Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-07

record on wednesday and failed. He ran well,
however.
We baseball cranks ought to be glad that ''we're
not in it'' lust now.
LET the downfall of potentates be q warning
two clubs in Pittsburg cannot live. The public
won't be fooled any longer.
JOE PRIDDY, the young sprinter. was at this
office yesterday. The youngster even wants to
race.
1. q. B.-We have your letter. but a forfeit must
reach us before your challenge appears. we en-
selves and the public.
AN effort Is being made to renstate Jockey Mar
TN. In view OF the subsequent performances Oh
been as guilty as assumed.
The Minneapolis club has several offers for
outhelder Carroll, who led the Western Assocla;
tlon IN home runs. He is fast man, being q gooo
fielder and a terrific hitter.
SALVADOR has started for California, accom-
panied by Rosette Gidelia and the mares pur.
the party. Firenzi Will not go West. but be WIN
tered at Byrnes' farm, near Eatontown
1T is said that Pitcher Bakely's amusement cost
him something like 500 during the past season:
Pretty co Sly amusement that, and the worst of
1t Is that Bakefy injured his own reputation iar
more than he hurt his club. He will spend the
winter in Cleveland.
THE sIx-day female walking match terminated
abruptly in Jersey City on Tuesday night Ene
anager rase adsappesrinT with tne egectrc light
agents and others threaten to make IL uncont1ort,
absCOndtQg
resides in New York.
THERE is a report that Manager Frazier, of the
Syracuse club, released McQueery. keefe and Ely
on october Is. These men have contracts up 70
November l5 and by releasing them SO much
salary is saved The Boston IN. L.) club is after
Second Baseman Childs, and has offered 81 oSo for for
his release Childs says he has been offered " 500
year to go to Cleveland. 1t is also said shat
Casey was released before the club went to Baiti.
more 1t is thought that Syracuse viii be In the
New York State League next season.
JOE KNIGHT did not squander his earnings, for
out of salary of e., 100 he carried away al out
nicely ''housed'' for the winter, aud won't have
TO worry about advance money. With Latham 1t
the dude manages to get rid Of his coin as he has
no bad habits, but his dollars never fail to glide
on sst Monday. @ 1 but nearly half Of it had dwin-
died away before he could make his escape to
Boston. Holiday and Duryea are both counted
free spenders. - Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette
A SET of articles of agreement for q 25-round
glove contest between Cal Mccarthy, the feather,
champion, for purse Of e, 500, was submitted TO
Mccarthy and Dixon on Tuesday night BY the
secretary of the Puritan Athletic Club of Long
Island City. Mccarthy signed, but Dixon and
his hacker asked 10 be allowed until Saturday to
call for a contest of s ROUNDS, and if
the referee cannot give a decision at the end of
more rounds as he sees fit to give q fair decision.
The men are to weigh in at lt pounds 10 hours be-
fore the time of entering the ring. and the con-
test to take place the latter part Of December.
Tony MULLANE maintains that too much gym
nasium work is detrimental to a ball player in
some respects, and especially for pitcher. He
claims that the development of the muscles of the
arm and shoulder deprives pitcher of that free
and elastic motion which is SO essential in throw
ing the ball In the spring of 'SS Mullane devoted
a good deal of time TO work In the gymnasium, and
when the season was started he counted himself
in hrst-class condition. When the championship
games were on and the Count was called upon
Tor his best efforts he found that he was lacking
in both speed and endurance and for q long time
he was at loss to account for 1t. Constant eXef-
else had so developed and hardened the muscles
OF his throwing arm that it required nearly two
IN on this time fol him work out the stiffness
and timber IL up. 1t was not until near the close
OF the season that Mullane regained something Of
his old-timc speed and effectiveness,