The evening world., 1894-05-04
.MAs NEsTERVELT Ratified?
The Pitcher Says He Was All
\ Right in the Unlucky Ninth.
Declar ations for the Kenturky Derby
gi Sporting Notes.

Huyler westervelt, the young pitcher
whom Treasurer Talcott persuaded tt
forsake the amateur ranks for his pro
fessional league team. would have giVer
worlds to have had the New Yorks wiz
yesterday 1t was Westervelts first full
professional game in his own town, and
4 q big crowd OF his old friends "on the
e street" (Huyler having been employed
IN Deacon Whites ofiice) sat on the
bleacheries roofing in dead earnest for
him. The young pitcher was dis
consolate, and assured n friend who
accompanied him downtown that he
{ wasn't Srattled in that fatal ninth
inning. However that may be. he was
4 batted with exasperating frequency. and
he may have been a bit dizzy when he
saw Burke. pirouette all around Aliens
long grounder, and Davis do IA song and
dance with Hallman's musty hit. All
through the game yesterday was that
tantaiizing inability OF the New Workers
to bat the ball in the good Old way tnat
produces runs. Not a rooter on tne
bleachers yesterday but will agree that
= Westeryelt had pitched winning game
up to that nightmare OF ninth inning
time II his comrades could only have
welted weighing the way they should
!. and can, but apparently won't. why, the
Giants would have ''tow-roped" the
purpose to throw rocks at Westerveit at
this stage of the game. The boy has
Whe ea VIII hehfs fool o the M best @ of of Z EN-. He is
extremely ambitious, and II Manager
Ward said, "Huyler want you to pitch
sgsinss Boston boston tomGrro@ ,a S the ,ib yboums as
And just who will pitch against Bos-
ton is Interesting to know. Meekins
arm ~, very troublesome to him. 1t Is
mighty sore. and the last game he
worked in.i was all In all rare piece
Of luck-.for him-that New York won
y Roger Connor had the game well in
hand for New York when his peach OF
hit for three hillocks sent two runs in.
MT. Ward will not shift the bulky Con-
nor just yet.
In the opinion of great majority of
men who pose as critics OF pugilistic
sffairs Young Griffo the Australian.
can chew for his iirst appearance in
New York at Madison Square Garden,
one week from tomorrow night. He
hasn't been doing a great deal or train
ing lately, but Jerry Barnett, Johnny
German and Eddie Loeber. of Brook
lyn, who are to try not to be outpointed
hard every day preparing themselves;
Loeber has been coming on very well
OF late. The showing he made recently
In this city against George Dixon, quick
Siddons, gave his Brooklyn friends
30 much confidence In his boxing abil-
tty, that they are willing now to back
him against the remarkable colored lad
for a good-szed sum Should he make
q favorable impression in his bout with
Griffo there Is no doubt but that efforts
will be made to match him against the
winner of the Dixon-Griffo encounter,
which takes place in Boston, June 70.
The students of the University of
Pennsylvania are indignant at the at
tempt Of Manager Arthur Irwin, of the
OF Goeckie, their fine first baseman.
They say Irwin was actuated by selfish
motives and might at least have had the
ses asts 20 wef The feens araus
win Is all the more intense. because of
the heretofore. friendly relations be-
tween the professionals and the cole.
Rians. Goeckle, by the way. 10 said to
be one OF the best first basemen that
ever covered that bag He ia splendid
hitter and can go up, down and side |
ways for balls and come back with
The athletes OF the Pastime Athletic |
Club are pretty active these days, get
to make
their Club the representative one in
the metropolitan district this season, II
ossibe AmGng the msn whS may be
are Rim, Sam Liebgold, Mundle, Ryan,
Levy, kantTowtz, DemPsSey' Frnahhr Ronahhre'
oIan Murbene arIey Ahse' freeours
A. Buffalo despatch says that the
much -talked-of two-mile trotting slatch
for the Championship Of the world be-
tween c. j Hamlin',S hI,. Nightiingaale gshtin gale
OF $500 has been posted by both owners.
The conditions Will be best two in three .
the circuit races at Buffalo in August. |
Nightingale last year placed the two
mile record at ABB a. which Green.
lander later reduced to i.32. Both of |
these records were against time.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean says: "Di-
rectum. the king OF trotting stations, |
may; not be seen on the turf this year.
ca to take i1H hs pase in
the training stable Of Hickok he he fell. !
badly inturing both mis- forelegs. one |
OF them Is in such serious condition that
grave doubts are entertained as to !
whether he will be able to stand training /
this year. The report of Directum's in /
Jury comes. through The Breeder and
Sportsman
B II. Benton. for Dan Creedon, issued |
a challenge TO Bob Fitzsimmons last
night at Cincinnati to fight for the mid .
dle-weight championship of the world. |
15s pounds, allowing Fitzsimmons to
weigh at o'clock on the day of the |
contest, the match being on any terms !
Fitzsimmons may name, before the |
Olympic Club. New Orleans, or In Eng !
land. The terms of the letter are very
personal and abusive.
The following comes from Louisville. |