The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-02
sronTINs NOTES.

Judge Pc ter yesterday handed down an
order refusing pew trial ip the damage
suit Of Elk pitchs{ Mark Baldwin asalaSt
Chris Won der Abe President Of t6e St.
| Louis Club The case was tried twice.
The first time Baldwin who had sued for
$4,000. received q verdict of $500 Won
der Abe appealed and on the second trial
Baldwin got q verdict OF S2,5s5.
The case of Amos Rusie, who asks to
have set aside the reserying Of himself by
the New York Baseball Club, came up be.
fore Judge Kirkpatrick in the United
States Circuit Court at Trenton yesterday.
James Buchanan, representing the Nation.
al Exhibition Company, who are the pro-
prietors Of the New York Club, filed a de-
murrer to the bill. He argued that all the
associations owing clubs In the National
League should BIO made party to the suit
Argument will BIO had on the demurrer
on March To- Ex-senator William D. Ed
wards, of Jersey City appears tor Rusie.
Manager Stallings has about solved the
problem Of making up his team for the
coming season. This is of course, subject
to any deals which may be made in the
future. II any are to be made 1t Is to be
hOI ed that they can be accomplished be
fore the team leaves for the South so that
the men who arctic play in the various pc.
sitions may get accustomed to each other.
So far as is known now Nash will again
cover third base and either Gsier or Gillen
take caro- Of short field. The balance Of
the men will DO placed as at the end of
last season, with Harley as aprobable sub
stitute for Cooley In the outfield
The entire list Of men who will go south
is as follows:
Catohers-Cross Clements, Boyle, Ora
dy.
Pitchers Taylor, Orth, Carsey, Filleld
Wheeler, Brandt, Johnson.
First baSe-Lajoie; second base, Hall
man; short stops, Geier, Gillen third
base, Nash; outfelders, Delahanty, Cool.
ey, Harley and Thompson.
Not content with legalizng the contest
for the worlds pugilistic championship
Assemblyman Tim Dempsy proposes to
introduce bill in the Legislature within
the next few days asking for an appropri-
alton of So 900 for the purpose of having
made u gorgeous belt of silver with
diamond studdng to be presented to the
winner of the great battle. The bill is
being drawn up ut the present time, and
it provides that the Secretary of tho State
shall deliver the belt on the 18th of March,
along with certificate and affidavit noti-
flying tho world of the significance of the
trophy. 1t is inteded to have on the belt
reproduction of the official seal of Ne.
vada and facsimile of tho signature of
Governor Sadler to the approval of the
measure.
Corbett says that the idea that he will
weigh In the neighborhood Of 100 pounds
when he enters the ring is erroneous, for as
matter of fact he expects to tip tho scales
at lb5 pounds, which is 16 pounds lighter
than the weight at which he fought Peter
jackson.
speaking of Fitzsimmons' weight he
said Yesterday: "His dropping back into
the middle weight class for this occasion
looks to me like looking for soft place to
fall. He scents defeat and wants to be
prepared TO say when the fight Is over: ooh
Corbett only licked middle. weight.
am still champion of my class.
Jim Barry, Of Chicago. the worlds
champion bantam boxer last night met
Jack Ward of Newark, n. j., at the
American Sporting Club in twenty
round boxing bout, at 40 pounds Each
boxer was in excellent condition when the
light opened. In the first five rounds
Barry forced the fighting, and got in
many blows, but Ward took punishment
well and in the sixth round he succeeded
in landing several hard knocks on the Chi
cago boys head
Jack Daly Of this city last night knock
ed out Billy Vernon at tho American Club
n New York 1t was hammer and tongs
during the nine rounds