The evening times., 1897-03-04
TRACK, FILLD AND DIAMOND.
Pungent Paragraphs About Happen
ings in the Sporting World.

Pungent Paragraphs About Happen
ings in the Sporting World.
The Brooklyn Club will have two smiths
next season-"Germany'' and Alex, the
latter a catcher.
Wyatt carp, who refereed the Fitzsim-
mons Sharkey fight, will be at the big
fight as a representative of a newspaper.
The profits on the recent cycle show in
Paris were sufficient to admit of rebate
hibit0Fs.
COrbett laid awake Sunday and thought
of new name for Fitz. He calls him the
upside-down kangaroo.
IL is claimed that French wheelmen OF
caddish tendencies now carry a cane
awheeI. They bring the wheel to
standstill ana converse with friends, main
tanning their balance by means of the
stick.
The Pittsburg managers think they were
lucky in selling BierbaneT. An injured
ankle, sustained three years ago, made
him more tfTnid than even his meek,
cTingy nature insisted upon. Then,
with another lame ankle, injured last
summer there was little TO rely on.
Freedman, In his banquet address, ac-
knowledeed that he had made some bad
breaks since entering upon the presidency
OF the New York Club. These mistakes
he att ributed 10 inexperience, and prom
ised that there should be less of them
1t was manly confession.
ChTonicle-Telegraph.
Thieves have made life miserable for the
tire winter to such AN extent that a bicycle
vigilance corps has recently been organ
lied. Energetic watchfulness has re-
vealed two weiloTganized bands OF thieves.
1t is believed that the wheels are ship
ped outside the State. Hetamorphosed and
again placed on the market.
Corbett says if Congress would pay more
attention to preventing the shedding OF
blood of Americans and patriots in Cuba
than introducing bills against prize fights
he will guarantee to take care not to
have his nose bleed in Carson, and '.Fitz'
thinks il Con gress would regulate the big
. monopolies they would not have so much
tune TO attempt grand-sta reforms in
Nevada.
1t is something of surprise to find the
Philadelphia Club scheduled for Sunday
games or, perhaps, it would he more
proper TO say Sunday game. According
to the dates framed by President Nick
Young, and sanctioned at the league
meeting, the Phillies will play in Rati-
more on August L, which day falls on Sun
day The matter was Doubtless an over
sight, w hich will he corrected as soon as
it dawns on Col. Rogers. Cincinnati COM
mercial Tribune.
The playing rules as adopted are thought
to favor the Baltimores more than any
other team. Ed Hanlon had a great deal
To do with the changes adopted, and he
evidently knew his business The Balti-
mores, who are the best base-runners in
the business, can get along with the new
restricted coaching rule better than other
teams, which are not so well up in this
branch of the game. They are also so
tricky that they will probably take ad-
vantage of many little points which at
present are not clear in meaning
For the fifth consecutive year Sam Dog
gett has been engaged to ride for the
oneck Stable, which was founded by thela
DIR. Gideon Lee Knapp. Doggett's record
in the East last season was most credi-
table one
Tommy West, of New York, met AMI
clearly defeated Joe Wolcott, colored, of
Boston, in q twenty-round boxing bout
at the Broadway Athletic Club in New
York last night West was always en-
titled to more points than Woleott, and
when Referee Dick Roche gave his fiat
there was not dissentient voice from
any of the 5000 persons who witnessed
the mill. The men weighed in at 100
pounds.
Clifford will not see the post before the
opening of the meeting at Sheepshead Bay.
1t is not Trainer Rodgers intention to
hurry him in his work.
Declare, Passover and other horses in
Philip j. Dwyer's string will be taken
care of at the Washington Jockey Clubs
meeting at Bennings by John Hynes. The
other horses viii remain at Gravesend in
charge of McCabe, who will train them for
the opening of the season in New York.
Jack McAuliffe will leave New York for
Carson next Tuesday. He will return inn
mediately after the big contest with Tom
Sharkey, Harry Peppers and Jimmy An
thony Peppers is said to be quite a clever
middle weight.
Joe Cans, the cOiored boxer of Baltimore,
whc has not fought since he returned from
San Francisco, has been secured To meet
Spike Sullivan, of Boston, for twenty rounds
at L 2S pounds at the boxing show to- be
pulled off at the Polo Athletic Club on
March 10. They are to box for so per cent
of the gross receipts. Both boys have start
ed in training for the contest This bout
should be a fast one, and If Cans boxes as
good with Sullivan as ne did with Dal Haw
kins he should get the decision.