Evening journal., 1896-05-08
sports KInetoscoped.


Jerry Nops will.pitch to morrow's game
for Wilmington
Blcycllsts belonging to the L a. w
may now have tree entry to Canada with
their wheels by presenting their mem
bership cards to the customs inspec-
tor.
The proposed match between Walter
Sanger and "Chsrlle" Murphy has been
declared of.
There will be In at twenty-six races in
the three days of the national meet at
Louisville.
The General Athletic Committee Of the
Y. MO A. will meet on Saturday night 10
perfect arrangements for the assocls
tion's field day, A special committee on
the field day will also meet on Saturday
night to arrange for the events and prizes
for the sports
II the Wilmington Bigh School & eld
day sports are sanctioned by the A. A
U. Several Y M. @. A. athletes will
probably enter
One half mile and mile bicycle races
will probably be the open events at the
Y. M Q A. sports.
Ladies' day again TO day will probably
draw another large assemblage OF Fair
enthusiasts.
Frye viii probably pitch for Sullivan s
team to-day.
Wilmington is In third place, but 1t
has to 90 up against the strongest teams
In the league now to ndvAnos, though
two more games from New HAVEN will
keep IL In the first place. The Nets
seem to be able TO win every gsms and,
that too, by big msjorltles
Nops brothers had thirteen strike outs
yesterday while Welch had but twelve
put outs. Wei dropped third strike.
but caught the batter at first, getting an
assist instead ofs put out.
As tomorrow's game does not begin
until 80 o'clock big crowd Is looked
for
MrIntyrs won a box Of cigars by his
home run yesterday.
Newell put up a great game at third
yesterday.
Packard will pitch to days game and
II he can give as good an exhibition of
ball playing as hs did against Hartford
success IL assured.
Arnet, the Indiana pitcher, who was to
have been signed by Manager Long, will
not come to Wilmington, his arm having
been thrown out In Lynohburg last sea
son. be has never recovered It's use.
A Quaker City mind reader, a woman,
has given 1t out that Philadelphia Is to
win the pennant.
Nc dahon's pitching arm Is all right
again. He was responsible for Cincin
natls bad defeat by the Orioles yester
day
Orth, Philadelphia pitcher, has taken
part In sixteen League games, eleven
last year and five this season. or this
number fourteen OF them we're winning
games one he l0ss sai la one he was
taken out, not being in condition to
pitch.
Third Bsseman McGraw of Baltimore,
who has bsen III with typhoid fever In
an Atlanta hosDltal for month has
had 4 relapse. He will hardly b. able to
play this season.
Casper Leon. with whom Q. j. Morl-
Rrity or Wilmington. wants TO take on
fight, iE matched to box Johnny Conners
OF Springfield, ILL.,, twenty-five rounds
at 100 pounds for s.. OO0:R side and the
bantam championship Of the world.
William MoGunigle Of Brockton, Mass
has accepted Louisville's terms and has
gone to Kentucky to take the manage
ment OF the "Colonels he feels con-
hdent of being able to pull the club out Of
last place
Frank O. Ives, the champion billiard
player of the world. has been engaged
for tour of all the leading European
watering places.
The Michsux Touring Club, which
intends making q tour by bicycle to
Washington, left New York this morn
ing The wheelmen will reach Whining
ton on Sunday and some members of the
Wflu,fnotor Rf.vcla NIuh NAV acromnanv
them short dlstAncs on their trip.