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

1894 Is onlyt wenty-four hours away. The
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. II
one were 20 draw n 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 It so attractive
With the possible exception OF Balti-
more, the opening of the season finds the
clubs about evenly matched as to con-
dtion. The New York Club, seventeen
strong. leaves at 2 o'clock this afternoon
for Baltimore. The delegation of rooters
leaves at 7.30 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
aySrase neght 5 weight snn ana age OF the
timore tomorrow Is as follows: Height,
6.9; age, p; weight l75 IL. The aver
ages OF the other teams. excepting Bal
timore, of which there is no record fol-
| lows:
nrooklyn-5.s. 81 Ia, III.
| BOStOn--5.I, % l-2 lS
| Washinston--5.a l-2, 20, I67
pittsburg-Ss. 20. l6l.
cissfs"ar1;s; cissinn"nLs's q y iIa iSi H.
Lonisvile--5s. 81 10, IFS.
ST. Louis-5.s. q, l7O.
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
hnished his training and Will spend the
night nj this city He will leave for
1 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 fit as trainers skill can make
him. This contest has probably created
more talk In sporting circles than any
the days of Coney Island. Preparations
are being made by John Eckhardt, to
carry over a big party on his train to-
morrow morning Among, those who
Al Smith, Jim Wakely. Phil Lynch. p.
J. Donohue. Teddy Foley, Johnny Ryan.
I'd stoddard, sieg Tynberg, jr.,, Jack
sf TSorsyp sSpsssG sG Hynes asy Ffsa
raj, Joe Nendig, and Phil Dwyer. The
party will leave the Grand Central De-
pot at 10 o'clock A. NJ; Persons, who
have not yet bought tickets can obtain
| 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 30. Six bouts. each Of six rounds
duration, will be decided. The manage
| ment Is trying to secure Critic and an
other featherweight as an attraction.
| Among the bouts already arranged are:
owen Zeigler. Of Philadelphia. and Hugh
Winters. of Brooklyn: Bull, Mccarthy,
| Df philaIplnhin and "Mike' Harris nt
this city
Tim Murphy. the ex-champ!on ban;
tam-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
has been promised another chance tt
face Dixon II he vanquishes the mar
who knocked the latter out.
The following men have been meas
ired for suits for the Harvard Baseball
team: Wiggin, Highlands. Ames an!
catchers; Dickinsin. first base; White
more. second base: Stevenson, short
stop: Cook. third base; Paine, Winslov
and Hapgood, outtielders.
fielder of the Yale University nine, broke
his ankle while sliding to a base in prac
tice on the Yale field yesterday after
noon. He may not be able to play agaii
this season and his absence will weaker
the team Taylor, newman will TAKE
his place.
In response to a call by Capt Clarl
thirteen men made application for posi-
tions IN the Harvard cricket team yes
played in former years. and the pros
Iects OF strong team are excellent
'hkN mr. TarN m I'M Tn.1tfl lot
Whitall ,94; r. Logan, 81: Meade. '97
sehooi, Bent 90; woodmnn, %
Mathews, '96: also Curtis, 81. and Pool
93, captain Of las; years team.
University oarsmen still at Yale, to rov
against the regular varsity eight 70
practise. Paine. Goetchius., Rogers
Will be held on Lake Whitney May Il.
Frank Craig says he will accept tn
challenge of Peter Burns for a limite'
round go at Lenox Lyceum April %. II
will be ready to meet Burns tomorrow
afternoon TO post forfeit.
The postponed final bouts OF the Pros
pect Athletic Club amateur boxini
Assembly Rooms, Long Island City
April q.
|
The formal installation of officers o
the. Pastime Athletic Club will tax
P place at the club-rooms, 100 East Sixty
NTH street, next Saturday evening.
MaXey More will referee the bouts @
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