The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-05
Eagle Sporting Notes.

In the opening game at Philadelphia
90, 900 people witnessed New York
wipe them UP.
More rain, more rest" is applicable
to most Of the league players in the
east for the last few days.
That cracker-jack of pitchers of
years ago, Tony Mullane, is playing
with st. Paul this season.
The Southern and Texas league clubs
have been playing some very interest
ing games and are drawing good
crowds.
The Bostons surely had on their bat
ting sweaters in the game with WASH
ington on Friday. Just think OF it.
Five home runs in one game.
Some Philadelphia optican has been
operating on the Phillies' eyes, as they
are sorter getting to see the "Spauld-
ing sphere" as it shoots over the plate.
What an umpire Mrs. Lease. would
the slang of the average baseball
| cracker would bring down the
crowd.
Hart of Pittsburg, Smith Of the Phil
lies, Phillips of Cincinnati and Hoffer
of Baltimore, seem to be the best
finds in the pitching department
this season
Steve O'Donnell is training con-
scientiously for his bout with Jake Kill
rain at the Seaside Athletic club,
Coney Island, on Monday night, and
feels confident of winning.
What's the matter with the Oklahoma
league this season. Can't Oklahoma
City, Guthrie, Perry and Kingfisher get
up some sort of teams and keep UP an
interest in our national game.
Old Pete Browning is holding him.
self for too big a salary. Consequently
he is doing nothing, and is likely to dc
so for sometime unless he is willing to
take salary for what he is worth.
President Young Of the National
league has got his hands full with his
umpireS this season. The decisions OF
the umpires under the new rules are
mostly being appealed to President
Young.
The New York senate judiciary COM
mittee has decided to report favorably
the Horton anti-sparrtng bill in the
shape which il passed the assembly
early in the season. This will give
boxing a black eye in that state.
The Wester league ponies are now
on the first quarter Of thier campaign
race, and as usual are playing good
ball The National league managers
watch their players with an eagle eye,
and each year they grab many of their
good players.
Poor driving is the ruination of a
great many fine horses, this thing of
giving a young horse a mark of. say
PIPE or 2:15 in a race, when the race
could be won in 2:25 and keep the horse
where he belongs, instead of putting
them in company that is too fast for
them.
The English sports say Simons is a
great Jock" but they don't like style
of riding. Starts with his Knees well
up toward his mouth and finishes in
the same position. What's the differ
ence if he stands on his head and holds
the reins in his mouth, and wins the
race? Simons rides 10 win. regardless
of style.
The Kentucky Derby will be run at
Louisville tomorrow. Derby day al
Louisville is always a gala day. The
grand stand will be crowded with Ken
tucky's pride, beautiful women and
their gallant beaus. The field being
free it will be crowded TO suffocation.
May the race be a fair one, and the best
horse win is the Kentucky yell"
Late statistics from Washington
show a most gratifying increase in the
export trade of horses. In January OF
this year S4S horses were exported, val
ueG at S2l3. 003. against 2S7, valued al
S4a. sos, in the same month last year.
Taking the last seven months, the eX-
ports were 5,I05 head. worth S919,SIO;
as against 2210 head. worth $519, S39, of
the same period of the year before. If
this keeps up, the average for this
wear Will be over 10000 head, worth
about 100000.