The evening times., 1897-12-21


second has6 Lajoie may try and crow;
Elherfield off third base. but that is no
likely to occur"
Instead Of going South next spring thu
Boston champions will probably praci 4
On the university diamond at Princeton
Itissaid that Tom Corbett will pitch fo
Baltimore next Sc ison. Tom is a brother
of James ] and Joe Corbett, and 1t will u
his debut III fast company.
Michael and Chase will race Christina:
night in New York on a track that VIII not
be short IL expert engineers and carpenter
can make IL right. Messrs. Powers, Brad,
and BackeIldet, of the American CYCLE
Racing Association, who have been blamed
30 much undeservedly for the shortncss o
the six-day track, will see To it that tht
Christmas match track is right.
The management has decided that In
order IL make the track safe and accurate
it will be better to shorten II and make !,
ten laps to the mile. Work was begun yes
terday by q firm of contractors who
built all the old Garden tracks and have al
ways been accurate in their work. Tho
new track will be wider, will be banked
higher at the turns and will hold d man
going at a speed considerable under two
minutes to the mile. In fact the banking
will be so high that unless n man rides fast
around tn, turn be will be liable to slip
off his wheel and fall down the incline.
When the track is finished it will be
gone over by Surveyors and League of
a.,.r;nor wboo rffiCinls Sp that fhpr,
will be no question as to any records thai
ma V be ma de on it.
The management Of the Pittsburg fase
ball Club has secured another pitchcr.
He is BIZ Wolfe, Of Charleroi. He comes
recommended by John Tener. Wolfe will
60 to Little Rock with the team.
An exchange sa vs. Martin Fergen, OF he
Eostons, and Connie Mack, OF the Milwal-
KEGS, have farms near East Brookfisid
Mass, but neglects TO mention the farm
the Cincinnati club owns in Indianapolis
and the agricultural department Of the
Philadelphia club at Columbus. and the
Washington grazing ranch in Toronto.
Says 4 Boston writer: "Boston is will
ing to trade Stivetts a nd CAMEL and to
give a cash consideration for 4 first-cla ss
reliable pitcher, So that another trade ma y
be expected in that direction. The pubic
has a love OF new faces. New pla yers
create new interest. There is no .lorot
that the sport will be bOomed, both in
Baltimore anG Washington by the trade that
was made last week, and that the trade
between New York and st. Louis will at
tract many who will want to see the new
players. Both Collins and stahl were great
iodestones when they first came to the
Boston Club. The only new faces of any
note that EC ston will see next season. I'M
less some trade is made, will be those Of
Willis, the new pitcher, and Keiste:, the
new utility pla yer"
Little Falls, n. Y, is to be treated TO
the excitement of a three-day bicycle
race, beginning December 20. The actual
period OF riding Will be seventy five
hours, closing on Saturday night at IL
tance men, and probably some OF the men
who were in the New York six-day
race, will be entered, and, as the prizes
are liberal, an interesting race will proba-
bly, result. The starters will be limited to
twenty, and the management are doing all
in their power to make the race an inter-
esting one.
VIII Lanee and Jimmie Ryan are both be-
ing spoken of as likely candidates for the
captaincy Of the Chicagos. Lange Is a
splendid player, earnest and energetic,
and placing the responsibility Of the team
on his shoulders would doubtless Stealy
him down a hit, and he will really show
better form next season. Hets popular with
the team, and is able to jolly every man on
It. Ryan is capital fielder, knows the
game perfectly, but has the Misfortune to
be of fault finding disposition. He can
not overlook the mistakes of young play
er, and does not possess the ability to jolly
the players into good work. But the re-
sponsibility Of the club might cause Jimmie
to broaden In his views. and, with the able
support of Man6ger Burns. Jimmie would
doubtless develop into a splendid field cap
tain. In any event, whichever man Is
chosen. the team will have heady, fight
ing captain. and the men can follow them
into any fight with c0nridence.-St- Louis
Globe Democrat.
President Pulliam's visit to Chicago is ex-
planned. He is diekering for Dahlen, the
hard hitting and fast inrielder OF the Colts.
Pulliam thinks the shortstop will become
q Colonel before the SHOWS melt. pahlen Is
dissatisfied with his Chicago berth, anil
is willing TO Join the ColoneIs. President
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