New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
GOSSIP ABOUT ATHLETICS.
ENCOURAGING BASEBALL PRO-PEClc.
THE UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CLcB-'ENh

,,,t, ,han ,ho, arc TODAY The game has been res
cued from the for the second time all 'h
no,nts nave been fortified the club owners ana p'y
r ought to live I'm harmony for at least ten years III
hruding mn n mammoth institution like baseball IL re-
quires years Of trials and tbuatons TO perfect 'e
urc The gamblers routed fifteen years ago i"o'
Internal discussions, petty lealousies anu pIa!e',
asserted themselves after two years or stre they
TOO n,vc neon nusned out Baseball hereafter VIII De
conducted Ike any other business enterprise hahuS''
hut not exorbitant salaries Will De paid anu 1ho nv"
who furnish the money run club have chance 10
receive a fair return the money invested her'"oiv
h nIovor has had by far best OF II. Players sal
aries had to be paid matter how many thousahu 1o
lars the financial I'm the cluD Iost' ou'Su' VI ho
ton New.York and Chicago the CLUBS nave se'aon n'u'
money on the season with the new arrangement OF an
anna, division OF the gate receipts every one OF the CLUBS
i'm the new League will have an excellent chace !" nNo
some money coming season vi couisc' io7i"s
club cannot expect make fortune and there Is the
necessary Incentive for winning games. Ahother soou
feature next season will better discipline among the
players and sprightlier playing all arouhu' DS0'p
among players has been dead letter for Two years
Patsy - Doodv. the boxer and mimic. -ho died the
other day. was better known IN the Fourth "an IMAM
Mickey" Padden himself. Doody was natural VIII
n oue ever lived and regarded a. diplomat by
s constituents because ne did days work IN his
life some stories have been told about " Pat7y "hl'h
were not t. credit but even his enemies adn. .'''
ne never rntd 4 pocket except when II was aoSoiu'F
necessary % secure funds p get some prize night
- p,tsv :, was tough but a bad cold caught at New
o,oaos about year ago settled consumption, which
carried him away last week. on tho day OF MS u'""l
patsy turned to the and priest in attendance
and said:
How IS II with Patsy fatherP'
You are very low" said the good man. " and you
viii be with us for only few hours"
1ha"s too bad" said Patsy" but his eyes t"h'
klcd merrlly said But wanted to live over TO-
morrow. for l had some things which wanted 10 10
before | died Call my wife"
when tho little came in " Patsy }" asked the
doctors % retire and then said
Don't cry. little woman. for Patsy will be all
right Just 60 the store and get half pound
Of gun powder"
when She came back with the explosive Patsy -
took the package requested her to hand him the big
Tin toba.o box which stood the mantle IL was hall
fuu OF tobacco Mixing the powder and tobacco to-
cether Patsy handed the his wife and told her
% put 10 back the mantle
You are wondering what that's for. little girl" said
Patsy" and | tel! you. That's for my blooming
friends 10 wake tomorrow night"
The death Of Frank Flint the catcher Of
the Chicago club from the green diamond Held
ono of the features OF baseball few years ago Flint
was not only catcher but he was ono OF the best
backsops for young pitchers I'm the country SeVer"
famous pitchers their success 70 him. Flint was
steady EVERYDAY catcher and the following record made
by him will probably be surpassed: In 1877. with
indianapolis y III games; In 1873 with In
danapolls SO out OF 60 games in 1879 with Chicago
- OF - In 1850. with chicago - out oil
- games; Iss with Chicago. II out Of 81 games in
~so Chicago. - out Of - games; ia lssS with
Chicago - out % games in 1884. with Chicago, 62
out II - games. IN 1888. with Chicago. 6S out Of ll9
ramc,; ia 1856 with Chicago. 81 out Of l27 games in
loS. with Chicago Of l2j games in lsss. with
Chicago - ont Of ll6 games In iSs9, with Chicago,
10 ont 81 49, games.
IN, Yale College baseball club IS as usual
IN "a, d 20 announce it, early spring games.
The am Will have New-IIavcn for the early vacation
~ April 10 games already arranged follows
Apfll 49, Ncv-York League club; April a. Philadelphia
April -. Baltimore; April Is. Washington; April IL.
University o. Pennsylvania; April 10. New.York; April
20 Brooklyn The cand dates for the nine began work
On Monday under tho direction Of Captain Murphy Tho
number candidates + about fortyNe. or last years
tam. Bower. - McCiung % jackson 90; s. Muir.
ply '93 k,dhe. 93 Beall. '9e $; l.. Bliss 93 5.
and case -. >tn college. The best OF the
mon j, Carter a freshman. from Brooklyn.
Pony tsnns pony lesrba and pony pool and billiards
ar becoming popuar indoor amuSncnts. The games
aye arranged on q table and nothing better than the
ordinary dinner table in the dinngroom The little
tennis net i, sprod the table. gulation
ball {, used. RaquctS dispensed with, and
In ucir place prculiar-shapcd piece OF wood
Il, used which is held In shape by strap which passes
over back of the hand The indoor baseball
&, moro children and nearly clever as the small
pool table Tho ivory balls not much larger than
marbles and The H. about twice the weight Of car
pcncr's lcldpcnc The little table rcais for $40 and
1t Is cheap little article for love to play pool
really clever game can be played the little table
Tho local curriers' decidedly put out over the changer
weather they anticipated rare sport on the lakes
and covered Kinks this winter The game between the
and south Of Scotland for the Dalrymple
been played at Central Park Thursday but
weather played havoc with the and caused post
ponemcnt Of the game. The followers poetic sport
abandon all idea trying to schedule games
far ahead 1t might be- good plan 10 run OF all the
important matches whenever there Il ice New.York is
becoming FneSh even In Its weather The curriers' were
royalty entertained by the Canadians the bonsplel at
Toronto last week.
The remarkable Increase Of interest in bowling Is a
healthy sign There Is no better indoor sport although up
within few years ago IL was looked upon a game
for Germans and other nationality took little interest in
the sport New alleys be on every block and
bowling alleys are one OF the best patronized insttu
in athletic clubs. Both the New.York and Man
Athletic Club contain bowers
two teams great interest. Cherry Diamond
pin knight, by one pin. Whether bowling
development is doubtful. Those OF bowl.
ing say and those fond Of the sport say Il
1t probably docs.
No club ever organized in New-York with better
chsnce, Tor than the University Athletic
club. right kind OF behind the club and
there doubt Of it, future scope power The club
Is fortunate having among tru tees clever
young diplomat. Charles +. thewson. Mathewson has
done a great deal the old Berkeley A. C. and great
deal more for Amateur Athletic Union. d under
stands athletic from a Il. and he is courteous and
obigng everybody. IL is needless say that he is
popular lie should occupy an important po dton in the
Mil moi eek n r,.elrcton IN prsSldcnt ~ the MetopotIn
Association of the Amateur Athletic Union.
Those charge OF championships of the Met
rOpOlan Association OF the A. A. u be- held at the
M.di square Garden next SATURDAY., would better besr