The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-01

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n. Toy Of philadelphia wants to meet
Jack DALEY Of baltimore.
e even governors are opposed to prize
fights
McKeever has received a letter from Dan
Sfuart TO be in readiness to meet Kid La
vinge.
\ Jack Sullivan and "Smoock" on Satur-
dynight at New Castle fought ten
round draw. 1t twas a clean cut fake and
tho 30 sports who attended the go were
disgusted
Henry Gastright, the old League pitcher
has signed to pitch for the Hartford, Conn
team next season.
The Brooklyn Clubs offer to trade Tom
B Mccarthy and Tom DAILY for catcher Nc
Farland Of st. Louis has been refused.
Henry Rinehart, the McKeesport player
who was with Washington, Pa, led the
Interstate batters with an average of AL
last year.
As Jimmy Caravan will play second
base for Brooklyn, Tom DAILY may be
signed by Connie Mack to play second
base for his Milwaukee team.
George Wright the once peerless short
stop OF the champion Reds,i now 30 years
of age, andis an enthusiastic golf player
y and cycle rider.
II there is any change at any time In
the Lsague's circuit, Buffalo and Detroit
! will be the cities admitted, while Louis
: willie and st, Louis will go.
Herman Long has made the first triple
play of tho indoor season catching u liner
with the bases full, stepping On second
and throwing across to first
Willie Hill Louisvilles promising south
paw who could have subbed tor the living
h skeleton last season, now weighs le5 lbs.
Doggy Miller is his trainer.
Eddy Burke, of the Cincinnati Club, Is
out Of the ordinary run of National League
players. He is said to have told some Of
his friends that he wanted to get out of
the big league and to play with minor
4 league club, giving Springfield, Mass, us
his preference.
Four Ct the players who were in Charley
Powers Interstate League last season
will be with National League teams the
coming year They are Pitcher Swayne
OF Fort Wayne, who has been signed by
Washington; L. U. Grey, oultielder Of
Fort Wayne by Boston aud Pitcher Pow.
ell and Catcher Criger, both of Fort
4 Wayne, by Cleveland,
The fight for the services of Perry Wer-
& den has brought to light this new story
on Won der Abe. When the Pie King was
Brown he struck out three i'll IL close
i game with the bases full each time. After
the game "der poss" addressed him thus
s "Werden, better you run to first base a
fiddle quicker alretty, orpy CHIMNEY vine
you twenty-five tollers."
1t is about time that all prize fight fakes
should be stopped, Tho attention Of the
police should he called TO the recent
Rparring exhibitions in this city where
different bouts were advertised to take
place and then they did not come off
The retirement of Leslie Pearoe from
the prize ring has caused h postponcment
of the opening of the new athletic club in
Camden County. pearce was matched
Tor twenty round bout with Jack DAILY,
and rs no one could LIE found to take his
lplace, the n9w club will not open on Feb
rnary 16 as was originally intended. An
leffott will be made to bring about II meet
lug between Dick Moore Of College Point
and John Bonner, the local middle weight
for twenty rounds about lhe latter part OF
this month.
.IGck Smith tho Norfolk feather weight
who has been Philadophian for two
years last WAS knocked out in two rounds
IN the preliminary bout at the Barry kel'
ley fight in New York on Saturday night
The man who put the man to sleep gave
the name Of Louden Campbell, aud claim
cd to be u Philadelphia. lie is not known
an this city however but hs must be all
right to put Smith out 50 quickly.