The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-29
SPORTING GOSSIP.

Earle, the s~ix.foot catcher of Anson's
team, is going Ia become a veterinary
surgeon.
'Jocko Fields is deserving of a tablet
On he Washington monument" says
Secretary Scandrett. ~ observe hc has
wired that his house was on fire n he
needed 500. That's IN original way"
So Mike Leblanc is to go TO Columbus
after all. Goodbye, Mike. You have re-
ceivcd a lot of free advertising, anyhow.
You may not he a $4,000 beauty, but you
are almost ms well known nowadays to
the great American public as any OF those
high-priccd exotics.
Harry Webb called at the Police Gotctte
officer the other day, posted 500 forfeit
maj in America Mt LBS pounds at any
first-class club for 10 or - ounds or To a
finish for 800 or 81 900 "A side, Jack Me-
Auliffc. Jimmy Carroll. Billy Mycr or
Johnny Needham preferred.
Young Mitchell, the middlc-weight
champion of the Pacific coast. has re-
ceived an offer Of 5000 n year from the
Pelican club. London's great sporting
combination. To teach the manly art to
che fashionable members. He will accept
tho offer, and expects to start FOR Europe
in the early ummer
The Philadelphia Press sarcastically re-
marks: 'The leagues suits against lis
players are resulting in u good thing.
They let the public know the salaries of
some of the supposed high-priced men.
hin of Mailman receiving only Sl.4U0
last season, compared with what players
Of far less ability were getting from other
clubs"
Despite many rumors n "A number Of
published statement To the effect that
work on the Brooklyn brotherhood
grounds was going on at n rapid rate, IL
may hs nI lntafn-t In snrnS Ia lnnrll TINT
not a spade has been put into the ground
as yet. There is not the slightest evil
dcncc Of the future existence of ''the
greatest bali grounds in the world.'
Honest" John Morrill, will have a ball
nine of his own this year, named after
himself. These players will don uni
forms: Jim Whitney. pitcher; Mertie
Hackctt, catcher; 'fyclone" Ryan. FIRST
base John Morrill,, sccond base; Walter
Hackett, short stop; Nick Wild, left field
and change catcher, and three South ISos-
ton players to fill up the other positions.
The Boston league club is quietly ncgo-
uating for Pitcher Frank knauss, the
famous lcft-laid twirler 81 the Detroit
international league champions. IL il
understood b Detroit people want 5000
FOR his release, which the Boston mama
gers regard as "a little too high. However,
A. Manager Selcc wants knauss pretty
badly, IL is highly probable that his NJ
'to'' VII NC iuftia~ct III ttW uays.
In a letter TO n friend here Jack Ly-
man says: "On the morning before my
hight with Jimmy Kennard ] spraincd my
right wrist 80 badly in punching the bag
Mat ] Was unable 60 Use IL and had To
fight with my left hand alone. A. the
light had already been postponed three
times they would not consent TO another
postponement. am still I'm Buffalo
and Mr.. Gerlach has offered TO put M n
stake Of $3.50 "A side and guarantees "A $500
purse fora return match"
The appellate court reattirmcl It's de-
cision In the case of Porter \. West
against the Chicago Driving park, in
which West sued 10 rccovcr certain mon
eys derived from horse racing in the driv-
ing park. The court holds on the gucs-
tions involved in the suit that m adverse
judgment cannot be collatcrally attacked
IN an action nj law on the grounds that
the action in which the judgment was
rendered was based on a gambling tran
saction.
The Coliseum Athletic club at Omaha
has evidently determined TO give the st.
Joe kid" q chance, and has written him
that IL will give "A purse of 500 for "A 10
round contest between him and Jack
Davis, the Nebraska heavyweight. This
club Is "A responsible institution and Me
Gregor has determined Co accept the
offer. "Ill fight him Qucensbcrry rules"
said the 'Kid" last night. but want 500
for expenses, the same TO he taken out ol
the purse, and the battle Ia be inside of
I'VE weeks"