The sun., 1898-10-17
SUNS SPORTING MaANGE
Various Pointers Gathered From
OF the Turf.
SELF DEFENCE; OTHER SPORTS
Resume of the Latest Happenings in
Athletics--Indoor and Field
DOiDgs of Interest
Here.
DIAMOND DUST.

Brooklyn has picked up two good
youngsters in Sheckard and Magoon.
Tim Hurst has grown quite stout this
season, '"
Harry Davis will join the Washingtons
i'll the spring.
Jake Beckley has gone to California,
where he will spend the winter -
Barry Mccormick of the Chicagos is
suffering with malarial fever.
Twenty-four players have participated
in the New York games this season.
Up to October IL there has been 81 tie
games played in the National League.
Ewing claims that the Baltimore men
are faster on their feet than Boston.
1t looks as though 'Scrappy" Joyce's
days as New Yorks' manager are num-
bered.
Van Haltren has taken part in every
game played by the New Yorks this
year.
Pitcher "Adonis" Terry is now clerk
at the Plankinton House in Milwaukee.
Tom Daly's "second time on earth"
has thus far proved a very large and
festal affair. .|
Captain Dahlen holds the seasons rec
ord on enforced parades off the field Of
action.
Pat Meaney is out on the Pacific coast
and will manage team out there this
winter.
Ft. Wayne next season will have the
only grass diamond in the Interstate
League.
Walter Thornton expects to enter
Northwestern University at the close of
the season.
Herman Mcfarland gets down to first
faster than any other man on the Gin
cinnati team.
"Kid" Speer of Milwaukee caught in
1876 games this season-the Western
League record.
Bob Allen will shortly resume his
winter position in his fathers bank at
Paulding, 0.
Most of the Philadelphia players will
leave for their homes today or tomorrow.
The majority travel West. '".
Hallman probably played his last
National League game yesterday. He is
booked for Milwaukee next season.
Among the real fighting players Of the
League can be counted Kelley, Duffy
Tebeau, Gleason, Griffith, Keller, Col
Inns, Davis, Griffin, OConnor, Donovan,
Mcfarland, MCGUIRE, McGraw, Bergen
Doyle, Mexican, Kittridge, Dwyer, Jen
nings and Tiernan. "a
George Tebeau, who is spoken OF ir
connection with the Brooklyn manage
ment, has had an experience this season
somewhat similar to his brother Patsey
He has had charge of the Columbus
team, and this team, like the Clevelands
has been without home part of the
year.
The Atlantic City team won sixty-twc
out of seventy-three games this year ano
shut out fifteen teams--Cleveland among
them. A number of the players will be
seen in big League company by next
year. In fact, some have already broken
into the ranks and shown good form,
notably Hendrick, of Cleveland.
While the Baltimore players would
probably have worked hard without the
premium offers of $4,000 for first and
1000 for second place, the idea was un-
doubtedly' good one, as the manifest
enthusiasm and the success of the team
has kept that city in the front rank in
point # attendance.
The Bostons have got bunting down as
never did club before. The way that
Tenny and others dump that ball down
is simply marvellous. 1t takes the fast
est kind of fielding to prevent him from
reaching first on these hits. Tenny is
by all odds the most scientific batsman
in the team and one of the finest in the
! League.