Telegram-herald., 1890-06-29
SPORTING CHATTER.
"Pask." Talks on the World OF
Sport.
EVENTS ALL OVER The COUNTRY.
wny the Dstroit Ciab Cannot W Withdraw
from ths International Ls4gus-Ih-
Names sf the starters IA tLss
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All their talk about the DetFoits dis
oanding s all bOsh and there Is not
question but that The club vii be IN the
held al the finish next September. The
reason Tor AL this j., II all that is said
Is true, that hey cannot do so. The
directors are breed 20 keep a team n
the feld a nd complete the con-
tract made With the people OF the city
OF the straits before the season
opened. some Will say what kind OF a
contract could possibly have been
made, This Question, however. Is cas-
Iy explained. Ia the first place can
vas was made among the business men
last winter aud $4,000 was subscribed
upon the assurance that Detroit would
be represented N the baseball field
during the season of 1890. The greater
portion OF this money was paid IN and
now the directors should certainly be
obligated 10 keep their promise. Again
last April over 300 season books were
peddled out Tor which the people OF
that berg paid S25 each. Many bought
four or five each just Cor the purpose
OF helping the venture along. What
Will the directors DO IN this case if they
decide to suspend? The season Is not
yet half over, and il looks very much
as If the people have not Jet got the
worth OF their money. Many OF the
citizens have declared that if the club
Is d.sbanded they viii commence suits
against the directors for obtaining
money under false pretenses. This
they can do unless some settlement is
effected. Ii one action Is commenced
II vii. serve as an impetus for others,
and Il they all get started the LIBERAL
minded gentlemen at the head of the
organization from the first city would
certainly be placed in an unenvsble
position. Taking all these facts into
consideration, do not see how the
club can be disbanded.
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The Directors of the Detroit Club
were in favor OF throwing up the ghost,
as I understand It, some time ago, but
then they did not realize the obliga-
tiOns under which they were placed.
When they came to their senses, how
ever, thSy got their heads together and
decided upon the next best thing for
their own pockets. They knew they
had 10 keep some kind OF a club IN ex-
istcnce, and without caring whether
their patrons liked It or not, they came
10 the conclusion that they would DIS
pose of all their star players, and fill up
with So a week men. 1t is a question
whether this was wise move or not.
There Is one thing, and that is the club
won't draw corporaps guard at home,
and it would not be surprising to see
them tail-enders before the season
cIOses.
Why would It not be a sensible idea
to have the base ball games commenced
at O'Clock during these excessively
hot days. IL is SIMPLY murderous to
make players go out on the field, or
sand at FOuntain-st., park and play for
two hours under the not brO.l-
ing sun. Fountain-st., park Is
undoubtedly one Of the hottest parks
IN the country. The sand draws the
sun and makes it as warm as a furnace
and IL IS a wonder that the players do
not become prostrated. If the game
began at 8 O'Clock there would be abun-
dance of time TO finish before darkness
set IN and the attendance would be
materially larger as 1t would allow
many clerks and business men to
attend who cannot do so now.
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The whipping that George Dixon, the
oolored champion bantam weight, gave
Nunce Wallace. England's champion.
must have proved a great surprise to
the English sports. They banked
heavily on Wallace, giving odds of s6
10 81, and the American sporting men.
under the leadership of De La Rue, of
Boston. we're IN London gObblng up
everything. At first they wanted better
odds. but finding they could not get
them they accepted what vas offered
Dixon j. a great little man. HIS weight
is only ia pounds, but he shows him.
self 10 be a fighter OF the first water.
He IS now entitled to the title of ban
tam weight champion of the world.
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There IS some talk Of organizing an
American circuit OF bowling clubs for
the purpose of playing a series Of games
for the champ onship during the com
ing winter. The movement started n
the East, and ID IS understood shat sew
eral II the Detroit ciubs viii be in 4, {
it uaterializes. Grand Rapids has sew
era frst-class bowling alleys and An
abundance of good material. Why
would 70 not he a good idea TO organize
and ION 8ssocrahonf