The sun., 1898-12-10
THE SPORTS o. THE DAY
Gleanings Gathered From OF the
Gridiron and in tho Pugilis-
tic World.
IMoNGsT The ATHLETES
Spicy Items Taken From the --latest
Happenings In the Roped Arena
and on the Field of Ath.
letics-.WilminSton's In.
teresting Budget.
DIAMOND DUST.

Walter Brodie, Adonis Terry, Kid
Nichol, twirler Pardee, johnnie McGraw.
Elmer Smith and Wilbert Robinson are
among the players who are engaged in,
the billiard and bowling business.
Manager Watkins is said to be consid.
ering Eddie Boyle for the Pittsburg team
OF 1899. Boyle refused to sign with the
Pirates in the spring because the salary
offered him was not satisfactory.
Barney Beckley, father of Jake Beck
ley, the first baseman of the Cincinnati
Reds, died on November % at Hannibal,
Mo-, after a short illness. He was a
highly respected German resident Of
Hannibal.
If all the mean things that club own
ers, managers and players say about each
other to newspaper men were put in cold
type, the lead industry would receive an
impetus and their ranks would be deci-
mated.
Tim Murnane is of the opinion that
Long, Jennings, Dahlen. Corcoran and
Davis are q trifle stronger than any of
the old-time in-fielders, except George
Wright. Shade Of Ed. Williamson, will
you ever forgive Tim that rash asser-
tion?
Thomas G. Simpson, assistant secre-
tary and director of the Brooklyns, was
married Sunday afternoon, Novem-
Der 27, to Miss Adeline Tears, of Middle.
town, N. Y. The ceremony was per-
formed at Middletown and was private.
Harry Weldon says the Cincinnati
Club will give Irwin or Steinfeldt for
Mercer and MCGUIRE, and really expects
the Washington Club to jump at this
liberal" offer. Hasn't Washington
been "buncoed" enough Of late years?
A young son of DR.. A. ]. Bushong. the
once noted catcher of the Brooklyn, ST..
Louis, Cleveland, Worcester and other
clubs, was SO badly burned on election
day, while playing around a street bon
fire in Brooklyn, that he died from the
effects
Joe Kelley thinks the Baltimore team
captains have not sufficient power. He
says no captain has ever been permitted
by Manager Hanlon to take y man out
of the game, whereas in Boston Manager
Selee aocords Captain Duffy that privi.
lege.
Jim Mcdonald, the weR-known UNI.
pire, refereed the Lavigne-Tracey fight in
San Francisco or November %. McDon-
aid acts as matchmaker and referes for
the National Sporting Clab during the
winter, and holds the Indicator ia the
summer.
Harry PulliaM will not represent the
Louisville club at the meeting of the Ma
tional League next week. The clubs in
teTest will be looked after by Charles
Dehler and Barney Dreyfuss, who, as
part owners of the club. think it best for
them to attend the meeting instead Of a
salaried official.
Nichols is credited with 279 victories
and l39 defeats since he began pitching
Tor Boston. an5 .nsm hylnia0
At last it is known why Breitenstein
pitched below his usual form for the
Cincinnatis last season. y An iexamina-
tlon OF his arm the other day under an
X-ray revealed an egg-shaped formation
on the elbow. 80 The doctor said that the
rest and electric treatment would re-
move the disability. y..i.,g a-4arllu
"Scrappy" McGraw still persists that
he will not play next season. He claims
that bis business interests with Robin
son in Baltimore are so profitable that it
would be nnwlse for him to think of
again smltting'on a base ball uniform.
The Baltimore Club only laughs at Nc
GraW's announcement, em and says that
the clever Third basGnah Win ii'besoflGhand
all right when next season opens. Iyvy
Tommy Dowd, WHO played right field
land various other positions-for the
da9 anfi n S&s 'Aas ss 'isy $ysmansSe %aG,s
Philadelphia.St., Louis deal. =, whereby
Clements, Taylor, Dowd and Lave Cross
were traded for 9 Monte Cross, Douglass
and donohue. 1t is reported that st.
Louis is willing to trade rDowd. r-pI
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