The sun., 1897-12-03
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY
A Resume of the Latest DOings In
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
DIAN0HD DUST.


season. There will be twelve and pos.
sibly fourteen men appointed to judge
the plays. OF course Tom Lynch and
Bob Emslie will be reappointed and
possibly Hank O'Day, Mcdonald and
Carpenter As retired ball players in
good standing are to have the preference
our old friend Arlie Latham will
probably be on the staff. Will Terrya and
Bob Clark, both OF whom played in
Brooklyn, are also applicants. Ed.
Swartwood, the best umpire in the East
ern League, has been offered place and
Charley Snyder, Of the Atlantic. and
Haskell, Of the Western League, are fav-
orably mentioned. George Wood, for
merly of Philadelphia, has the support
of the officials of the Cincinnati, Balti-
more, Boston, Washington, Brooklyn
and Philadelphia clubs.
One thing is sure-when Anson goes
half of the romance of the game will 90
with him, and the Chicago Club will lose
half its drawing power. The old man is
card such as the game cannot duplicate
or hope to replace. He is unique and
unapproachable. There is nothing on
the whole circuit to equal Anson the
old man who has played ball for twenty
five years, and keeps on playing. People
90 to see him who wouldn't go to the
Chicago games any more than they
would to see St. Louis play. Arlie
Latham was great card in his day
Sockalexis was quite an attraction this
season, but for money making and
money drawing there never has been and
never will be anything on the road to
rival A. C. Anson. In short, he is the
game-the grand central figure of base
ball, and with his passage will pass the
link that binds the present to the past.
We must have Anson. He must be in
the game, even if only on the bench and
lines. We must retain him.-LouisviIle
Evening Post.
The Eastern League magnates met at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel Wednesday. The
representatives OF the leading minor
leagues were not in session long enough
to transact any business. They met at
) o'clock and adjourned at $40. To-day
they will settle down to business. The
Giants former manager, Arthur Irwin
will be called upon to explain how ii
was that he had Il number of Washington
players on his Toronto team after tho
league had passed resolution forbiddins
the use OF Eastern League clubs as Ma
tiunal League farms. Arthur did not
seem at all abashed Wednesday by to-
days prospect and probably figures that
he can convince his fellow magnatcs that
he was not guilty Of transgressing the
rules OF the league.
Sundayzzball-playing was the cause o
iortv-two indictments being found last
Summer against the owners and players
Of the Rochester club. On top Of this
wholesale grand jury work the stands
were DESTROYED by fire. Thcreupon tn,
team was transferred to Montreal. Now
the Rochester owners, feeling sure thai
ASscmbIynan lIaight, of Rochcster's, bill
to allow Sunday base ball is sure to pass
want TO rcorganizc, and are willing {,
take the place OF any city That may drol
out.
The Board of Directors Of the League
consumed several hours in reviewing ,l.(
decision rendered by President Powers
deciding protested games. In every il
stance the Board unanimously agreed
with the Presidents action.
BrrpkNn has secured Il valuable nHl
in N'cager, who pitched forthr IancaSt'1
team last season. lie was seventh anon:
the Atlantic League bHttcrS, with Il per
c,ntage Of .;3i;3}5, leading his team in bat
ting. Iragcr was very useful ass a'pincl
BATTER" hitting safely many times wiz I
called upon to take the place OF Il veal
batter.
Roach, Of the i,ari'ord Club, OF tht
Atlantic Lcaguc, surely holds the rrcon
for catching for tie season "f 1887. II
caught in l}2 games and finished fiji
among the League catchcrs, with Il field
ing average Of .911.
The Baltimore will be strengthened
next year by the services of Il CaiiICrni;
twirler by the name / Hughes. He il
at present the star pitcher OF the Sacra
mento club and negotiations for his pur
chase were carried on by llughey Jcn
nings, who is in Frisco with the BaIti
more and All-Amcrican teams.
'Tom' Burns, who managed TIN
Springfield team last year, yestcrda.
purchased the Newark Baseball Clu'
from "Deacon' Ellis. The price pai'
has not been given out, but it is know
that it is comfortable sum, as til
Newark franchise is Il valuable ole
Burns will resign last years players an
will strengthen the team by several NOR
l from the Western League.