The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-08
SPORTING GOSSIP.
Commsuts ON All Branches of the World
Of sport.

Comments on All Branches Of the World
Of sport.
Anything about Tim Hurst seems ia
go down East now. Cartwright. Of the
Senators, tells this one: I'VE were
playing against the Pittsburgs, and
they made a great kick against some
decision. Eawley threw the ball on the
ground, executed q wing dance on the
slab and moved toward Tim. The
other Pirates in the infield followed
him. Tim rushed to meet them and,
as they stood around the plucky little
umpire between second base and the
right. And will you look at that big
1rishman coming in. too? said Tim. as
he brushed the kicking Pirates aside
and rushed toward right field. When
Donovan saw Tim rushing toward him
he turned and walked back to his posi-
tion. Have you got any kick to make.
Donovan? yelled Tim. Not against
you. Tim responded the Piratical cap
tain"
John l.. Sullivan and Sankey. the
evangelist, met in q railroad train the
other day, and they had quite an argu-
ment over boxing. Sullivan finally
brought the argument to an end by say
ing to Sankey: Now. Mr. Sankey, we
all know you're sincere. but don't you
think that even in your game there are
a lot of bunco stearers?' Sankey
laughed, and took 1t ood-naturedly.
but he did not come back at Sullivan
with a general denial.
"Why Is a pitcher generally the
weakest batsman on the team? Easy
enough. Because he Is afraid Of being
hit by the ball." says Billy Joyce. He
Is the first to see the pain and injury
inflicted by hitting batsman in a
tender spot, and when he lays out
man he feels badly over 1t, if he has any
heart at all. Old Jimmy Calvin. one
| of the best pitchers who ever stepped
| on the diamond, was hit on the head by
pitched ball while playing with the
Buii alo club, years ago, and lowered
between life and death for a week. AZ
ter that accident he hated to 70 to the
bat, and was, of course, an easy thing
| for the pitchers. as he generally struck
out. Tony Mullone was notorious for
hitting pitchers in the pitching arm
while they We're at the bat. 1t may
have been accidental on Tony's part.
| hut q suspicion prevailed that II was
done with cold-blooded intent, and with
view, Of course, to crippling the orpo-
| sition. Jack Stivetts and Kid Nichols.
| Of the BOSOtn team, are two Of the best
hitting pitchers I have ever seen."
The Fowler "sex' which has been
matched for half mile race with the
| New York State Empire express, and
| which Is now on its way to the scene
of the battle is wonderful piece Of ma
| chinery. This match has created
considerable comment in cycling circles
throughout the world and the idea Of
the "seX" beating the train has been
hailed with ridicule on all sides. But
the knowing ones have taken more
| conservative view Of the situation, and
| by a little calculation, have proven
that for the above distance 1t Is possi-
BILE for the sex" to come out Of the
race with laurels resting on the should
ers of the six brawny riders. who will
ride the six-seated locomotive. The
riders have not yet been named. but
six Of the speediest wheelmen in the
country will man the big machine. The
bicycle Is the fourth turned out by the
concern and said to be stronger in the
head than the first. The gear will be
1876 inches. compounded. requiring but
9S revolutions to the mile. II the men
turn their pedals once a second they
travel a mile in 1888. Two and one
half revolutions a second means a mile
in 80 1-5. and three revolutions mile