Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16
General Sporting Notes.

|
| TIN KEEFE will report in Philadelphia on Mon
| day.
ANsoN and his gallants deserve a good reception
here Tomorrow.
RAIN prevented both the Association and League
| games at Boston yesterday.
WILMoT is laid up with bad attack of rheu-
matism in the shoulder and chest.
THERE Is a letter at this office for the Manager of
the New York Ladies' Baseball Club.
THERE are three men in the New York team who
outrank Connor in batting-Ternan, O'Rourke and
Richardson.
FRED PFEFFER considers Merritt the most
promising young catcher that ever entered the
League ranks.
ADoNIs, 2:l11. the California PAGER who caused
so much comment last season, has gone lame and
been turned ont.
CLEVELAND has three players now who have
made 100 hits or over, and Virtue will shortly be
added to the number.
KRAUs. the catcher of the Staten Island Athletic
Club, will be given trial at an early date by the
New Yorks. He is good man.
WHEN Anson temporarily released Luby for
ton Association club, for position.
A A cHALLEMNGE M has been RECEIVED at this office
Peter Priddy three or five mile race
CLIFF CARROLL is winning games for Anson by
letting pitched balls hit him. Cliff is too old and
tough to feel anything short of a rifle ball.
THE entries for the English Derby of 1893 number
241, among the subscribers being the Prince of
Wales with two colts of his own breeding.
A READER-silver King did pitch for the Chicago
done good work this year ask the Treasurer Of the
club.
SALvAToR, the champion running horse of
recent years, who has been doing stud duty in
California will be placed in training next year. If
rumor is correct
C. W. WILLIAMS is the only driver that has given
Axteli. 2:12 at three years; Allerton, 2:i2, and
Mary Marshall, 2:l24.
A sCULLISG match between William 0'Connor
of Toronto. and H. Peterson of California, will
take place on Brighton Bay on Wednesday next
The stakes will be 81, 600 side.
AT the tennis tournament at Saltzburg yesterday
Barr, of Blairsyille won first prize in the singles
and Kinkaid second prize. Barr and Lynn won the
doubles and kinkaid and Evans were second.
THE Duquesne Fishing Club will leave to-mor-
The club is one of the best in Western PennsyI-
vania and its members will certainly have good
time up the river.
HARRY WRIGHT has some unique ideas
about handling his pitchers. He makes all of them
put the ball over the plate and inveighs against
bases On balls. He insists upon speed and makes a
particular point about watching base runners.
NUMBER of the scmi-monthly edition of Good
wins Oficial Turf Guide has just been received.
ary / up to August T. together with the usual
amount of valuable information for turf patrons.
THE veteran English jockey, John Osborne now
stIkes his mount Cavendish, slipped and fell with
him. breaking three of his ribs aud injuring him
also internally. He getting along well at last
accounts.
CAL MCCARTHY signed articles of agreement yes
terday with the representative of the Rhode Island
Athletic Club, to fight B-round glove contest with
Billy Burns of Providence. at lis pounds. The
mill will take place at Oneyyille X. l., September
T. The cOmbatants are to receive 80 per cent of
the gate receipts.
PRESIDENT BYRNE wired emphatic protest to
Nick Young Thursday night against Phil Powers
peculiar style of umplring. The Brooklyn magnate
thought for the best interests of his patronage
have Powers transferred to some other city. Lynch
offciated in Brooklyn yesterday in consequence.
ADyICRs received from Sydney, New South
Wales. state that the prize fight between Billy Muir
Police Gazette Belt and the feather-weight cham
pionship of the world, ended in Murphy winning
Frank Murphy. of England, and Ike Weir, in the
California Athletic Club, for the Police Gazette |
belt.
TENNEssEE's production of fast harness per- |
Jns tar
2:l2ls; Hal Pointer, 2:osA: Matte Hunter. 2:le4;
McEwen. 2:ls4: REFERENCE, 2:Is; Belle Archer. |
2:Isa: Bonesetter, Sic; Flash, 2:isR Billy A.,
2:ls1s; Annie W., 2:20; Prince Hal, 2:164. and |
others.
NOTE going the rounds of the newspapers states |
that the Association has secured several League |
stars for next season. Ward COnnor and Richard |
son are mentioned, and Manager Barnie. of Bati- |
more, is quoted as the authority. Ward says that
so far as he is concerned the report is absolutely
false. Il have not signed nor given promise of |
any kind to anyone for next YEAR is his emphatic
statement. So also say the others.
BEFORE the Hal Pointer-Yolo Maid race at the
recent Cleveland meeting Secretary Fasg was
chatting the colored boy who rubs Brown Hal about
the race. OF course the boys heart was with Hal
II guess that the Maid will make you fellows walk
home" he took 1t In earnest. .'Well,' he
answered. .'mebbe she will. Mistah Fasg. but it
As we all know, the boy did not have
to walk.