New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-23
4 LITTLE EASEB1LL TEMPEST.
INTEREST ~ BILLIARD MATCHEs-THE coNiN"
BICYCLE EXHIBIT.

! INTEREST IN BILLIARD MAl'hES-
BICYCLE EXHIBIT.
As soon as the holidays over followers Oh odse
! ball will begin to talk in earnest about the
| chances and makeup OF the various teams h>e"
! now the players are signing contracts ana t"e
| managers are arranging Southern trips ana for
! spring games. Davis. manager OF the New
! club has gone to his home in Cohoes to spend the
! holidays. Bannon. brother OF the Boston rlsh'-
fielder Of that name Is Of the new players llkey
! to become a Giant. Bannon has done some soo'
work. and Davis believes that he VIII prove Il"
| good man for The team Davis will forward con-
tracts 10 the New-York players as soon as he ~
! turns to the city and he prefers 10 nave an ~"
players under contract before the team starts ,o'
tho South, early In March. 1t Is not dehhl'eN u'
cided yet whether the team Will 50 10 Ne"-o'
leans or TO San Antonio Tex. Davss IDEA Oh
having the preliminary season at the Polo "rouhuS'
composed almost exclusively of contests with 'he
strongest college teams. Is a good one ihose cor
lege boys always In good FORM !" t'c e''y
spring and as professionals slow beginners such
games arc well fought and interesting Two sahie'
have been arranged with tihe Yale team d' .ne
Polo Grounds for April and II. and COLUMBIA 'oi-
loge has applied for two dates Harvard i''"oe
ton PENNSYLVANIA and Cornell may also ne see"
here In April. Davis would also Ike 10 make d
three DAYS trip up the State in April playing a'
Troy and Amsterdam
The sympathy of some people VIII go out 10 "n
lam Barnie and Fred Pfener for the undesirapie
positon in which they placed regarding oaSe
ball II looks as II somebody had made mo"''a'"
on, Of A moehi and 1t is believed that both men
riu no relnstated before the season Is over. Inc
National BOARD seems to have been little 100 au'o
cratic wbi.c Pfener and Barnie have beeh 'i-'"
ylsed BARNES attack upon President byr"'' "
momher Of the board was OF those things whlc"
never do any good. and nobody probapy regrets "''
unfortunate outbreak more than Barne himseH \
calm review Of the situation suggests the IDEA thd'
the League could well AFFORD to have lgho'eu VIC
alleged association from the start IT never h"' any
stability and 10 have ignored the whole thhs "o''
have been the best plan. Pfeffer threatens TO ~
o,r,o baseball rcpor,er upon Chicago newspaper
II he does he may write some pungent articles ABOUT
! National League affairs.
Lovers Of billiards and they legion, have been
u,,cb,ne TN. outcome of the tournament between
Edward Fournu and Thomas Gallagher Win "
great deal of interest. The French champ'on a'"
the conqueror OF Ngnaux has had se'eie 70.
and I'm the eyes OF the experts ne mas uo"e So
work While Gallagher IS not in the hrs' CUES W
anywhere near IT, the Chicago veteran is soou
hui,ard rl,ver and II takes an artist with the cue
% give him n practical discount Fournh' UNe
many OF his race is nervous dashing ana r nlr.t
and vigorous in his methods ana m'9 lis strong
point Is that ne is prone to carelessness ms no can
points are his nurse play ana hiass' ,,,,ing ION
count 100 buttons ,,nns Is ierrifc III is anxious for
championship honors. and he beev.S I'M i,s ana
utied 10 Sn"" HVneric"n experts Ives. however
is the superior probably, o, NM, H,S maj and the
methodical Wosterner is at his oc.I JusI "0" ~
Ivess average IN the rsSfny s ives has
| been accused Of ack,ng that Irn1cch are zen
ment aad deilcaey on aect Sus to really great
ris~cr In a game for money Ives attehls s"iruS
70 business 9 dr b mr In private when Ives
, is giving his friends an exhibition OF u'yN tn"rna-
~ men, after the holidays at H-inch baik me o.,
| tween schaefer ives and fourn" "o"'' W
/ able as we'll as entertaining
GOOD story is told OF G orge La Cnance Ur - D,s.
awkward looking new hrst-basethan - ., vi prooklvn
/ ~ Sns a ver.iant country fellow knowing MI III
about the world at larse ana .yo less TIE Ma
,ionnl f-aaT,ic While the club had about Iouo'a
he SALARY he reccySd II lie was h hed in reserve
and he VAS seldom allowed To pay. lie ~ Tvrne
IKE mi an. s.c her@ Mr Byrne. you have treated
! me- better than ! deserve You are p"'I arm not
s soSa enough ;"r League ana Wish t tha
you would give me- my release anu W" -
Mr. Byrnc told La chance that he had ess ry I b,m
ndenee IN hi. snh,y u, %on id' r"i chance to play
regularly before long. .,.,,s FRY 70 make
4, unnl.asanf FOR a new man. particularly u ne ~,
is A young player. They realize ina, , Wv ".nrse-
au.n,lv some OF the Bridegrooms made NE I1p
! la chance rather unpleasant Sneelimft I about
eel IL
! rather mncercmoniously Finally La chance cou'I
s,and this treatment no longer. ana 'aklIss one va
/ hts ,ormentors-it big con o",''S' ~
! catcher In his arms. La Chance heli ms ' va
| ohov. his head, prepared TO thio" MN ~ "
grouud DALEY was he'd as II IN a wise am -,
other nj yers drew back In horror; ne Non"''
strength OF the youngster surprised thetl "a
Chance finally DALEY upon his iee'' anu ~
| out OF the clubhouse. No Brooklyn piaHe' ""'
bothered him since.
The members OF the New York Athletic Clup arr
sailing along In a harmonious AMI praceiu' mimi i
H. ia aid that there not likely 10 b, ah) ~,
| dssensions over the annual election loi w !"
,I,rc i'm YEAR Tn. selection OF james Nhltry 10,
,,r,..,deni has undoubte IDLY had puietlhs e.'S ~
around Mr. Whitley l. bushes. man o' :,
and ne il wonderfully popular IA me cup ~ - a..
.dmIrcr OF all sorts Of outdoor ana INDOOR SPotS 80
d. .thetlc Interests Of thu club VIII not suHrI "a
der his administration. The mlEstiri "I'"H o.
! ausnices OF the cub at the metropolitan 'p1'"
Iin,is. on TUESDAY night succc.s
,,,,. ,,-.,,,,fions are being made for The coming
c,cic show to b. held Al Madison square hliisn'
/ tn main trouble with cycling shows am touiha
,nents 10 that they ar IHpi ~ 49,
! ti.ad Tn. begin at thu ''iIiti on Ja.uh',
10 shouII be made sufficiently interesting 10 att'a
"a. general public The eAecutlN" committee ioi w
/ rnnug show seems to realize this ana 'ohPrtc,''
nr~ss representative has been engaged 10 Attenu ~
sIch matters Properly managed. tIe recon. .o"'
| unmrut al the iitrItn would nave p'cH = '.'~''-'
for th. racing was first class Tn" more recent toul
so r.nf I'm philadelphia even NOR" un"lsriy man
lei man M, on, Ia Nr~-TorA. CERTAIN 81 IN,
,,ss B riders through thef cNcesoiN" ue'hahu7 ','
In. .ltip he.