The evening world., 1892-01-23
SPORTING NEWS AND NOTES.
New York Directors Trying to
Get Second-Baseman Pfeffer.
Good Contests Expected at tho NJ.
AS Indoor Games Tonight.

Ever since the National League and the
American Association pooled issues the New
York management has been hard ut work
trying to regain the services Of Danny Rich
ardson, their crack second baseman. who
jumped to the Philadelphia Athletics Just be-
fore the union was consumnated. Thus far
the Efforts CT the New York people In this
direction have proved Of no avail. Richard
son has been ordered to play with
the Washington club this year.
despite the remonstrances Of the
magnates Of this city. Less than week ago
President Day said that no efforts were being
made to get any one else to cover second
base as the directors had great hopes OF OBJ
tanning Danhy's services for the season OF
1892. The magnatcs have begun to realize
the smalncSs OF the chance they have OF get
ting Richardson back, and as result Mana
ger Pat Powers left this city on Thursday
night for point In the ne;ghborhood OF Chi
cago, where he will try 20 consummate deal
that will put Fred Pfefrcr, the well-known
Chicago second basenan, into a Giant uni
form.
Manager Powers Is armed with full power
to secure Pfcfler II he can. Pfefrer was sup
posed TO have signed with Louisville for tho
coming season, but 1t IS now asserted that
this Is not the case, and several OF the New
York directors are very sanguine that Man.
ager Powers will secure the man OF his choice.
PlcTer was member OF the Chicago
Association CLUB when II was legislated
out OF existence, and he reverted to the Chi
cago League Club, from which he had jumped
at that time. Pfeirer feels rather sore at the
Chicago League people and does not desire 10
play under Anson again. he has expressed
himself as anxious to come to this city.
New York had vastly more chance OF getting
him two weeks ago than 1t has now, but, not
withstanding the delay, It would not be sur
prlsing If pfefIer should finally settle down as
Giant. He Is considered to be one OF the
finest second basemen in the country, and his
services would strengthen the New I0rk team
wing for new back stop With another
good catcher and with Pfefrer at second base
the prospects Tor great baseball at the Polo
|
The finest athletic talent In the Metropoli-
tan Association OF the A. A. U. will be at
Madison Square Garden tonight to partici-
pate in the annual indoor championships OF
the association. Never before has the entry
list contained so many names. and never be-
fore have so many different clubs been repre-
sented.
The contests will begin at 8 o'clock. The
Old Guard band viii entertain the crowd with
a concert. Nearly all OF the boxes have been
sold. and the crowd that will witness the
sports is certain to be large one. The events
which will perhaps excite the greatest In
terest will be the two nile run between K. e.
Carter and Ernest HJertoerg. Walter Dohn
yard run.
Nichol and shearman are entered for the
walks. as also is Thomas Mercer, OF the
sixty-nfth Regiment Athletic Association, Of
BufIalc. Mercer has great record, and the
Buffalo delegation is confident that he Will
representing the New York and Manhattan
Athletic clubs, the Acorn Athletic Associa-
tion and the Varuna Boat Club Will be very
exciting. Chas. +. MathewsOn, President OF
the Metropolitan Association, Will be the
referee.
Billiard Chamnion Jacob Schae:er showed
his sup, rior skill last night by winning the
match with George slOsson at the Lcnox
Lyceum Tor 81 900 a side. the championship
was witnessed by 1900 persons. The game
was at the l4-lnch balk-line, 500 ponts.
schaefer opened with zeros in the frst two
innings, and slosson only made seven In the
samc time.
schaeier then forced the playing. He failed
to score In six out OF thlrty-'our inninGs. HIS
highest run was 50 and his average % 1894.
, SloSson failed to score In SIX out or thirty
, three innings. His highest run was ll0. lis
total score was j92. His average II 3l-33.
? Plncus Levy acted as referee and Budd sco-
, Held as scorer.
The outlook for skating Mt Prospec, Park,
brooklyn, this season, Is very poor indeed.
! 1he Ice on the lake is only three Inches thick
row. and 1t Is mostly .anow-ice" and very
poor. The Park ofllc.als 90 not anticipate
that there VIII re any skating on the lake
| park daily, only to go away disappointed.
The members OF the Crescent Athletic Club
OF BrooElyn take considerable pleasure in
i. progress tnat is 6eing made OH their magnin-
, cent clubhouse. The work has been pushed
rapidly. and the outlook OF having the house
is good. The movable property belonging to
the Alcyone Boat Club, which recently united
with The Crescen1s, IS being transferred to
the Crescent boat-house.
Capt Tighe, OF the varuna Boat Club, is
getting his material in hand for the coming
regatta season. Many or tho old favorites
VIII row under Varnna coors this year, and
terest manifested BY EcT men.
The Manhattan Athletic Club has given up
It's grounnS at Fiityslxth street aud Eighth
: avenue, and the Xavier Athletic club Will
try and secure the use OF them.
The Prospect Harriers VIII run over their
old course tomorrow, starting from Fourth
, avenue and siyty-nih street. The Union
Athlete club and BroOfJyn Athletic club
cross-country runners Will also gel out f.. au
airing.
According to despatch from the West,
John l.. sullivan does not seem avcrSe to ac.
, cepti0g The challcng" OF Peer Mahcr, Mad
G"n's Irish cua!npiln, II he can be
convinced that 1t has been issued IN
, good iaitlI. lie re"ardS the rhul-
ieh%e as an atL+mpt 10 gain notori"ty
ut his expense. sullivan says he can't snt
until after June In any event, and that
, Charley Johnston, Of n,CoElyn, his backcr
, and hrm friend, viii see that Mahcr and
Madden are accommodated II they mean
business. !hc general opinion aEloa" we'll
posted sporting iGcn SeCtnS 10 be that JOhu l..
I could settle Mancr with couple OF IuncheS.
4 hose sports 40 not believe the men will ever
come together.