The evening world., 1892-02-15
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
Local Managers Getting Ready
for the Baseball Season.
Dominick McCafrrey Decides Not to
Risk u Go with Corbett.

The day is not far distant when the bleach
ing boards at the Polo Grounds and in East
ern Park will begin to MI up with enthusias-
tic patrons Of the National game. The re-
spectivc managers OF the Giants and Bride
grooins have begun the work Of signing their
men for the coming season and the teams
will be put at practice.
Johnny Ward, OF the Brookiyns, has been
away IRON the seat OF war for a long time
ana Is somewhat out OF touch with the situa-
tion as viewed from n Brooklyn standpoint.
President Byrne has kept things so well in
hand, however, that II viii be a comparatively
easy matter for Ward to round up his players.
The ball-tossers Will ind that the salary
list has been put through the shrinking
process when they come to af1iX their sigma
lures to contracts. President Byrne says
that very few Brooklyn contracts have been
signed for this season and that several new
faces will be seen In the team. The New
York directors have things In better shape.
Manager Pat Powers has been rushing around
| among the men who are expected to sign
contracts, and has already secured several OF
the best men reserved. Mr.. Powers says that
the vacancies which now exist behind the
bat and at second base will be filled by Iirst-
class mon.
President Byrnc and Charley Ebbetts have
been hard AZ work on the schedule for sew
| eral weeks and have the work nearly fln-
! ished. The Schedule Committee Will meet
closely followed by the convening OF the
League magnates by President Nick Young
Tor the annual Spring meeting. The ques-
tion OF the finnl disposal OF disputed players
will be settled at this latter meeting.
Manager W. A. Brady, who is looking out
| for the interests Of PugilisL Jim COrbett, Is
suffering frt IN severe injury to his leg, re-
ceived on recent trip TO Boston. He has
been confined to his bed several days. Not
withsta ndlng his hurt he has been COmplet-
ing the arrangements for Corbetts exhibit
tiOn. which will be given ut Madison square
Garden tomorrow night.
Said he this morning: 1--WE will have three
good men on hand a. the time appointed to
stand UP before Corbett. Lann1n and
Monohan have been signed already. We will
not decide upon the third man until a few
hours before the show begins Several good
lighters have expressed their Willingness to
meet Corbett. have no tears at all but that
faction OF the spectators. He may not knock
out Il single man, but he will leave them all
in a condition where another punch would
DominlcH McCafrrey says that he Will not
be ono OF CorbcttS opponents.
A benefit will be given Prof. McDermot',
the pugilist, at the Brooklyn AthenRum to-
night. There will be sparring exhibitions by
several wel.known boxers. Tie feature ul
the show will be n bout between Tom Forest
OF Sheepsheud Bay, and Prof. Whitney. The
neil are OF the old school, and are lorty-nVe
and sixty years or age, respectively. Walter
Haligan, who is SON to meet Jimmy Lynch
In ten-round contest, Will meet Willie Clark
for three rounds.
Ike Weir, the Belfast spider, did not meet
George uOpan at the recent exhibition given
at the Manhattan Athletic club house. 1t Is
, claimed that Weir wanted $500 purse tor q
six-round bout with Hogan. The managers
refused to give IL. Weir and Hogan Will meet
at the Ioiice Gdzexa onice tomorrow witt
their hackers to arrange match Tor hnlsl
fight for $500 u side and Il side bet OF the
same amount.
, The recent professional boxing show giver
, py the New York Athletic Club was SO favor
ably received by the members that 1t has beer
decided TO hold another next month Prof
Butler VIII have charge as usual, and is al
ready on the look out Tor desirable material
The Manhattan Athletic club has beer
selected to give the annual speed skating
, cham mpionships OF the National Amateur
skating Association. The contests will occu
at Newburg on WashingtOn's Birthday. The
entries will close at the NJ. A. Z. club-houS'
on Feb. 10.
The Secretary OF the National Cross Coun
try Association says that the captains o
cross-country teams must send In the name
drawn before Feb. 20. Otherwise their en-
tries will not be accepted.
The bout between Hugh O'Neil, OF III,
Scots, and NJ. Sheriden, OF the Waynes, VII
be the feature OF the boxing stag to be givel
by the scottish. American Athletic club a
It's rooms tonight The programme contain
: the names OF some twenty contestants.