia
colt. Captain Brown thinks Bergan is acting
for another party, and does not intend to
operate stable of his own.
THE two greatest lushers in the base ball
professionalism Gladiator Browning and
Thomas Toad Ramsey-have managed to get
through the winter without q single drunk, or
if they have been drinking they have done it on
the quiet. They have not broken into the news
papers at any rate.-Cinctnnati Enquirer.
MANAGER LOTUS said Saturday night:
THAT indianapolis team was always an ugly
one TO go against when they had a pitcher IN
the box. Next season, in New York, they will
have good pitchers. and Glasscock and Denny
will feel more like playing ball than they ever
did before. Mutrie will be just about as strong
with his team as he ever was"
JOHNNY REAGAN and Pete Mccoy have
agreed upon April II as the date for their
of $3.50 side will be made with Fox on April
10. The contest will take place at the ay.
market, Long Island City, under the direction
of the Puritan Athletic Club, which organiza-
tion was Incorporated to-day with George e.
Bulmer, Frank Stevenson, Gus Tuthill Will
lam NJ Burke, William E. Harding and Frank
Carroll named as charter members.
SINCE John Campbell Frank Van Ness and
w. II. Mccarthy seeded and cast their for
tunes with the bang tails. rumor has associated
nearly every prominent trotting trainer with
the determination to try the racing turf in
preference to the trotters. The last name
brought forward prominently in this connec-
ton was that of John L. Turner, but like Irany
other rumors it is unfounded. Mr.. Turner will
have very strong stable of trOtters this year.
and at least one good side-wheeler. Mambrno
Hannis 2:lG4. Among those in the stable
liable to beat 300 are Annie Wilkes. 2:2l]5, by
Wllkie Collins; ShIpman, 2:s4ll, by Kentucky
Prince, and one or two by Santa Claus. 2:lT3