Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-01

THE Colts ought to be the victims of our suggers
to-day.
PITCHER KEEFE has been troubled with
sprained side.
THE Giants and the Bostons should make quite
lively game to-day, ~--s - ..-
A FEW victories straightaway NPuld put the
local team all right.
PAT POWERS is said to be after Jim Field, of the
Albany club, TO play first base for New York.
NED" HAYES catcher of the Omahas WEST
ern League), has signed with the Northamptons.
THE Cincinnati cranks said to be much dis
ing.
UNCLE ANsoN and his Colts wore sponges and
cabbage leaves wet with ice water under their caps
during the battles in the sun last week.
MUILANE told Louisville man who was visiting
be pitching for the Reds in short time.
SINCE leaving home the Boston Athletic Associa-
ton ball team has played IL games, wiDning7.
Games have been arranged at Pittsburg. Cleveland
and Detroit.
OUR BOYS would like to meet the Climax at THE
DISPATCH office this evening at o'clock to arrange
for game. or the club will meet any other team
that desires to play with them.
JIMMY MCGARR. who was with Milwaukee this
ysar has signed to play third for Rochester: est r.
did fine work out West this year.
JoUETT MEEKIN asserts that he refused to sign a
Washington contract because he was only offered
lunch money. The Senators refused to pay the fR-
ure Captain Comiskey gave the old Colonel.
PRESIDENT Wow DER AHE is greatly Incensed
because Of the poor poe showing Of some Of his men;
in his play. There will be some changes In the
club very soon unless the Browns take brace.
BROWNING has arrived home. He says: ''Cin-
cinnati'l be sorry IL they let me go and keep
man like WEIGH. Pete's got kidney trouble
guess will go down to West est Baden ;i; Springs If
ting"
ONE Of the governors Of the Athletic Club of the
nsyS Fscp cape 70 1h
our colleges take up the cause of purity in ball and
fight for It honesty then S may 1 expect tam amateur
tenance semi-professionalism and the public be-
long will 1t be impossible to raise the standard -
Miscellaneous Sporting Notes.
The match between Austin Gibbons and Stanton
Abbott has been declared of.
z: A. Ehret expects to win many races with
chase.
Billy Murphy the Australian feather-weight, has
such Daa nhnds rnat ms ngh,hs Gays are probably
Sansilito. Cal.
Trainers at Monmouth Park agree that Isaac
an ba al
should have released him.
Ed Corrigan has received word from his Eastern
given special preparation for the Omnibus stakes
TO be run at Monmouth Park on Tuesday, August
l6
A gang of bicycle thieves were arrested in Chi
cago last week charged with larceny. They made
specially Of stealing wheels. Out Of the so ma
chimes recently stolen 30 have been traced TO this
gang. They will receive their deserts.
The English amateur championships were con-
tested July f. They furnished a surprise in the
four-mile run, j. Kibblewhite defeating Sid
Thomas in the fast time of 10 minutes so 35 seconds
e. A. Bradley. an lrishmsn, won the lOO-yard
men did better than minutes 2seconds.
Clement. the French crack racer uses ISL
pound racing wheel: When A. DuCros visited
France recently to ride In u tournament his Hu.-.-
Der was seized by the authorities owing to the ban
against the Introduction oil the Dunlap tires, with
which it was lifted, into France. So he borrowed
Clements wheel and won ten races from the
scratch.
Though the Yale football II will report for duty at
Newport on August 20. the management OF the
team Is making every effort to induce the candi-
dates to practice at their homes all summer. To
this end a football has been sent to every member
OF the team and the substitutes. The backs will
practice bunting and drop kicking. and the rushers
passing and dropping on the ball, at their various
homes.