The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-02

EaSies sporting NOtess
Johnny Griffin is reported matched
| to box an unknown, near Chicago, July
10.
TUCK" Turner comes home with a
batting average of Alb. which is second
best in the league.
Dave Campbell, the well known Ore
gon middleweight, has been appointed
chief Of the Portland, Ore, fire depart
ment.
Dave Orr the hardest hitter of them
all in the American association days,
tends the 25-cent bleacher gate at the
Polo grounds in'New York.
Buck Ewing says the idea that he
threw his arm out is erroneous He
says the grip is what did the member
up by settling in his right shoulder.
Jack Dempsey the famous nonpareil,
is dangerously i'll at Eockaway Beach
n. Y, and his condition is such that
his physicians have very little hope Of
his recovery.
The Dallas club has offered $500
purse for match between George Dix
on and Billy Plimmer to take place the
night before the mill between Fitzsim-
mons and Corbett.
Arson has made but two errors in the
last thirty-eight games. In the fifty
in but eight to bat safely-a showing
few batsmen can make.
Tim Murnane rises to remark: "Bos-
ton has the strongest aggregation Of
ball players in the country, and nothing
short of sickness or poor management
can keep them from taking the penant
this season."
Charles F. Mathison, base ball editor
of the New York Evening Telegram, has
written baseball comedy drama,
which will probably be produced by one
of the leading theatrical managers the
coming season.
Samuel Fleming of Terre Haute. Ind.
has lost by death his good trotting
mare Jessie Wilkes, 2:19A, by Algeria
Wilkes, dam by Black Knight She
had fine colt about six weeks old, by
Jersey Wilkes, and a yearling by the
same sire.
Mr.. Won der Abe says that ex-Mana-
ger Buckenberger tried to govern the
St. Louis players by kindness and was
double crossed by them. This is in
measure true, as several players who
have been disipating all season have
had their offenses repeatedly condoned.
A long list Of arguments were left I'M
settled last week on account of the fail
ure Of the free-for-all contest at Red
Oak. The rain of Thursday interrupted
what promised to be a battle royal
with probably the betst field engaged
that ever faced aStarter. Such flyers
as Fantasy, Directum, Azote, and Phoe-
be Wilkes would have failed to put up
a great contest. but it was all off on ac-
count Of the rain, and there is no telling
when a field can be brought together
again, for at Red Oak they separate
and will not all come together again
until at some point down the grand cir
cult, if at all. From Red Oak Fantasy
and the balance Of the Hamlin horses
go to Minneapolis, while most Of the 9th
ers go to St Joseph, Mo. The following
week most of them will meet again at
Lacrosse. but 1t will be doubtful if
there are as many Of the good ones
ready for the word as there were at
Red Oak. Jack Curry will take Joe
Patchen and the others in his string
down into Ohio, where his horses will
be the star attraction at Columbus,
Tiffin and other Buckeye points. The
two meetings scheduled for the week IL
lustrate the difference between racing
for the purses alone and racing where
there Is a chance to do a little business
with the bookmakers. The Minneap-
oils meeting will be conducted on the
basis, while at St Joe "ev-
erything goes" 1t will be interesting
to note the comparative results.