The evening world., 1893-05-20
sPORT|NG NEWS AAO NOTES.
King" Kelly Will Join the New
York Team Next Monday.
Philadelphia Amateur mining
Club Forced to tho Wall.

singing They're after me" for weeks, and
he hasn't been far out Of the way, either. He
Is the individual the New York team requ red,
and now they have him. Michael J. is an ex-
ceptlopaily lucky fellow. lie played last and
loose with all prof. lositions advanced by Man.
ag,r John Ward. and absolutely refused to
PLY in any OF the preliminary games Al all.
virtually, his answer was: all. play ball
when 1t suits me- so the season began, and
"kel" was doing his variety turn In Western
vaudeville houses, anI 1t was q pretty
"yellow" act AZ that. But he'd have no
baseball in his until he had played all the
bookings he had made. Then the New Yorks
began to lose games and topple down the
per centage column with amazing rapidity.
Something had to be done, aud after two
or three players were notified to hand in
their mustcring.out papers, new ones were
enlisted. Kelly was invited to come to tho
New iorks aid. Generous Michael j. did SO,
and oh with such self-sacrincing air. He
ctually cancelled q few concert.hall dates
"Over the Rhine" in Cincinnati, and said
he would report for duty on Monday. How
the exuberant Kel" must have laughed In
his sleeve when he was impiored TO fee to
the metropolis and succor the despairing
Giants. But after all Kelly is n genuine tonic
in a weak team, and he will brace them up
wonderfully. Losing games rs regularly as
were the New Yorks, 1t became q matter OF
serious import how to round up into winning
form. The public has been extremely fickle
In its attentions to baseball, and the game
would have been given tho cold shoulder II
the team hadn't been revamped and a
winning streak caught. Ed Crane is to be
released II he doesn't put on the brakes, and at
the same time hit up higher grace OF speed.
The next lew weeks to the New Iorks mean
great deal. They will play for a month
consecutively on the Polo Grounds, and II
they only manage to rake on decent per-
centage OF victories they are sure TO be lib
tow ard the top row In the record column and
the rare old days OF 1889 Will be duplicated
once again. The Giants and Washington
play on the Polo Grounds this afternoon.
Not a few Of the New York sporting men
will De surprized TO hear that the Philadelphia
Amateur Swimming Club has been forced TO
wall, and to-day II is being sold out a Ia the
Manhattan A. C. under the sherirls hammer.
This Is the story Of the collapse as rtcited in
James II. Sterrett and few swimming en-
tnusiasts founded the Club, intending that II
should ee for swimming pure and simple. AS
ingly for some time and gradually waxed
strong. Then the A. c. s. N. decided to raise
the dues OF the Navy to e4o per annum. At
this time there were several members OF the
A. L. ). n. who were termed athletic men,
bcrs, that Is to say, they received q rebate
on their dues reducing their actual
payments TO about tl2 year. When the
became dissatisfied and decided to resign.
Linking thelnsel yes with one or two defeated
candidates for ofiice, they approached the
swimming club and represented to 1t the
an athletic department to its organization.
Their propositions were accepted.
Then the Philadelphia Amateur Swimming
bers were taken In on all sides the initia-
tion fec and dues were merely nominal-and
tho Club experienced as wonderful a growth
ssrria as .ho psopnets Is Tourd. The management,
tracted heavy debts which II had no means
OF nqnidating. and the end came q few days
ago, when Messrs. Bailey. Banks q biddle,
sued for the cost OF medals supplied
to the CLUB for one Of i.s championship meet
inga Finding that the evil day could no
cided to confess judgment to ClifYord Wilso n,
OF the firm OF Wilson 4 Son. who had n itt ed
up the CLUBHOUSE and was one OF the cubs
heaviest creditors IL Is the object of the
present management to purchase the title
and interests, II possible, and to endeavor TO
reorgani2e.
A boxing match has been arranged bet ween
Billy Murphy and Johnny Van lieest, to take
place In the Philadelphia A. c. in the near
future. IL ought to make an Interesting
match, Van ueest is so short and CHUNKY,
while Murphy is elongated and attenuated.
John L. sullivan has sued his publisher,
James A. Hearn, OF Boston, for an accounting
of the profits from the sale OF his auto Uiog-
raphy. uearn retal1ates with a suit for
money loaned TO sullivan. Perhaps II the
case Is heard It will be known who wrote
suliy's autobiography.
Billy Madden is hustling for q match for
the latest acquisition to his pugllistic stan,
George Dawson, OF Australia. johnny Reagan
10 said 70 be signed 10 meet Dawson late in
June. Horace Leeds Is also after Dawson,
and out Of 1t all Madden ought TO fnd the
Billy Is an expert on selecting soft snaps
Sidney Thomas, the great English runner,
who ran In this country under the Cherry
Diamond ColOrs, lowered the worlds record
for four miles when he covered the distance
May at the Essex Beagles meeting in Lon.
don In 10 minutes, 80 10 seconds, beating
W. q. Georges record by 80 OF second.
The Amateur Baseball League met yester.
day, but the much disputed question as To
for 1899 was again side-tracked. Arbitra-
tors are expected 10 render final decision
next Saturday.
At last third ball game has been arranged
In the championship series between Yale and
Harvard, In case OF q tie, and II will be played
In this city on July ].