The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-07-17
Eagles Sporting Notes.

Scott Stratton has been released by
Chicago.
Billy Merritt is doing good work for
Pittsburg.
Up to July the Phillies had made
144 doubles, thirty-three triplets and
twenty-three home runs.
Pitcher McDougal is back in the
Western association. Quincy has rent
ed him of the St. Louis Browns.
President Freedman says that for
certain reasons it is impossible for him
to make Johnny Ward an offer to man.
age and Captain the New Yorks.
The most exciting races at the Asbury
Park meet were the professional events.
The men rode for blood and there was
none of the loafing tactics pursued by
the anna teurs.
Pittsburg would like to harpoon
Pitcher Thomas. The Pirates offered
Peoria 1000 in cash for him last week.
but Peoria said nay. The Distillers put
the figures at s., ,000 and the deal is at
a Standstill.
AS things look now young Miller Of
Cincinnati will outplay Jimmy Bannon
in all respects. July Miller had made
one more run, had a batting percentage
of 1853 to 1866, fielding percentage of
.94S to .977 and had stolen twenty-five
bases to twelve.-Boston Herald.
The national game. says Ren Null
ford, is responsible for the free and
easy coinage of a good many words
that were unknown when Noah Web
ster did his great juggling act with
language. Sphereomania is new one
1t is the name given to those who are
afflicted with the popular and oftimes
plaasurable malady-baseball enthus-
iasm.
Robert McCullum. the young Scotch
navigator. who left Sandy Hook on
June 13, bound for Queenstown in the
nineteen-foot Richard X. Fox. was re-
ported Thursday by the German steam
ship Wittekind. Captain Cuppers. When
spoken on Tuesday last McCullum was
in latitude 4121, longitude 5S.2S $50
miles east of Sandy Hook. He reported
himself well and confident of accom-
plishing the self-imposed task.
The St. Louis Fair association has
opened stake worth 81 900 for the
champion saddle horse Of America. 20
be competed for al the thirty-fifth an
nual 81. Louis fair. in October next. un-
der the rules Of competition fixed by
the National Saddle Horse breeders
association. Entries close August 50.
and $50 must accompany nominations
and $50 paid October ;. The stake is d.
vided. 500 to first. $500 to second and
500 to third
Bicycle race riders are assuming the
arrogant and ditatorial spirit of the
college crows and athletes. and protest
against the time limit or anything else
that prevents them from carrying cut
their own sweet viii. They forget that
the public which supports the sport. has
rights. But they heard some pretty
warm expressions of public opinion
and had some sharp evidences Of pub
lie disgust today. that they Will not
soon forget. II they do not care 10 race.
they are not compelled 10 enter, and
should keep away from the tracks and
allow men who are willing TO race %
do so.-New York Times.
Kansas City, July 1s.-In a fit of
drunken rage late tonight George Me
Namara stabbed his wife and seriously
wounded his mOther-in-lsw Mrs Hay-
field The difficulty originated with
family quarrel.
Quincy. July 16-Today was another
record breaker. The thermometer reg
iSIered Ice in the shade this afternoon.
Wesley Collins Of Durham. Mo. became
craZed with the heat while working in