The evening world., 1894-04-18
LEAGUE OPENING TOMORROW
Interesting Statistics Regarding
All the Clubs but Baltimore.
Tracy walcott Affair Tomorrow
Night-sporting Gossip.

schedule for the opening games Is as fol-
/ lows: New York at Baltimore, Brook
lyn at Boston, Philadelphia at Washing
ton. Chicago at Cincinnati, Cleveland at
| Louisville and Pittsburg at st. Louis. If
| one were to draw a ring around the
first named club in each case he might
have all the winners. That's an illus
| tration of the uncertainty OF the ma
| tional game that makes 1t so attractive.
With the possible exception OF Balti-
more. the opening OF the season finds the
clubs about evenly matched as to con-
dition. The New York Club, seventeen
strong, leaves at 2 o'clock this afternoon
for Baltimore. The delegation of rooters
leaves at 7.3O tomorrow morning over
the Pennsylvania road.
As statistics seem to be the thing now
adays, her are some which, while they
demonstrate nothing. will be interesting
In this period OF baseball revival The
average height, weight and age of the
team which will take the field aginst Bal
timore tomorrow is as follows Height,
90; age, q; weight. i75 l-2. The aver
ages. OF the other teams, excepting Bal
timore, of which there is no record, fol-
lows:
| nrooklyn--5.s 81 i.2. i'll
| Ihiladephia-5.7. 2e l-2. ls7.
Washngton-5.s Ii! 20, 1877.
risYaISns-ss ris,,SISrs-ig, % g. Isl g,
cincinna'-5.s cff = y. Isl i6i. '-E
| Lonisyile-b9, 81 l-2, 17s.
st, Louis-SS. 81 100.
Tom, Tracy, the Australian welter-
weight pugilist, who is TO meet Joe
| Walcott tomorrow night under the aus
| pices of the Cribb Club, in Boston. has
finished his training and will spend the
| tNi. rltt 10. Itt
/ Boston tomorrow morning under the
care of Dan Creedon and Arthur Walk
er. his trainers and seconds. Tracy has
been doing hard work for the past four
weeks at Asbury Park, and is said to
be rs Mt as trainers skill can make
him. This contest has probably created
,;, more, tax In sporting circles than any
are being made by John Eckhardt, to
carry over big party on his train to
morrow morning. Among, those who
Al Smith, Jim Wakely, Phil Lynch. p.
ed stoddard, Sieg Tynberg, jr., Jack
Charles TSoriey,' 'a' Sol Hynes' Fred Ia.
raj, Joe Vendig, and Phil Dwyer. The
| party will leave the Grand Central De-
at not 10 9eSok A. Nj
| them from Eckhardt at the depot before
the train starts.
|
There seems to no end Of professional
boxing shows Another is now billed to
take place In the Lenox Lyceum on
April 80 Six bouts. each OF six rounds
duration, will be decided. The manage
ment is trying to secure Grlffo and an
| other feather weight as an attraction.
Among the bouts already arranged are:
Owen Zeigler of Philadelphia. and Hugh
of Philadelphia. and Mike" Harris, OF
| this city.
Tim Murphy. the ex-champion ban;
weight boxer has been matched
Grand Central Palace on April 2S. Ed
die Pierce. who IS to meet the Ken
lucky Rosebud" on the same evening
face Dixon II he vanquishes the man
who knocked the latter out.
The following men have been meas
ured for suits for the Harvard Baseball
team: Wggin. Highlands, Ames and
catchers: Dickinsin, first base; White
more, second base; Stevenson, short
stop; Cook, third base; Paine, Winslow
and HapSood. outtielders.
A. A. Bigeow, the hard-hitting out.
fielder of the Yale University nine broke
his ankle while sliding to a base in prac-
tice on the Yale field yesterday after
| llpOH ne may not DE dDle 10 play again
this season and his absence will weaken
the team. Taylor. a new man, will take
his place.
In response to call by Capt. Clark
thirteen men made application for posi-
tions IN the Harvard cricket team yea.
teruay srternoon All but two had
play ed In former years, and the pros
Lects of strong team are excellent
| Whitall, "a; Il. Logan 81; Meade, '97
school, bent, '9a; woodman. 80
Mathews. 90; ais, Curtis, '95. and Pool
'sS. captain OF las; years team.
A crew may be selected from the ex,
against the regular varsity eight fol
Mlessler, Kllmpke, Haskell and Rowland
are available. The Spring class regetta
Frank Craig says he will accept the
challenge OF Peter Burns for a limited
round I,.,m a. go t at LenoX Lycenm April 25 He
afternoon to post forfeit
pect Athletic Club amateur boxing
| tournament will be decided al Wokal'
|'Assembly Rooms. Long Island City
April p.
The formal installation of officers OF
the PaStime Athletic Club will take
place at the club-rooms. 100 East Sixty
fifth street, next Saturday evening.
Maxey More will referee the bouts OF
Avoid Risk Of Poor Cuiisayn by Grtiir,