The evening world., 1892-02-15
SP0RT|MG News AND NOTES.
Local Managers Getting Ready
for the Baseball Season.
Dominick McCsfYrey Decides Not to
Risk u Go with Corbett.

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inE boards at the Polo Grounds and In East
tic patrons OF the National game. The re-
spective managers OF the Giants ard Bride
grooms have begun the work OF signing their
men for tine coming season and the teams
will be put at practice.
johnny ward, OF the Brooklyns, has been
away from the seat OF war for long time
ana is somewhat out OF touch with the situa-
tion as viewed from Brooklyn standpoint.
President Byrne has kept things so well In
hand, however, that 1t will be O comparatively
easy matter for Ward to round up his players.
The ball-tossers will flnd that the salary
list has been put through the shrinking
process when they come to afflx 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. MIR. Powers says that
the vacancies which now exist behind the
bat and Mt second base will be filled by Iirst-
class men.
President Byrne and Charley Ebbetts have
been hard at work on the schedule for sew
eral weeks and have the work nearly fiti-
ished. The Schedule Committee will meet
within week or two. This meeting will be
closely followed by the convening OF the
League magnates by President Nick Young
for the annual Spring meeting. The ques-
tion OF the mai disposal OF disputed players
will be settled at this latter meeting.
Manager w. A. Brady, who is looking out
for the interests OF Pugilist Jim Corbett, Is
suffering from severe Injury to his leg, re-
ceived on o recent trip TO Boston. He has
been confined to his bed several days. Not
withstanding his hurt he has been complet-
ing the arrangements for Corbetts exhibi-
tion. which will be given at Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night.
said he this morning: We will have three
good men on hand at the time appointed to
stand up before areadn annSR S1H
| not decide upon the third man until a few
hours before the show begins Several good
| lighters have expressed their Willingness tc
| meet Corbett. Ihave no fears at all but that
Jim will turn down his men to the salts.
| faction OF the spectators He may not knock
out single man, but he will leave them al
In a condition where another punch would
settle them"
DominicK Mccartney says that he will no,
be one Of Corbetts oponents.
A benent will be given Prof. McDermott
the pugilist, at the Brooklyn Athcn9um to
several well-known boxers. The feature o
the show will be bout between Tom Forest
OF Sheepshead Hay, and Prof. whitney. Th'
men are of the old school. and are forty-fiv
and sixty years OF age, respectively. Waite
Halligan, who is SOON to meet Jimmy Lyncl
in ten-round contest, will meet Willie Clan
for three rounds.
Ike Weir, the Belfast Spider, did not NEE
| r. ~ HOVa the recent exhibition ptyel
at the Manhattan Athletic Club house. IT
claimed that Weir wanted $500 purse for
six-round bout with Hogan. The manager
; refused TO give 1t. Weir and Hogan viii mee
: at the Iolfce Gdzex. ONCE tomorrow wit
their hackers to arrange a match for fnis
night for $500 side and side bet OF tn
. same amount.
Q The recent professional boxing show give
. py the New York Athletic Club was so 1avol
: ably received by the members that 1t has bee
decided to hold another next month. Pro
Butler will have charge as usual, and IL a
ready on the look out Tor desirable msteria
The Manhattan Athletic club has bee
selected to give the annual speed sRatin
r skating Association: The contests VIII occu
l at Newburg on Washington's Birthday. Tn
entries Will close at the NJ. A. Z. club-hous
on Feb. 10.
The Secretary OF the National Cross Cour
try Association says that the captains
teams s mus. S senu sas m she rii mans
drawn before Feb. 30. Otherwise their ei
tries will not be accepted.
The bout between Hugh o'Neil. OF th
G Scots, and M. Sheriden, OF the Waynes, wi
BY the scottish American Athletic club
e It's rooms tonight. The programme contain
: the names OF some twenty contestants.