The sun., 1897-12-07
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Short and Pithy Pointers From
the Turf.
BRIEF TOPICS OF THE DAY.
\ Resume of the --latest DOinGs in
Athletics, Indoor and Field
Sports That are
Legitimate.
DIAMOND DUST.


Billy Lush, who played a goo! game
for the Washington team last season
will manage and captain the Springfield
team, OF the Eastern League, next sea
son. He should make that club very
successful, as he is a hard worker, and
he will no doubt put plenty OF life in his
PLAYERS. The club should therefore come
pretty near winning the lcnant.
Tommy Tucker, who covered first base
for the Washington tcain the latter part
Of laSt season, although having PIT up a
good game, Is nevertheless considered to
be "has been" by the officials OF that
club, for they have put him on the mar
kci. His place will lie filed by McGann.
Mike Grady, who will play with tlc
New York next season, is without doubt
one oi the best catchers in the League
today. During his long stay with the
Philadelphia team he showed up very
well, and the officials OF that Clue are
Just beginning to realize what a foolish
move they made i'll Getting him 60.
Grady says iic will play his best to show
the base bail cranks in this city that the
GiMits did mot make a mistake iT sccur-
ing him. Besides being a good catcher,
Grady is a batter and fast base runner,
,Anothc, old timerwil h missed from
the League next season. The r.1ayer al
luded to is Doggy Miller, who has been
playing Gn the different teams in TIE
National League teams for many years.
Miller l,ss received two offers from cl,abs
in the Western League, but rs the offer
from the Kansas City club is the better
one heTll no doabt consent to be their
backstcso next se&son.
Hughes, of tlF;-Sacrament, Club, who
has bern assiglssd by Ned Hanlcn ito
'twirl Tor Baltimore next season, in1,st
certainly be great pitcher, wann
Hughe5 Jennings recommended him'to
Hanlol. Jennings knows as much abcut
baseball as any player in TIRE League
Hughes has pitehed a few g,mes for the
Baltimores against the All Americans
since they have been in 'Fnsco, and bas
been successful ia winning every ga.ne
Jennings, in recommending Hughes,
says ln is a very cool pitcher with geod
cufvcsand plenty of speed
Although Georgc Davis has aln4dy
signedito coach tRc Columbia base ball
team next season, he is nevertheless in
great demand. lie has received offers
from Yale Collcs4 and the Detroit A. c.
teams to coach TIN m next s2ason, but as
these Gf.ers came too late Slc had to&le-
cline timm.
Billy Mailman, tne captain Of the It.
Louis Browns tint, latter ]r,rt Of the 4"sl-
son, but who will cover secald base ior
Brooklyn team next season, will 80
doubt gratly y streGat hen the i'ridcgr"nns
iKticld. Mailman, ever since he was sv-
leased by Philadelphia, llss not played
up to his usual sivl;, but new that he is
to play with a mach better team than
rtscr Philadelphia &,r st. Lvrh~ team. u"
-hould putap as fasi game ts he did a
few years ago, when he was ,onsi1 1er@l
,nc of the best secjnd basen,cn in tht.
League.
The statement that Robinson and Nc
raw intend II, retire from the diamond
md tk,NOtc tlnircntire time and attention
% their successful business in Ht Itimore |.
locs not appear to distnab Manager Ned .
IanloE- lie SAYS that neither Raoinspn .
r Musgs~ey has intima,sd anything Of
he kind to hiY and consequently hc
hoes not worry.
After four years .of extensive ady+l,is-
lE through the medium of The cup he
resented t" the League, Mr.. Temple. Of
'itisbury, once morr has thai articl" in
is possessinA. He even refused to all.vw
resident Young to place the cup in iAc
Hag,,c's headquarters for eNlibitiaM
urpr.cs.
The adviyabilny Of having two empires
n every game in the League is still
gitatins the critics, although the mag
atcs have decided to give the system n !
,orough trial next season. Some think
is the hcs. thing the League has ever /
one, while others are of the opinion
lat there being twice as mary unpiics
lex Young ,ill have twice as much
oublr. t.
1t is reported that Cincinnati hopes to u
cure Sclbach, Of Washington, or Jones, !
Brooklyn, to play in the outfield. i
tier the trade by which Buck Ewing
cured Tommy Corcoran for George fC
NTH he evidently thinks trading with
'ooklyn il profitable. But there is N
rlly a chance that the management C:
Il trade off Jones for anybody that m
ncinnati can offer.
There has been hitch in the negotia- is
ms between Baltimore and Brooklyn to
nr the purchase Of "Jack" Doyle, and 10
is Likely to remain with the Orioles.