The sun., 1897-12-05
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS Of THE DAY.
A Resume of tine lIutcst Doings in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
FOOT BALL.

Inc warren loot ball team Will play
the Wilmington A. A. and give them
every cent taken in at the gate if they
win. This is good offer and the Will
mington A. A. now las no chance to
say that they could not come to terms
with the Warren.
j. Earl Wagner favors the entire aboli-
tion of the drafting system, and a return
to the old way Of borying whatever min
or league players are needed by the
League?
Hallman has an agreement with
Brooklyn by which he forfeits $500 Of
salary for the slightest infraction of the
club rules
President johnson, OF the Western
League, says that absolutely nothing has
been done regarding the eighth franchise
in that League.
Tucker is on the market, as Washing
ton will play McGann at first base.
As yet Indianapolis has made no move
to build up team for next season.
The Minneapolis club has been incor-
porated under the laws of West Virginia.
Syracuse was shut out only once last
season-the record of the Eastern League.
President Soden rather favors Lake
wood, N. j., as place for the Bostons'
spring training next season.
Manager 'Tom' Brown has reserved
April 2 for the first exhibition game Of
1913, and the Georgetown College team
will meet the Senators in the first game
at the National Park next season.
"kid'' Nicholas is negotiating with
the management of the Princeton College
Athletic Association to train the Prince
ton Baseball team next year.
Walla Tonka, the Indian ball player
who was sentenced to death for murder,
has been granted a new trial.
Grady, of the New Yorks, who has
been playing football this fall, will now
rest for the balance of the winter.
Paddcn, of Pittsburg, thinks that
players should be allowed to swear Sc
long as they do it quietly.
Mr.. Temple, donor of the cup tina,
bears his name, has sent an urgent re.
quest for the return Of his trophy tt
President Won der Horst, of Baltimore
The cup will be turned over to the Du
quense Athletic Club, of which Mr.
Temple is an enthusiastic member.
Louisville pins great faith to Newton
the young Atlantic League twirer who
was recently cast adrift by Baltimore.
Baseball has become very popular il
Quebec, and city and country leagues
have been organized throughout the
province.
Anson is q great admircr OF Mccarthy
and has offered $500 for the young
Piusburg out fielder.
Baltimore has withdrawn Is -,,r.,tt or
Jones, OF Patterson.
4 Pittsburg critic holds that the
double umpire system is going to cause
the league lots OF trouble next year
arguing that two men laundering will b,
worse than one.
The opinion is held in pittsburg that
a trade or sale Of Brndic il likely to occ,n
very soon. 1t is reported that an effort
has been made to unload him on Cincin
natl.
Hastings, of Pittsbnrg, who ispitchine
on the All America team, is certainly
Citing great deal Of much-nrcdct
practice in locating the plate, and brnc
fitting Ivy it, too.
Frank lIouscman Of the st. Louis ba!
team, will leave shortly for England.
Il i. said that Won der Ahc received
n 900 for shoch from the milwaukee;
club
DOUGLASS, traded by st, Louis to Phi'0
dclphia, has an idea OF going to th'
Klondikc in the spring. His brothe
and uncle went there year ogo.
President Sodrn, oi the Boston club
denies that he il making an effort to SO
cure Pitcher Taylor of the st. Lou
Club.
Had it not been for single game hi
plavcd in 1898, Boyle would have beer
chosen to captain the Pennsylvania
eleven next season. -Four years ag
Boyle attended Georgetown Cnversit,
for few months, but took little part il
athletics. Only once did he play on TIN
Georgetown eleven, and that was in
practice game against the Columbia A. {
Then he went to Pennsylvania, and tn
matter was forgotten. When the prescn
season closed he announced his intentio
. of entering the medical echool next fal
He had played only three years an
seemed certain of the captaincy. Bu
= the faculty stepped in and declared tina