The herald., 1896-12-21

nelQ Is uncertain, Out Ut present I1eHTy
Harris and Col. T. Perpetual Robinson
are trying to arrange leagues. They are
| not actin together, and it is doubtful
if they will ever be partners again. No
love is lost between them Harris idea
is said to be for a six-club league, with
| teams in San Francisco, Oakland. Sac
ramento. Stockton, San Jose and Los
| Angeles. Robinson favors the old four
| club league plan. Neither impressario
has arranged his plan yet, andit is prob
able that some weeks will pass before
the business is finally Nttled.
1t is a sure thing, however, that San
| Francisco will have plenty of ball next
season and Of good quality. The con-
tests will not be like those put up by the
alleged players who have been Juggling
| with the ball at the Folsom street
grounds and disheartening the enthus-
lasts. As the California players have
done such poor work the players for the
big league will come principally from
| the western and central states.
Prof. Hinton's gun pitcher has it's mer
it's, says an exchange. You buy the gun
and pay it no salary. At night you may
team is at home, and on the road it will
not cost you railroad fare or
a hotel bill. The thing itself
will always be in the pink of condition,
and would need no training from 224-
| pound winter weight 1t would not want
a salary when it wasn't used, and could
not sue for $4,000 damages. You wouldn't
have to reserve 1t, and it would never
turn up at the grounds unable to pitch.
The Boston Herald expresses the opin-
ion that the double system of umpires
will not be adopted in the coming sea-
son, though there is little doubt that this
To- t,Ar fnr
the veteran umpire will have to bear the
whole load once again. 1t is no more
than right that these men nShouldireceive
salary commensurate with the re-
sponsibilities of their position. A first
class umpire should surely receive as
much salary as first class ball player.
1t is an open secret that Messrs Lynch,
Hurst and Emslie, who have rendered
valuable services to baseball are great
ly dissatisfied with the pay they have
| received, and desire to have their sti-
pend increased. The matter will be
brought to the attention of the magnates
at the meeting in Baltimore In February
A midwinter tennis tournament will
be played on the courts of the Casa
Blanca club of Riverside, beginning on
Tuesday, the 29th inst. 1t will be what
is known as an invitation tournament,
and the players who have been invited
to contest are all among the most eX-
pert tennis players in Southern Califor-
mia. In tournaments of this kind the
patrons o fthe sport are assured of the
highest standard of tennis, as every COM
petitor is required to meet every other
player, as the winner of the greatest
number Of matches Is rewarded with
first prize.
On the afternoon of the second days
play the spectators will witness the
at rl4 t-fxp Nf hn brICN 1nxy
as Miss Marian Jones, the unbeaten
lady player and by right the Pacific coast
champion. will meet Miss Grace Gill
land of Riverside. who defeated Miss
Carter Eor the Southern California
championship couple of years ago and
then retired. The match promises to be
exceedingly close. and as all contests
are to be set matches, there will be plen-
ty of play to reward the patrons of the
game.
The following is the schedule of games,
beginning Tuesday morning, December
20, at $50 o'clock: A. c. Way VS.. Robert
A. Rowan; Hal Braly VS.. d. E. Well
come; o. s. Picher VS.. Hal Braly.
Afternoon: d. E. Welcome VS.. A. c..
Way; Robert A. Rowan VS.. o. S Picher.
Wednesday morning: Robert A. Ro-
wan vs.. d. E. Welcome; o. S. Picher VS..
A. c. Way; A. G. Way VS. Hal Braly.
Afternoon: Miss Marian Jones VS..
Miss Grace Gilliland; O. 3. Picher vs.
d. E. Welcome; Hal Braly VS.. Robert
A. Rowan.
The committee of the Casa Blanca
Lawn Tennis club who has charge of
arrangements are Robert Lee Bettner,
president; A. H. Halsted, B. b. Wright,
F. J. Hall, jr., w. E. West and N. p. Cay
ley. Among the social features will be
luncheon served by the club each day.
and a ball on Wednesday night. at
| w loo dlr cf do
and their guests will be present
Local sentiment is divided on the re-
suit of the coming fight between Fitz-
simmons and Corbett, and the course of
the two men while in training will be
closely followed. Corbett has many
admirers in Los Angeles, and while none
of them claim that he is as good as
when he lowered the colors of the re-
doubtable John L. Sullivan, they still
think that with his science. he stands
more than an equal show with the lanky
Cornishman. There is no question but
what Corbett has for several years been
going the pace that kills. and he will
have to do hard and faithful work to get
In condition for the contest of his life.
Fitzsimmons. on the other hand. has
always taken the best care of himself.
and while he is somewhat past the age
when pugilists are supposed to be at
their best. the comparatively easy vic
tory over Sharkey. after the tough sail
or's experience with Corbett. should in
dicate that he is the best man in the
country today. with the possible excep-
tion of the gentleman with the pompa-
dour front. The fact that the Cornish
man was robbed of the purse in the
Sharkey fight has made him host of
friends. who wish him better luck in the
coming battle.
THE WHEEL.
The bicycle races on the third of mile
track at Pasadena on the afternoon OF
New Years day will be much faster
this year than last January, when the
| superb Pasadena track was first used