The evening world., 1894-04-18
LEAGUE OPEN|NG 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. II
one were to draw 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-
dition. 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
average height, weight and age OF the
team which will take the field aginst Bal
timorc tomorrow Is as follows: Height,
| so; age, 27: weight, l75 IL. The aver
| ages OF the other teams, excepting Bal
timore. of which there is no record, fol-
| lows:
| Brooklyn-5s 81 Ia. III.
Phliadephla-5.7. 2s ia, i67.
washnston-5.9 L. rs. l67.
| Cleveland SIS 70. ne Ia
| Cincinna,i-5S q. 1871.
| Louisvile-59. 81 IL. l7s.
St LOuis-S.S. q. 10.
Tom Tracy, the Australian welter-
weight pugilist, who 10 to meet Joe
Waleott tomorrow night under the aus
| pieces of the Crib Club. in Boston. has
finished his training and will spend the
night nj this city. lie will leave for
| 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 as At as trainers skill can make
| him. This contest has probably created
pugllistic event in this vicinity since
the days OF Coney Island. Preparations
are being made by John Eckhardt, to
morrow morning. Among, those who
are expected to witness the fight are
Al Smith, Jim Wakely, Phil Lynch. p.
Ed stoddard, sieg Tynberg. IT,, Jack
Charles Thorley, Sol Hynes. Fred Ia
party will leave the Grand Central De
pot at 10 o'clock A. M: Persons who
have not yet bought tickets can obtain
them from Eckhardt at the depot before
| Tie Train otdItS.
There seems to no end Of professional
boxing shows. Another is now billed to
take. place in the Lenox Lyceum or
| April 30. Six bouts, each of six rounds
duration, will be decided. The manage.
ment is trying to secure Critic and an
other feather-weight as an attraction
owen zeigler, of philadelphia and Hugh
Winters, of Brooklyn; Bull Mccarthy
Of Philadelphia, and Mike" Harris. O
this city.
tam-weight boxer. has been matched
to spar Frank Patterson six rounds a
Grand Central Palace on April %. Ed
Is to fbe meet the
has been promised another chance t
face Dixon II he .vanquishes the mai
who knocked the latter out.
The. following men have been meas
ured for suits for the Harvard Baseball
team: Wiggin, Highlands. Ames an.
Perry pitchers; OMalley and Scannell
catchers; Dickinsin. first base; White
stop; Cook third base; Paine. Winslov
and Hapgood. outfelders.
A. A. Bigelow, the hard-hitting out
fielder of the Yale University nine, brok
his ankle while sliding to base in prac
|
noon. He may not be able to play agail
this season and his absence will weaker
the team. Taylor. new man. will TAX
his place.
In response to a call by Capt. Clar
thirteen men made applica ton for pos!
lions On the Harvard cricket team zee
teruay afternoon. All but two ha
played in former years. and the pros
pects Of a strong team are excellent
The most prominent candidates are
Whtall, -; +. Logan 81: Meade, '97
School, Bent. 90; woodmon, 8;
Mathews, 'sS: also Curtis, '95. and Poo
93. captain Of last years team.
A crew may be selected from the Ell
against The regular s VARSITY rs a eight fo
practise. Paine. Goetchius., Rogers
. Mcssler,. .Kl!mpke. Haskell and Howlan
are available. The Spring class regett
will be held on Lake Whitney May u.
challenge Of Peter Burns for a Unite
will be ready to meet Burns to-morro'
afternoon to post forfeit.
The postponed final bouts Of the Pros
pect Athletic Club amateur boXin
tournament will be decided at Wokal
Assembly Rooms. Long Island Cit,
r April p.
r The formal installation Of officers g
the Pastime Athletic Club will TAX
nth street. next Saturday evening.
; Maxey More will referee the bouts
Avoid Risk Of Poor CaIisaya by Gettiu
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