The evening world., 1894-04-18
LEAGUE 0PEA|NG TOMORROW
Interesting Statistics Regarding
All the Clubs but Baltimore.
Tracy-Walcott Affair Tomorrow
Night-sporting Gossip.

scheuuie LOT tne opening games Is as 1ol-
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 II 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 73O 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,
69; age, "a; weight, 175 l-2 The aver
ages Of the other teams, excepting Bal
timore. OF which there is no record, fol-
lows:
| Brookiyn-5.s II Ia III.
PLhilsdelphlaI5;7 % ia. 1877
Mnshington-b.s l-2. 26. ls7.
| Pittsburg-6.s, rs, lsl
| Cleveland-5.s. 20. l72 Ia.
Cincinnau-6.S, q. lsl.
Louisyllie-5.s. 81 IL. 49,
St. Louis-6s. 27. 100.
Tom Tracy, the Australian welter-
weight pugilist. who is to meet Joe
pices of the Cribb Club, in Boston, has
night nj III this aS city fa He Will Will fesHe esVe or 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
him. This contest has probably created
more talk In sporting circles than any
puglistic event in this vicinity since
Being made by John es
carry over big party on his train to-
morrow morning. Among those who
are expected to witness the fight are
]. Donohue. Teddy Foley, Johnny Ryan.
Ed Stoddard, Sieg Tynberg, jr.. Jack
Price, 'ake shipsey, ,Davey johnson.
raj, Joe ,yendig. 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
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
other feather-weight as an attraction.
Among the bouts already arranged are:
Owen Zeigler, of Philadelphia. and Hugh
Winters. Of Brooklyn; Bull" Mccarthy.
this city.
Tim Murphy, the ex-champion BAN
tam-weiEht 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: Wiggin. Highlands, Ames and
catchers; Dickinsin, first base; White
more, second base: Stevenson. short
stop: Cook. third base Paine, Winslow
and Hapgood. outfielders.
fielder OF the Yale University nine. broke
his ankle while sliding to a base in prac-
tice on the Yale field yesterday after
ae may be aSe to Pay
1
the team Taylor, a new man, will take
his place.
In response to n call by Capt. Clark
| thirteen men made application for posi-
tions on the Harvard cricket team yes
teruay afternoon. All but two had
played in former years. and the pros
rects of a strong team are excellent.
The most prominent candidates are;
Dupont, '97: Parker, 81: Kenney. Law
School, Bent, '93; Woodman. 30;
Mathews, '96; also Curtis. '95 and Pool.
49, captain Of last years team.
A crew may be selected from the ex-
University oarsmen still at Yale, to row
against the regular varsity eight for
practise. Paine. Goetchius. Rogers,
Messler, Klimpke. Haskell and Howland
are available The Spring class regetta
will be held on Lake Whitney May IL.
Frank Craig says he will accept the
challenge of Peter Burns for a. limited
will be ready to meet Burns tomorrow
afternoon to post forfeit.
pect Athletic Club amateur boxing
tournament will be decided at Wokals 8
Assembly Rooms, Long Island City.
April 2l.
The formal installation OF officers of
the Pastime Athletic Club will take
| place at the club-rooms, lG0 East Sixty
fifth street, next Saturday evening.
Maxey More Will referee the bouts of