The sun., 1897-12-08
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY. -.
y Resume Of the Latest DOiDgs in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
DIAMOND JUST.

A Pittsburg exchange states that Pres
ident Watkins, of the local base ball club,
has received hattering offer from Little
Rock. Ark, to take his ball team there
next spring to train. The offer is iro1n a
street railway company there, and the
inducements are good. The President is
considering the matter and may accept
the offer The team is to 60 South, and
it may be that better offer will not be
received. The Cleveland team will 60
to Hot Springs, Ark, in March for its
spring training, instead OF depending on
gymnasium practice at home.
The Chicago League ball team VIII not
sign any oi It's men for next season until
February !. While there will be no
decided changes in the team for next
season, the men will not be put under
contract until something definite has
been done in tie matter Of club nlanage-
mcnt When An:on and Spaldlng re-
turn from England there will be a long
conference and some agreement will he
reached Then the men who were re-
served will be given a chance to aifix
their signatures to contracts. This lntor-
nation is not given out as meaning that
Anscn will not be with the team. There
will be vastly different way of running
the club, it is said, and the men will not
be signed until that part OF the new
policy is settled.
There isa chance that "Fred' Pfeffer,
the veteran second baseman OF the Chi
cagos, will be Western League magnate
next year, as part owner of the Grand
Rapids franchise, if it can he transferred
to Omaha.
The salaries in the various leagues run
about as follcws:-National League (pel
month), Sl75 to $3.50 for young players,
all the way up to $500 for veterans. East
en League (per month";. 500 to $50 fon
youngsters, 5000 to $3.50 for stars. West
ern League (per monthly, $75 to $50 fol
young men, nominal $500 limit; rea
limit about $500. Western Association
(per month), $65 to $ll5. New England
League (per month ,,$75 to S125.
St. Louis has taken kindly to indoor
ball. Seventeen innings were NquireC
to settle the first game when the Sport
ing News team defeated the professionals
13 to -. Brcitenstein pitched for the
victors.
"Pink' Hawlcy was in Cincinnati OF
Sunday and had conference with Man
ager Ewing. He.said he was satisfied t@
play with the Reds, but refused to pu
his name to contract just yet
1t is now said in Louisville that Carey
will hc given first chance to show hi:
ability as "a first basennan with the
Colonels .,''
Horton, formerly Of the Tmontos, has
been pitching great ball for tic Halti
morcs, out in California, and Lange
ventures the prediction that he will be
one OF the Orioles stars the coming year
\ Cincinnati man predicts that !law'
lev will wiIs eight out Of ten gam fol
Cincinnati during the first three sNnths
oftae scasonsof 1898.
jack Crook is said 10 be 80 pleas I'll tt
get back into the big league that h, does
mot say he will quit the. game tho
than return 10 st. Louis.
The Washington club Will hold sIl its
players under reserve, but will not .igl
:anv of thcmdo contracJsuntil the spl ing.
I'annivan, the New E'ng.snsfh vi; NV ir ball
drafted by .EI:af'o NJ With theq yht or l,tit
nEtEoetI| nnEztEoet:
Bresnahan, of Nashngto., is the
Youngest player in tIc Lcagus., eighteen
years old.
Adonis Lally will ibe given ay, oppor-
tnnity to play first base for 81 Louis
next season.
Out in Frisco there is 4 bascba!! night
eAcry week ii each OF Inv dtrcs, a,,' the
visiting players attend in.a body.
Tom Clifford will be given an,,tncr
change to show his ability ,us ca,,inrr
with yhc Browns 4lcXt sels,ya..
s'aHe.d has been placed o,,'he market
by Loui&,i'c.
The st. Louis team has had more than
twelve maimgcrs since 1890. This is
record.
W. T. WALTON, on behalf of A. A. !
Chase, the English middle distance
rider, has issued ,challengcto "Jimms'"
Michael in which ha says: Seeing thai
MichaePs manager insinuatcs that
Michael is Superior to Chase under any
conditions, and that Micilacps success is
,ot due to the superior pacing, l am pre-
cured to deposit the sum of $500 Sor
Jhase to ride Michael the best two
out of three matches as follows:
"A pursuit race, unpaced, to finish