The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-16
SPORTING GOSSIP,

The annual meeting of the Eastern
league will be held Dec. 8.
The Washington Base Ball club has se-
cured a promising young player of New
Orleans. He is an infielder
Captain Anson has secured Second Base
man Stewart, Of this years Sioux Citys,
He says he has in Stewart the finest sec
ond baseman in the land, bar none.
President Powers has eight applications
for the Allentown vacancy in the East
ern league. Toronto will probably get It.
Either Jack Chapman or A. C. Bucken-
berg will get the Toronto franchise.
Last year the Yale college nine re-
fused to play the New Yorks at the Polo
ground. They are the first team to make
date with the New Yorks for 1895. They
play the giants in New York April 10.
Loiu Hinkey promises to make as
great a record on the gridiron as his ia
nous brother. In the game with Lehigh
Saturday, young Hinkey tackled clev-
erly and was always there at the proper
time.
Harvard foot ball players are prac-
ticing tackling on a dummy, which may
be a good thing In Its way, but Harvard
will not have dummies to tackle when she
meets Yale and the University of Penn
sylvania. ,
Captain Anson and President Hart an
nounce that they have signed every one
of their last years players. They were
signed in one day. Dahlen, Kittridge and
several others signed their contracts with
out reading them.
Hugh Duffy says he will play with the
Boston league team next year. "That lit
tie fellow heads the league, does hep
said Anson, looking at Hugh. "Welb how
the dickens can he beat man of my size
Is what don't understand"
ANDY Bowen, the lightweight cham
plon of louisiana has left New Orleans
for Tybee Island, Ca, where he will &c
into training, with Jack Dempsey as his
tutor, for his coming fight with kid
Lavigne before the Auditorium club on
Dec. IL.
The Mercury Wheel club will hold cen.
tury run on Nov. 25. The route will be
over the Jericho road to Hicksvllle and
Farmingdale, thence to Babylon for din
ner and to jamaica via the Merrick boule.
ward. Those who finish will be awarded
century medals.
The Bostons have signed Leftheldel
James Collins, of the Buffalos, of last
season. He Is heavy hitter, fine fielder
and weighs about 40 pounds. Collins is
20 years old, Is the son of Buffalo police
captain, and had batting average last
year of 4.a per cent.
President johnson, of the Western
league, says that every club in the cir.
cult, except Milwaukee, made money last
season. They had $4,000 in the reserve
fund at the end of the year-S20, 900 was
divided and $1,000 retained. Sioux Cit,
will be dropped next season and elthol
Omaha or St. Paul taken In.
Henry Schmehl, the Chicago pedestrian
has accepted Edward Payson Weston's
terms for six days walking match tC
take place at Rochester, N. Y, or New.
ark, n. j., providing that Weston will
make the stake $1,000 instead of $500
Schmehl is willing TO walk In Chicago fol
$500, but will not come east for less thar
| $1,000.
A pigeon shooting match has been ar.
ranged between Captain j, l.. Brewer, OF
New York, who claims the title of cham
pion wing shot Of the world, and j. A. r
Elliott of Kansas City, champion OF
America. The match will be at 200 bird,
each, for $500 a side and will be shot al
Burnside, Nov. II, DR.. Carver challenged
Elliott to shoot at 100 birds a day for lO
consecutive days, Sundays excepted, fol-
$3.50 side each day. money to be posted
| twenty-four hours In advance and for
| feited on failure to carry out the terms Of
the agreement. Elliott declined.