The evening world., 1894-04-05
HOW DOES FARRELL FIGURE?
It's Eard to See How the Catcher
Is Worth More Than $4,000,
Western Wheclmcn Sore Over Shcri-
dams Defcat-Sporting Gossip.

1t is considerable Of n problem to those
who follow the baseball movement in
this city to try to figure out what process
of reasoning Catcher Farrell goes through
to estimate his value to the New York
Baseball club at 5000. II Farrell would
play with New York he would receive a
remuneration of 5 $500, which is as much
as the highest priced man on the team
gets, with the possible exception Of Ward
and Rusic. Ward is paid for his COM
bined services as payer and manager,
and liusic. being the best pitcher In the
League. is evidently worth more to the
club than Farrell. such men ~ George
Davis, Van Haltren. Herman and others
who play at every game and are hard hit
tiers, are worth Just as much as Farrell.
and 1t would be an injustice To them AZ
wei as Il poor business procedure to pay
Farrell 80 much more.
The argument that Farrell got 5000
from Washington last year and, there
fore. should get that amount b"r' Will
not do. Farrell became INDISPENSABLE
to the senators last year, He dil all
the catching. thereby saving another
c%atcher's salary. But he would not have
been asked to catch every game or even
every other game here. Furthermore,
according to I~rcnsur"r Talcn,t' ne was
10 receive hut NE,bNN from Washington
this year. All things considered, II Is
difficult to see that Farrell has a leg
to tand on. lie Is Il line BAN player.
and it is to be hoped that he viii turn
called for advice of some of his New
England friends. and sign with the New
iorks. 1t Is to be further hoped that
the New. York 1t Will stick to thc
stand II has taken in the matter. Nc
Mahon is Il pretty good catcher him
self.
Western wheelmen are sore over the
defeat of Sheridan for the Presidency
of the League of American Wheelmcn,
and many complaints are heard. A
Western bicyclist says tina it is now
probable that the Michigan Division.
II, a. w. politics WI h%vs a bearing
greater than has ever been supposed.
The formation of Il Western League
Of whcelnen Is now being agitated.
treatment at the hands Of Eastern
moguls. LusCOmh's treatment of Michi-
gan, his treatment of Potter and the
overthrow of the West in the defeat Of
tending towards the formation Of a
Western League, and something definite
Is likely to turn up soon.
When Jim Corbctt was asked recently
II his fight with jackson III they fought
WOuII Dt MS llSt one, ne Sull. Il cannot
tell at present whether 1t will or will not
be. That depends upon the future. If !
see a chance to make some money |
certainly shall not refuse, not at least
young. strong and improving every day.
SO far as my battle with jackson il
concerned, | am frank enough to state,
without egotism. ! hardly think he has n
for so believing. and my reasons are
based on form. So far as all this talk
about n large number of people believing
Jackson will defeat me IL concerned, |
Will give any man 500 In each 81 900 of Il
wager he can get me in hat direction"
Brooklyn sports are all on the qui vive
over the four-round contest between
Jimmy Carroll and Billy Mccarthy. to
take place at John Eckhardt's show at
Carroll is a great tavorite over there.
and his friends propose to try to get
a match for him with Creelon, IL he Is
successful with Mccarthy. something
they slon't doubt for a minlre' There
Is considerable desire in these parts to
see carroll box, as he has SPARED hut
little In this section IF the country.
Eckhardt's Office, at 1877 Broadway. is
being besieged with pUgiliSts seeking
engagements, but his Programme is
completed.
Sporting men who have seer Critic box
i'''A Nv NV "a FIld'l' liz p'Hl VI lilt ar
rangem"nt when he made his eight
round match with johnny Griffin at
catch weights. Critic has always had
great advantage in weight over the
feather-weight fraternity. He looked
bigger than l.avigne when tn" two met
at l26 pounds. CRITICS weight has always
been something OF a mystery. which, it
Is thought, is for the purpose OF en-
abling Critic to pick up good things at
catch weights.
The Columbia Athletic Club will hold
n limited-rounl professional boxing
show at Grand Contra. Palac April IL.
There will be six special bouts. all at
six rounds. The following pairs have
been signed up to date: Al. O'I5ricn, of
Philadelphia, vs.. Joe Harmon, Of
New York: Eddie Loehcr. OF brooklyn,
VS.. George Siddons; Sam Kelly. West
Side Athletic club, VS.. Bob Cunningham,
downtown Athletic Club.
The Princeton and Columbia baseball
teams, which are to play ut Manhattan
Field this afternoon, Will be present in
n body at the performance of Joan of
Arc now being given by the Columbia
College Musical Society at the Manha
tan Athletic Club Theatre this even
Ing.
The University of PENNSYLVANIA IL con-
sid"red to have the hardest hitting team
OF any of the colleges.
Zimmerman, the bicyclist. has settled