Evening journal., 1897-05-12
SPORTING NEWS NOTES.


Phelan has been asked to umpire to-
mOrrows Pennsylvania-Lehigh game
at Franklin Field.
Windsor, having a record OF G feet
2b inches, and Powell. a trial Of feet |
? inches, the high jumping event at the
Cornell-Pennsylvani games on Satur- |
day morning. at Franklin Field, should
prove an interesting exhibition.
Both the Philadelphia Traction Com
pany and the Reading Railroad Com
pany are making arrangements to carry
large crowds of passengers to and from
Willow Grove this Summer in antici-
patton of that resort becoming very
popular, now that a number of sport
ing events have been scheduled for the
athletic grounds in the park.
The West Chester Gun Club will hold
its fourth annual all-day mani
mate target tournament on the clubs
new grounds, at West Chester, on May
/ 90.
Hoffman, the University of Pennsyl-
/ vania short-distance runner, with a bad
start, netting him loss of three yards,
/ won the 100-yard run at the Harvard
| PENNSYLVANIA games on Saturday in ten
| seconds.
The Blue Star baseball team has or
ganized for the season with the follow
/ ing players: ID. Shannon, catcher; L.
| Peekey. pitcher; w. Haney. first base:
T.. Lally, second base; J. Haney. third
base; J. Hawkins, shortgtop; f. Wit
land, centre field: Grant. left field; L.
McElwee, right field; subs, ]. Russell,
J. COnnOr. They would like to hear
from teams Is years of age. f. Lally,
No. 1l08 Reed street, receives chal-
lenges. The Blue Stars would like to
hear from the DUPONT Grays
The race between the horses of
Richard Greenfield, Jr, and George
Buckson, to Dover, yesterday. for $50
side. was won by the latter. Green
fields horse gave out at Blackbird,
thirty miles from Wilmington. Buck
son continued to Dover and made the
trip in a little over five hours.
The All BARRIERS Cycle Club will take
! a run to Pennington and return on
, Sunday.
Thomas Zane has been appointed
: color bearer of the Wilmington BIZ
cycle Club
, There will be 10000 wheelmen in line
in the parade at Philadelphia Satur
day night. A number will go from
4 Wilmington.
!. Colonel Rogers is thankful now tha
y New York refused to listen to his of
:, fers for Stafford's release. The colone
| wanted Stafford to play short stop OF
7 | the "Phillies position that he can
. not now play, and perhaps he vii
Z never learn.
In the West Hallman is very popu
4 lar and is rated as the peer of any sec
: ond baseman in the league. Phillies
, | rOoters do not seem to see Billy" il
i that light.
= Sockalexis, of the Clevelands, is no
\ only a wonder at the bat and in th
, field, but knows a little about stealing
/, bases. He had three added to his rec
n ord in yesterdays game with Brook
i lyn.
If Newell, of Reading, keeps on makini
10 errors, he will lead the league at tn
= close of the season.
h Reading has signed Pitcher McDou
l. gall, of last seasons Portland (Me.
n team.
- The Goo-Goo's and the Yanagans, G
10 the Selack Senate, will play their frs
4 game of the series Saturday. Bob
Ig Simms, the fat wonder, will pitch fo
- the Yanagans. The Goo-Goo's wi
n put in their giant, McKenna..
nj Newell is at his old tricks A ReaC
d ing dispatch to-day says that Newell
II playing at third yesterday wa
wretched. He did not accept the lea.
10 chance and allowed Lancaster to scor
N Great dissatisfaction was expresse
n with his playing.
he The reporters will play the winnin
no team of the police force. who play @
IN June IA. Landy, of the Journal, is &c
of ting into trim to do the twirling for Il
n reporters. Odgers says that with Land
no in the box the police will not be
er the game at all.