The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-12

/ pennant, If one were to Judge by the loose
way they are playing lately. The recent game
with Pttsburg was lost by carelessness on the
part of the New ork players. aided by lit
tie bad judgment on the part Of an umpire.
| The Chicago team is coming up, and the boys
who have backed New lork are watching the
records with a jealous eye.
It's funny TO hear how man who has been
good ball player and who is Just about
! played out will talk about luck when he
makes a bad play. Now Wolf, of the Louis
villes. who is pretty well known in the base
| ball world, having won the championship OF
the Association last year as batsman, and
! who isn't playing such good ball this year,
saws il all luck his not making better aver
| age than he does. 1t may be so. but. bye-the-
| bye, talking of Louisville reminds me that
! Jennings, who Manager Chapman picked up
in the wilds OF Pennsylvania IS playing u
mighty good all-around game with the LOUIS
villes. You will hear more Of him. prophesy.
Another Louisville player donovan shows
up as the first player in the country TO come
70 the front with 100 base hits. and yet the
funny thing is that Louisville IS still at the
bottom of the list With such good players
she ought 70 do better.
There IS not as much money IN base-Dall as
the managers would like, but then. as lnlall
other things, it takes a good manager TO do a
good business, and in this respect President
Won der Abe seems 10 be ut the top, and Is
daily AIDING 70 llls alleatN coullDIlAbLS plAo,.
Great things arc expected from keefe IN the
coming contests and every man and boy IN
New 1Ork who has anything on the result Is
watching their fayOrites with deep interest
SULLIVAN AND sLAyIN.
The pugilistic talent are leaving no means
untried to get up a good fight. Now II IS
fitzsimmons and Hall, now Slayln and Jack
son, jackson and COrbett and now Sullivan
and Slayin. who are lust about 70 sign Tor
fight" but the fact that so much talk Is IN
dulged in without any results has made the
sporting element lose all confidence IN the
many so-called challenges which are con-
stantly before the public.
1t is we'll understood that Frank p. Slayln
refuses the offer of the California Athletic
Club 10 put up purse of $4,000 for glove
contest between himself and Peter Jackson.
Sayin says he will fight John J.. Sullivan Tor
the purse Of $50 900 that the Melbourne Atm
letic Club have offered if Sullivan will fight.
lie will fight either Jackson or COrbott after
they have decided who is the best man.
Slayin don't want 10 waste time on anything
in the ring of less renown than Sullivan,
whom he is anxious % meet. after which he
will be ready for the lesser lights.
Ed Simpson. the feather-welght pugillst.
through his hacker, John 5. Stockdale, Of
Louisville, KY, has challenged George Dixon
TO fight for sI,OOO or $1,000 side.
A CRACK RICE.
The racing during the past week has been
Of decidedly low grade. and the only pros
poets ehat 1 see for anything special. that is
frst-class sport. Is IN the coming Junior
Champion stakes for tWOyear-Olds, which
promises 20 be one of the best races Of the
year, and in the bare possibility of another
race which the Brighton people are trying
mighty hard TO arrange for. The idea IN tins
instance is a race between the crack handicap
horses which would include Dave McCann's
LOantaka. Pulsiiers Jenny, Mike Dryers
Longstreet. Phil Dryers LOn. Corrlgan's
Riley. and possibly Tea-Iray. The idea is 10
put up 81 900 "a corner and let the asso-
citation add $4,000. Such race would
draw a tremendous crowd. All the leading
Jockeys would have mounts. and a glorious
race would be guaranteed. Ot course, fulsl-
fen. who never likes 20 go into any race that
does not look like "a sure thing has raised
his objections, but then 1t Is possible that
these may be overcome. 1t would be mighty
hard 10 call a race ike that. for what with
weight allowances and good jockeying, 70 say
nothing OF a clear field, any one OF the horses
named might win. OF course Jenny would
be the fayorte, but there are plenty OF people
who would back LOngstreet- that 10 horse
they never have found out all about lie has
unknown possibilities.
ION AND NNoNE.
don't think much of Tea Tray and Loan
taxa Riley has done some good Work, put IL
has been principally in the West. E0n IS a
horse after my own heart. and can give the
little SWAY back push" IL does not matter
10 him about the weather OF the condition of
the track: he can run anywhere. and with a
GOOD Jockey he ought TO be able TO make things
lively in the stretch. Bye the bye. / wonder
how many OF your readers know that Eon is
MT owned by Phil Dwyer however, such is
the case He really belongs TO the veteran
turfman. Colonel Hancock. Of Virginia. and
is of Major DOswelps famous EOlus strain.
"Ole Nirgnny neber tire" and in regard to
furnishing good racing material she certainly
is in the lea l. Bulheld stables has q good
one in Ninone. who has been doing splendid
work ~ Gloucester lately.
LOOK OUT FOR LoUDON.
When the two-year-od events are being run
look cut for LOudOn. LOudOn was recently
purchased by William Walker of New York,
foe 600 from Ed. Brown, OF Lexington. Ky.
and il is barely possible may be seen on the
track this season. He has the fastest half
mile ever made on the Latona track TO his
credit 49, secondhand If be keeps it up he
Will be "a safe one 20 back
Al Nit louugs sale the other day the Nor
ris stable got full sister TO Ambulance, but
they lad to pay 81 100 to secure her.
DOUBLE SOUL EvFNr
Boating men are interested in the double
scuIl event which has been arranged to take
place on August Sth at some place yet TO DO
decided upon. Gaudar. HanlOn. Alackay and
OConnor will figure in this race.