Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-08-20

National League officials in fining Freed
man, of New York, 1000 for ordering
his team from the field in recent game
with Baltimore, but disapprove of the
suspension of Ducky Homes.
Stratlaced persons, who regard prize.
fighting with loathing are beaming upon
Tommy Ryan, the welter-weight cham
pion, and many would gladly shake him
by the hand, for Tommy Ryan risked his
life Sunday last at Bridgeport, Conn,
and saved the life of drowning man.
Jack Smith will accompany Billy
Rotchford to England after all. The fact
that Martin Bowling has refused to back
Rotchford against "Pedlar" Palmer does
not seem to have disturbed the former,
who declares that he will keep his con-
tract with the National Sporting Club of
London
Tommy Ryan, the welter-weight cham
pion, of Syracuse, announced that if
James J. Corbett, in view of the tragedy
in his family, did not desire to meet Nc
Coy in Buffalo September 10, Ryan would
take Corbetts place, fighting in the mid
dle-weight class for any purse satisfactory
to Mccoy.
President James A. Hart, of the Chica-
go Club, has possibly forgotten the ex-
istence of the magnates' anti-kicking
agreement, signed at St. Louis, judging
from the behavior of his players on the
field. They have INDUCED in more row.
dyism than any team that has visited the
Polo grounds this year.
Sir Thomas J. Lipton's challenge for
the Americas Cup has been Endorsed by
the Ulster Yacht Club. From general COM
ment there appears to prevail an idea
that the match will be the easiest and
quickest ever fixed. The Secretary of
the club is, named Kelly, and the Captain
who will sail the cup challenger is named
William O'Neill.
One of the promising ball players of
this city is young Sam Sullivan, now
playing with the Reccius team. Manager
Kelly, of Mobile, tried to secure him
for the Southern League. He plays short
stop and third base equally well, and be-
sides being a heady player, is fast base
runner and reliable batter. His friends
should hear from him, as he will yet catch
OH in fast company.
Paul Pons, champion Greco-Roman
wrestler of France, and Tom Cannon,
who brought Yousouf, the Terrible
Turk, ;" to this country, wrestled at Wal
ton, England OH July 30, for goo a
side. Pons, who is an athlete, six feet
seven inches tall and weighing in condi-
ton $50 pounds, gave mastery exhibit
ton, although he lost. Pons is native
of Marseilles, and has been wrestling
since 1884.
w. ]. NJ. Newburn, the Dublin Uni
versity broad jumper, who has twice this
season improved the worlds record,
eclipsed all his remarkable performances
by clearing twenty-four feet six and
three-quarter inches at the Mullingar
sports on July IS. Marvellous as the new
record appears, there is no doubt that it
was fairly established and will be &C
cepted by the authorities. The honorary
Secretary of the A. A. A. was present al
the meeting and vouched for the correct-.
ness of Newburn's jump.
George Considine, Corbett's manager,s
is in Buffalo. He ridicules the idea that
the Buffalo ministers or the Erie county
Sheriff will succeed in breaking up the
fight between Corbett and Mccoy. Con-
sidine says his party will go to Buffalo
fully prepared to be arrested and to give
bail if the authorities interfere. He says
further that on their side at least every
effort will be made to pull off the fight
as agreed upon, and he is sure that every
provision of the law will be strictly conf
piled with.
After winning Saturdays double header
from Pittsburg, President Hanlon ven
tured the prediction that the Orioles
would be in the hunt for the flag. lust
wait three weeks" he said. "And am
greatly mistaken if by that time the Bal
timore Club has not proved itself very
much in the race. You do not see the
Orioles talked of much at present, but |
know that the men were never i'll better
shape to make gain; and what's more,
they have the opportunity. No great
harm has been done until the club has
lost hopelessly greater number OF games
than the teams which precede it. When
we have played off the ten games in
which Cincinnati has the better of us,
then it will be seen exactly where the
Baltimore team is. ! say we still have a
fine chance to win out, and if the men
can maintain their normal batting gait,
that pennant will yet come to Union
Park"
Suffers Park, New York, was made
gay Saturday afternoon by the sons of
the Kingdom of Kerry" who assembled
to take part in and witness the eighteenth
annual games of the Kerrymen's p. and
B. Association. Throughout the after
noon the Gaelic language was prevalent.
One stray cockney was attracted to the
ground and spoke encouragingly as Jim
Mitchell, the pride of Tipperary, threw
the fifty-six-pound weight. The strange
accent irritated the imported Gael to